Task Forces

First Meeting of Working Group on Surveillance of Gastric Preneoplastic Lesions

The APAGE Working Group on Surveillance of Gastric Preneoplastic Lesions was tasked to formulate guidelines and/or recommendations for detection and surveillance of gastric preneoplastic lesions in the Asia Pacific region, where gastric cancer incidences are still high.

The current members of the Working Group include

Lead: Wai K Leung, Hong Kong
Members:
Tiing Leong Ang, Singapore
Il-Ju Choi, Seoul
Hwoon-Yong Jung, Seoul
Yi Chia Lee, Taipei
Wen-Qing Li, Beijing
Hidekazu Suzuki, Tokai
Noriya Uedo, Osaka
Hang Dao Viet, Hanoi
Ratha-korn Vilaichone, Bangkok
Kai Chun Wu, Xian
Khay-guan Yeoh, Singapore
WANG Lai Mun, Singapore (Pathologist)
Other Members:
Ka Shing Cheung, Hong Kong
Thomas Lui, Hong Kong
Yunhao Li, Hong Kong 

First hybrid meeting was held on May 19, 2024 in Washington DC during the DDW 2024 to discuss further plan and format of the recommendations (Photos). Further online meeting will be held after summer and the next hybrid meeting of the Working Group will be held in Bali during APDW 2024. A session requested was also made to the APDW 2024 organization committee to present the preliminary finding of this Working Group.