American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Japan Society of Hepatology Joint Session: Evolving Strategies in Liver Cancer Management—Prevention, East Versus West

Nov 08 2026
Convention Center: Bluebird Ballroom 2GH
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Captured/recorded session Recorded
CE Credits CE Credits

Description

Jointly presented by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Japan Society of Hepatology, this progam is the second of 2 sessions with the shared goal of reviewing evolving strategies in liver cancer management in Eastern and Western regions. The first session, presented at Japan DDW 2026 in Kobe, Japan, focused on liver cancer treatment. This second session focuses on the prevention of liver cancer in persons with viral and metabolic liver diseases.

Presentations

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 2GH
Recorded session

Hepatitis C Virus Control for Prevention of Liver Cancer in the United States

Anjana Pillai, MD, FAASLD | Presenter
5:20 PM - 5:40 PM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 2GH
Recorded session

Multidisciplinary Preventive Interventions for Viral Liver Cancer in Japan

Yasuhiro Asahina, M.D., Ph.D. | Moderator
5:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 2GH
Recorded session

Emerging Therapies for Metabolic Diseases as Prevention of Steatotic Liver Disease–Related Liver Cancer in the United States

Daniel Q Huang | Presenter
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM
Convention Center - Bluebird Ballroom 2GH
Recorded session

Physical and Dietary Interventions for Prevention of Liver Cancer From Metabolic Etiologies in Japan

Ryosuke Tateishi, MD, PhD, FAASLD | Presenter

Objectives

  • Summarize current and emerging strategies aimed at reducing the incidence of liver cancer from viral and metabolic liver diseases in Japan and the US.
  • Identify region-specific and shared challenges and problems in preventing liver cancer according to liver disease etiology.
  • Discuss potential solutions that utilize emerging therapeutics and technologies to reduce liver cancer incidence while considering regional contexts.