East Asia Liver AllianceSCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

  • 14:00-14:40

  • Welcome Remarks

    Young-Suk Lim (Univ. of Ulsan, Korea)

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  • Introduction of the New 2026 EALA Young Investigators

    Sung Won Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

14:40-16:00

Presentation of Group Research Results from EALA 2025

Moderators: Do Young Kim (Yonsei Univ., Korea), Tatsuya Kanto (Japan Institute for Health Security, Japan), Tung-Hung Su (National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan)

  • 14:40-15:00

  • [Group 1_MASLD]
    Towards an Asian-Specific Definition of MetALD: Validation, Criteria Development, and Clinical Implications

    Norihiro Imai (Nagoya Univ., Japan)

  • 15:00-15:20

  • [Group 2_HCC]
    Real-World Comparative Study of Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab versus Durvalumab/Tremelimumab as First-Line Therapy in Unresectable HCC: An East-Asia Liver Alliance Cohort Analysis

    Soon Kyu Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

  • 15:20-15:40

  • [Group 3_Viral Hepatitis]
    Development of an HCC Prediction Model for Non-Cirrhotic Patients with DAA-SVR -International Joint Research Project with EALA

    Kazuya Okushin (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

  • 15:40-16:00

  • [Group 4_Cirrhosis]
    Current Management and Perspectives on Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis across the East Asia Liver Alliance

    Soon Sun Kim (Ajou Univ., Korea)

  • 16:00-16:20

  • Group Photo for Day 1 / Break and Connections

16:20-17:50

Small Group Discussion 1 for 2026 Young Investigators

  • 16:20-17:50

  • Group 1 (MASLD)

    Mentors: W. Ray Kim (AASLD), Seung Up Kim (KASL), Takumi Kawaguchi (JSH)

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  • Group 2 (HCC)

    Mentors: Ju Dong Yang (AASLD), Chung-Feng Huang (TASL)

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  • Group 3 (Viral Hepatitis)

    Mentors: Jeong Won Jang (KASL), Tatsuya Kanto (JSH), Wen-Juei Jeng (TASL)

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  • Group 4 (Cirrhosis)

    Mentors: Willscott Naugler (AASLD), Sang Gyun Kim (KASL)

  • 17:50-18:00

  • Wrap-up for Day 1 and Orientation for Day 2

    Sung Won Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

  • 18:00–

  • Dinner

  • 08:00-08:30

  • EALA Collaborative Research from Networking to Translating Ideas

    Moderator: Ming-Lung Yu (Kaohsiung Medical Univ., Taiwan)
    Speaker: Takumi Kawaguchi (Kurume Univ., Japan)

  • 08:30-09:00

  • Generative AI and LLMs in Hepatology: Literature, Research, and Publication

    Mederator: Jung-Hwan Yoon (Seoul National Univ., Korea)
    Speaker: Tung-Hung Su (National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan)

  • 09:00-09:30

  • Designing and Conducting Your First Multinational, Multicenter IIT

    Moderator: Tetsuo Takehara (The Univ. of Osaka, Japan)
    Speaker: Won-Mook Choi (Univ. of Ulsan, Korea)

  • 09:30-09:40

  • Break, Connections, and Change Rooms

09:40-10:40

Small Group Discussion 2 for 2026 Young Investigators

  • 09:40-10:40

  • Group 1 (MASLD)

    Mentors: W. Ray Kim (AASLD), Seung Up Kim (KASL), Takumi Kawaguchi (JSH)

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  • Group 2 (HCC)

    Mentors: Ju Dong Yang (AASLD), Chung-Feng Huang (TASL)

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  • Group 3 (Viral Hepatitis)

    Mentors: Jeong Won Jang (KASL), Tatsuya Kanto (JSH), Wen-Juei Jeng (TASL)

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  • Group 4 (Cirrhosis)

    Mentors: Willscott Naugler (AASLD), Sang Gyun Kim (KASL)

  • 10:40-10:50

  • Break, Connections, and Change Rooms

10:50-11:50

Small Group Final Presentation of Projects

Sung Won Lee (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea)

  • 10:50-11:05

  • Group 1 (MASLD)

    2026 YI

  • 11:05-11:20

  • Group 2 (HCC)

    2026 YI

  • 11:20-11:35

  • Group 3 (Viral Hepatitis)

    2026 YI

  • 11:35-11:50

  • Group 4 (Cirrhosis)

    2026 YI

  • 11:50–12:00

  • Wrap-up for Day 2 and Closing Remarks , Group Photo

    Young-Suk Lim (Univ. of Ulsan, Korea)

  • 12:00–

  • Lunch (EALA Business Meeting)