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Scientific Program

  • Day 0: Pre-Congress Hands-on Workshop
    - August 27 (Thu)

  • Day 1 - August 28 (Fri)

  • Day 2 - August 29 (Sat)

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  • Place: Olympus Korea Medical Training & Education Center (K-TEC) (21990) 10, Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea

  • Roundtrip transportation provided (Bus, JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul ↔ K-TEC)

  • Training Program: Onsite Education / Animal Practice

Session 1: Surgical Technique of DDLT

Date & Time August 27 (Thu), 10:00-11:00
Chair(s) Young Chul Yoon (The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
10:00 - 10:10 Ethical animal lab
10:10 - 10:30 Perfusion and organ procurement from DBD donor
Geun Hong (Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Korea)
10:30 - 10:50 Organ harvest & liver transplantation in pig
Su Young Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
10:50 - 11:00 Hands-on introduction
Eui Soo Han (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Korea)
11:00 - 12:00 Lunch

Session 2: DDLT Using Pig Model (Hands-on)

Date & Time August 27 (Thu), 12:00-16:00
12:00 - 14:00

Donor operation
(Tutor)

Geun Hong (Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Korea)
Jae Do Yang (Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Korea)
14:00 - 16:00

Liver transplantation in pig
(Tutor)

Kyung Chul Yoon (Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Korea)
Eui Soo Han (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Korea)
Su Young Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Jae-hyun Han (The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Korea)

KLTS Council Meeting

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 07:30 - 08:30
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)

Poster Presentation 1 (Mini-Oral 1)

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 1 (Studio 3)
Chair(s) Eun-Ki Min (Severance Hospital, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Single pass albumin dialysis as extracorporeal organ support in early graft dysfunction and sepsis after living donor liver transplantation: a single-center experience

Ravshan Ibadov (Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Surgery named after academician V., Uzbekistan)
08:40-08:50

Pre-donation Weight Loss and Donor, Recipient, and Graft Outcomes in Right-Lobe Living Donor LT

Jaehyun Kwon (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
08:50-09:00

Developing a Machine Learning Model for Preoperative Prediction of Early Allograft Failure in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

DaeHyeon Won (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
09:00-09:10

Risk Stratification and Early Outcomes Following Prognostic Utility of BAR Score in High-MELD Liver Transplant Recipients

Monirujjaman Biswas (National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, India)
09:10-09:20

Does the Perfusion Route Matter? A Route-Focused Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion and Non-anastomotic Biliary Injury After Liver Transplantation

Jin Lee (Jeju National University Hospital, Korea)

Poster Presentation 1 (Mini-Oral 2)

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 1 (Studio 3)
Chair(s) Eun Ju Cho (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Extensive Portal Vein Thrombosis Is No Longer a Contraindication to Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Outcomes of Extra-Anatomical Portal Inflow Reconstruction

YoungIn Yoon (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
08:40-08:50

Animal models of liver transplantation for machine perfusion research in Nagasaki University

Masato Fujiyoshi (Nagasaki University, Japan)
08:50-09:00

Limited Clinical Utility of FibroScan CAP in Living Liver Donor Steatosis Assessment in the Era of MR Fat Quantification

Su Min Jeon (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea)
09:00-09:10

Risk factors and outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection in liver transplant patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kapil Khanal (Gulmidarbar Basic Hospital, Nepal)
09:10-09:20

Assessing the Risk of Biliary Complications Following Pre-Transplant Radiotherapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Inho Lee (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)

Poster Presentation 1 (Mini-Oral 3)

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 2 (Studio 2)
Chair(s) Jinhong Jung (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Living Donor Liver Transplantation Versus Non-Transplant Curative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nationwide Registry-Based Survival Analysis Stratified by Hepatic Functional Reserve and Tumor Burden

Hye-Sung Jo (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
08:40-08:50

Postoperative Outcomes of Polytetrafluoroethylene vs. Polyethylene Terephthalate Grafts in Neo-Middle Hepatic Vein Reconstruction for Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation CTRI2025/06/089709

Mrunal Awalekar (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India)
08:50-09:00

