Established on May 25, 2012, in Guangzhou, China, the Asian Society of Cryosurgery is the largest and most influential professional organization in the field of Cryosurgery in Asia, boasting over 800 registered members. To date, it has successfully organized eight Asian Cryotherapy Academic Conferences and more than a hundred academic exchanges of various scales. The expert consensus on cryoablation for lung cancer, liver cancer, bone and soft tissue tumors, and pancreatic cancer, led by the society, has been published in domestic and international journals and widely cited, making significant contributions to the promotion and application of tumor cryoablation therapy.
On December 14th, the 2024 academic conference of the Asian Society of Cryosurgery was grandly held in Guangzhou, with more than 300 participants attending. Fifty-seven speakers, including nearly 80 international experts, presented an exciting and rich academic feast to the participants.
Academic Exchange
The rich academic exchanges kicked off the conference, which was divided into one keynote lecture session and two thematic sessions, with all the academic exchanges adopting English speeches and discussions. In the subsequent one-day academic activities, a total of 57 speakers from mainland China and Taiwan, Austria, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, Ukraine and Germany gave a wonderful academic feast for the participating members, and nearly 300 colleagues attended the academic activities. The content of the academic activities basically covered the most advanced cryomedicine technology, cryotherapy concepts and cutting-edge basic knowledge in the world. Experts of different colors and nationalities gathered together for extensive and in-depth academic exchanges to jointly focus on and support the development of cryonics through the Asian Cryotherapy Society. During the intermission of the meeting, several headline media conducted in-depth interviews with the participating experts.
Prof. Nikolai N. Korpan delivered a keynote speech on “Prevention of diffusion instability in the dormant state of malignant cells during standard oncological invasive diagnostics”. Diagnostics” Nikolai N. Korpan
Prof. Xu Kecheng delivered a keynote speech on “Advances in Cryoablation.”
Prof. Hongwu Wang gave a lecture on “A Comparative Study of Different Ablation Methods for Lung Cancer”.
Honorary Chairman and Supervisory Chairman of ASC Prof. Xiao Yueyong gave a keynote speech on “Cryobalation of Renal Cancer”.
New elected President of ASC, Prof. Jiaping Li gave a lecture on “The application of Argon-Helium Knife Cryoablation in Tumors”.
Honorary Chairman of ASC, Prof. Chengli Li, ASC Honorary President, gave a keynote speech on “Current Status and Prospects of Combining Tumor Cryoablation with Immunotherapy”.
Professor Niu Lizhi delivered a keynote speech on “Cryoablation for Pulmonary Nodules.”
Vice-president of ASC, Prof. Wei Guo gave a lecture on “Looking at the High-Quality Development of Cryoablation Based on the Consensus of Head and Neck Tumor with Cryosurgry”.
Professor Kin-Fah Chin from Malaysia delivered a keynote speech on “The Utility of Perfused Silent Mentor in Simulation-Based Medical Training.”
Professors Wang Guangzhi and Li Wentao gave a keynote lecture titled “Clinical Application of Image-Guided Multimodal Therapy for Tumors.”
Professor Felix Herth from Germany gave an online keynote lecture titled “CO2 Cryosurgery in Interventional Pulmonology.”
Professor Byung Kwan Park from the Samsung Medical Group in South Korea gave a keynote lecture titled “Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation Guidelines for Renal Cell Carcinoma.”
Professors Xiao Yueyong and Mi Bing were the first to moderate the afternoon academic session.
Professor Wu Chuntao gave an outstanding lecture titled “Multimodal Ablation Combined with Systematic Treatment of Hepatic Metastases in Pancreatic Cancer.”
Professor Niu Hongxin gave an outstanding lecture titled “Cryoablation in Liver Tumors in High-Risk Sites.”
The 7th ASC Vice President, Prof. Yang Po gave a lecture on “Minimally Invasive Comprehensive Treatment for Liver Cancer”.
Professor Bai Mingjun gave an outstanding lecture titled “Cryoablation of High-Risk Hepatocellular Carcinoma Sites.”
Professor Tian Bole delivered an excellent speech on “Cryotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer.”
During the subsequent sessions focused on chest tumors, six experts from China and abroad each delivered an impressive and insightful presentation.
Professor Li Zhong made a speech on “Ultra-Low-Temperature Cryopreservation Sealed Negative-Pressure Tunnel Lung Biopsy Technique.”
Prof. Mu Feng gave a lecture on “Selective Strategies for Cryoablation, Thermal Ablation and Truebeam Precision Radiotherapy for Lung Tumors”。
Professor Liang Bing gave an outstanding lecture titled “Cryoablation of Lung Cancer.”