Poor Outcomes of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation Using Grafts With a Graft-to-Recipient Weight Ratio Below 0.7: A Large-Single Center Cohort Study

Sang-Hoon Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
09:00-09:10

Round Ligament Approach: A New Technique to Maximize Bile Duct Preservation in Explant Hepatectomy

Duc Dung Dao (Vinmec International Hospital, Vietnam)
09:10-09:20

Recent trends in transplant for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis

Raghav Nayar (CLBS, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, India)

Poster Presentation 1 (Mini-Oral 4)

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 2 (Studio 2)
Chair(s) In Joon Lee (National Cancer Center, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Dose-Dependent Association Between Common Hepatic Duct Radiation Exposure and Biliary Complications After Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Minha Choi (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
08:40-08:50

Clinical Outcomes of Tacrolimus Tablet versus Capsule Formulation in Liver Transplant Recipients

Sehyeon Yu (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea)
08:50-09:00

Cholangiocarcinoma on explant after liver transplantation: A multicenter study of survival and recurrence

Sang Hyuk Park (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
09:00-09:10

Ten years Long-term Response to Oral Vancomycin in Recurrent Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with Clinically Silent Inflammatory Bowel Disease After Pediatric Living-Donor Liver Transplantation

Chih-Yao Hu (Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan)
09:10-09:20

Implementation of Pure Laparoscopic Donor Right Hepatectomy in a High-Volume Centre of a Developing Country: Early Experience from Mongolia

Yerbolat Amankyeldi (National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Mongolia)

Video Session 1 : Advanced Donor and Recipient Surgery: Masterclass (Key Procedures)

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 09:20-10:50
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Young Kyoung You (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Kiyoshi Hasegawa (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Speaker(s) 09:20-09:40

Ischemia-free liver transplantation and complex portal vein reconstruction

Zhiyong Guo (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
09:40-10:00

Portal inflow strategies for advanced PVT: Reno-portal and collateral-based reconstruction

Dong-Hwan Jung (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
10:00-10:20

Super-rapid technique in donation after circulatory death liver donors or normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death liver donors

Amelia Hessheimer (Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain)
10:20-10:40

Procedure comparison between comparison lap vs. robot donor hepatectomy

Gi Hong Choi (Severance Hospital, Korea)
Panel(s) 10:40-10:50

Panel Discussion

Seok-Hwan Kim (Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea)
Kwan Woo Kim (Dong-A University Hospital, Korea)
Tae-seok Kim (Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Korea)

Hands-on AI Workshop Basic (KOR) : Practical Applications of Generative AI in Research and Scientific Writing

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image Learn How to Use Generative AI for Research and Workflow Automation.

사전 등록을 완료한 국내 참가자에 한해 신청할 수 있는 무료 워크샵입니다.
Korean-language workshop for domestic participants International participants may attend as observers only.

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 09:20-10:50
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Speaker(s) Jeong Moo Lee (Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Korea)
Ki-Hyun Jeon (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)

Coffee Break

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 10:50 - 11:10

Opening Ceremony

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 11:10 - 11:40
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)

Oral Presentation

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 11:40-12:40
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Seok-Hwan Kim (Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea)
Adianto Nuguroho (Fatmawati Hospital, Indonesia)
Presenter(s) 11:40-11:50

Bloodstream Infections Within 14 Days of Liver Transplantation: Distinct Microbiology and Risk Factors for 90-Day Mortality in Pre- and Post-transplant Periods

Eun-Ki Min (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
11:50-12:00

Characterization of CCR8+ Regulatory T Cells as a Key Driver of Tumor Recurrence After Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Ruidong Ding (Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, China)
12:00-12:10

Expanding the Use of Left-Lobe Grafts in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Balancing Donor Safety and Recipient Outcomes

Eunjin Lee (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
12:10-12:20

Anti-Integrin αVβ6 Antibody Enables Noninvasive Detection of Recurrent Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) After Liver Transplantation

Takeo Toshima (Kyushu University, Japan)
12:20-12:30

Circadian-Modulated 7-Day Ex Situ Normothermic Liver Machine Perfusion With Successful Transplantation in a Porcine Model

Amelia Hessheimer (Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain)
12:30-12:40

CD40L-Target Nanoparticles Co-Delivering Sirolimus and CD28 siRNA for the Suppression of Allogeneic Liver Transplantation Rejection

Xiandong Zeng (Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

Hands-on AI Workshop Advanced (KOR) : Workflow Automation and Vibe Coding with Generative AI

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image Learn How to Use Generative AI for Research and Workflow Automation.

사전 등록을 완료한 국내 참가자에 한해 신청할 수 있는 무료 워크샵입니다.
Korean-language workshop for domestic participants International participants may attend as observers only.

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 11:40-12:40
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Speaker(s) Jeong Moo Lee (Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Korea)
Ki-Hyun Jeon (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)

Luncheon Symposium 1 (GC Biopharma)

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 12:40-13:40
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Young Seok Han (Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Korea)
Speaker(s) Role of Anti-Thrombin III In Liver Transplantation
Bo-Hyun Jung (Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Korea)

Video Session 2 : Nightmare Cases and Bailout Techniques in Liver Transplantation

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 13:40-15:10
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Shin Hwang (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Jigjidsuren Chinburen (National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Mongolia)
Speaker(s) 13:40-14:00

Re-do LT

Subhash Gupta (Max Super Speciality Hospital, India)
14:00-14:20

Conversion in minimally invasive donor hepatectomy

Artem Monakhov (National Medical Research Center of Transplantology & Artificial Organs named after V.I. Shumakov, Russia)
14:20-14:40

Alternative arterial reconstruction for hepatic artery injury or occlusion

Jae Geun Lee (Severance Hospital, Korea)
14:40-15:00

Overcoming large for size graft in LT

Gyu-seong Choi (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Panel(s) 15:00-15:10

Panel Discussion

Hyo-Sin Kim (Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea)
Jeong-Ik Park (Ulsan University Hospital, Korea)
Gilchun Park (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Po-Hsuan Wu (Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan)

Peri-LT Care (KOR) : Multidisciplinary Updates from Pre- to Post-Transplant

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 13:40-15:10
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Chair(s) Hyeyoung Kim (Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital Cheonan, Korea)
Bo-Hyun Jung (Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Korea)
Speaker(s) 13:40-14:00

Bridging ACLF to liver transplantation: Contemporary medical management

Hye Won Lee (Severance Hospital, Korea)
14:00-14:20

Silent infection control before & after LT

Kwang Il Seo (Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Korea)
14:20-14:40

Precision hemostasis: Viscoelastic-guided transfusion strategy

Eun Ji Park (Pusan National University Hospital, Korea)
14:40-15:00

Perioperative managing for alcoholics

Kye-Seong Lee (Incheon Chamsarang Hospital, Korea)
Discussion 15:00-15:10

Discussion

Coffee Break

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 15:10-15:30

Updates Session 1 : Implementing the Recent Guidelines: From Candidate Assessment to Post-LT Care

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 15:30-17:00
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Hae Won Lee (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea)
Abhideep Chaudhary (BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, India)
Speaker(s) 15:30-15:50

Redefining referral and listing criteria: MELD 3.0 & ACLF stratification in Korea

Deok-Gie Kim (Severance Hospital, Korea)
15:50-16:10

Evolving cardiopulmonary assessment in liver transplant candidates

Won Ho Kim (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
16:10-16:30

ALD in liver transplantation: New standards in selection and metabolic management

Min-Su Park (Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Korea)
16:30-16:50

Optimizing long-term outcomes: Saving renal function

Han Ah Lee (Chung-Ang University Hospital, Korea)
Panel(s) 16:50-17:00

Panel Discussion: Applying guidelines in real-world practice

Young Mok Park (Pusan National University Hospital, Korea)
Young Seok Han (Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Korea)
Soon Kyu Lee (The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)

Research Fund Presentation

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 15:30-17:00
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Chair(s) Dong-Sik Kim (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea)
Eun Ju Cho (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Presenter(s) 15:30-15:40