Professors Zhou Zhigang and Li Yadan presented on “Clinical Trials of Electrocooling Ablation for the Treatment of Lung Cancer.”
Prof. Xiaobo Zhang gave a lecture on “The Application of Cryoablation Technology in the Treatment of Thoracic Tumors”。
Professor Oleksiy I. Dronov, Vice-President of the International Society of Cryosurgery, gave an outstanding online lecture titled “Cryoablation as a Treatment Modality in Debulking Liver Surgery for Tumors with Vascular Invasion.”
Professor Liu Xianchuang presented on “Sharing and Reflections on the Treatment of Malignant Tumors with Cryoablation.”
Professor Mu Deguang delivered a speech titled “Immunologic Effects of Cryoablation and Exploration of Clinical Studies.”
Professor Si Tongguo delivered a speech titled “Cryoablation Treatment for Prostate Cancer: Clinical Applications.”
Experts from China and Malaysia were present to host the event live.
Vice President of ASC ，Prof. Xiao Zhang gave a lecture on “CT-Guided Percutaneous Cryoablation of Osteoid Osteoma in Children”.
Prof. Trebushenkov Andrei from Russia presented “First Experience of Cryoablation with ProSence Device for the Treatment of Anterior Abdominal Desmofibroma”.
Professor Zhu Baorang gave a lecture on “Cryoablation for Soft Tissue Sarcoma.”
Prof. Kirillova Margarita, Russia, gave a lecture on “Minimally Invasive Interventions Guided by Ultra sound and X-ray”.
At Session Two, several academic exchanges were happening concurrently.
Professors Wang Hongwu and Jia Jun were the academic moderators for the session.
Professor Xing Xiqian gave an outstanding lecture on “Interventional Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula.”
Professor Zou Heng made a presentation on “Combining Argon-Helium Cryoablation with Photodynamic Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer.
Professor Jiang Wenqing gave an outstanding lecture on “The Application of Drug Injection in Airway Diseases.”
Vice-President of ASC, Prof. Nan Zhang gave a lecture on “New advances in bronchoscopic cryotechnology”.
The assistant of Professor Ye Xianwei gave an outstanding lecture on “Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Airway Freezing Technologies at the County Level.”
Professors Chen Mailin and Hu Weidong were the live moderators for the session.
Vice President of ASC， Prof. Liao Jiangrong gave a keynote lecture on “The Use of Bronchoscopic Cryotherapy in Treating Active Bronchial Tuberculosis.”
Professor Zhou Hongmei delivered a speech titled “Clinical Application of Cryosurgery in Pleural Diseases.”
Prof. Wang Jiwang presented on “The Clinical Application of Unipolar Low Temperature Plasma Ablation in Respiratory Interventional Therapy.”
Professors Zhang Xiangwu and Huang Chengliang conducted live hosting.
Professor Lin Cunzhi presented on “Clinical and Fundamental Research into the Combination of Argon Plasma Coagulation with Cryotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy for Tracheobronchial Tumors.”
Professor Li Yishi delivered a speech titled “Clinical Use of Cryobiopsy in Lung Disease Diagnosis.”
Prof. Yingtian Wei gave an academic lecture “Advantages and Application Skills of Cryoablation in the Treatment of Pulmonary Nodules”.
Professors Shen Guanle and Long Fa engaged in an academic dialogue.
Prof. Sun Jiayuan presented on “Bronchoscope-Guided Cryoablation for Peripheral Lung Cancer.”
Professor Song Xiaolian presented on "The Use of Cryospray in Treating Chronic Airway Diseases.”
Professor Chen Yanwei presented on "Robot-Assisted Cryoablation for Pulmonary Nodules.”
Professor Li Bin gave a presentation on "The Combined Use of Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization and Cryoablation in Treating High-Risk Recurrent Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer with Bleeding: A Single-Center’s Initial Experience.”
Professor Yang Xueling presented a compelling lecture on "Advancements in Research on the Immune Mechanisms of Argon Helium Cryoablation.”
Dr. Ethan Yongqiang from Singapore gave a excellent presentation.
Moderator presents speaker certificates to participants
International media interviews with participating experts
Finally, the whole conference was successfully closed by President Li Jiaping.
With the theme of 4I (Inheritance, Innovation, Integration, Increase), the conference will continue to uphold the concept of “Collecting the best from all, Win-win Development”, lead the cryotherapy career in Asia to international development, comprehensively expand the application of cryotherapy technology in tumor ablation, bronchoscopy, gynecology, dermatology and other fields, and strive to improve the academic reputation of ASC. During the meeting, experts and scholars from many Asian countries made presentations and discussions, and shared new concepts, new ideas and new methods in the field of cryotherapy, which actively promoted the vigorous development of cryotherapy in Asia.