Development of a management program for alcoholic liver transplant patients

Min-Su Park (Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Korea)
15:40-15:45

The impact of sarcopenia on clinical outcomes in liver transplant candidates and recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Han Ah Lee (Chung-Ang University Hospital, Korea)
15:45-15:55

Clinical outcomes in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using left liver grafts: With versus without caudate lobe

Su Min Jeon (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea)
15:55-16:05

Economic impact of adult living donors: A retrospective cohort study using healthcare big data

Su Young Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
16:05-16:10

Right-sided graft implantation with slight dextrorotation in pediatric liver transplantation: effect on portal vein geometry and vascular outcomes

Kyong Ihn (Severance Hospital, Korea)
16:10-16:15

Development and validity testing of a patient-specific 3D-printed middle hepatic vein anastomosis training simulator for bench surgery in adult living donor liver transplantation using modified right lobe grafts

Min Kyoung Kim (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
16:15-16:20

Long-term outcomes of salvage liver transplantation versus non-transplant treatments for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver resection:
A single-center retrospective cohort study

Sung-Min Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
16:20-16:25

Development of a sustainable workforce and training model for the next generation of liver transplant surgeons under the 80-hour residency workweek

Bo-Hyun Jung (Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Korea)

Best Abstract Award Session

Date & Time Day 1 – August 28 (Fri) 17:00-18:00
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Deok-Bog Moon (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
YoungRok Choi (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Presenter(s) 17:00-17:15

Pre-transplant serum proteomic signature combined with the MoRAL score for predicting hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation: A multicenter KOTRY study

Suk Kyun Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
17:15-17:30

Age thresholds for machine perfusion benefit in DCD liver transplantation: A national cohort study of the commercial perfusion era

Sanket Solanki (Aster CMI Hospital, India)
17:30-17:45

Extremely high baseline isoagglutinin titer is not independently associated with adverse outcomes after ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation

Sung-Min Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
17:45-18:00

One donor, two recipients, no compromise: ex-situ liver splitting during dual hypothermic oxygenated perfusion using a heart-lung machine and modified HTK solution: a single-centre case-controlled feasibility study

Mikhail Boldyrev (National Medical Research Center of Transplantation and Artificial Organs named after V.I. Shumakov, Russia)

Poster Presentation 2 (Mini-Oral 5)

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 1 (Studio 3)
Chair(s) Young-in Yoon (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Visceral Obesity and Early Graft Vulnerability After Right-Liver Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Hyun Hwa Choi (Eulji University Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Korea)
08:40-08:50

Association of donor anterior sector congestion area and neo–middle hepatic vein block with early allograft dysfunction after liver transplantation

Viraj Panda (Centre of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Hospital, Delhi, India)
08:50-09:00

Prognostic Impact of COVID-19 After Liver Transplantation: A Multicenter Analysis using the KOTRY Database

Youngju Ryu (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
09:00-09:10

Early Postoperative Immunosuppression in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients: A Mongolian Experience

Sergelen Orgoi (The First Central Hospital, Mongolia)
09:10-09:20

Human Acellular Dermal Matrix for Middle Hepatic Vein Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Feasibility and Safety Study

Seok-Hwan Kim (Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea)

Poster Presentation 2 (Mini-Oral 6)

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 1 (Studio 3)
Chair(s) Ju Ik Moon (Konyang University Hospital, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Ferroptosis-Mediated Microvascular Failure Drives Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplantation

Dharmendra Khatri (Nims University, India)
08:40-08:50

Identifying and analyzing factors leading to futile liver transplantation in acute-on-chronic liver failure patients: a nationwide multicenter cohort study

Qinfen Xie (Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, China)
08:50-09:00

Increased Liver Stiffness Despite Biochemical Recovery in Living Donors 1-Year Post-Hepatectomy

Sukmin Gwon (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
09:00-09:10

Robotic Donor Hepatectomy Reduces Biliary Strictures in recipients: A Large Comparative Study in 580 Living Donor Liver Transplantations

Mukesh Kumar (CLBS, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, India)
09:10-09:20

Cytomegalovirus Disease and Subsequent Adverse Outcomes After Liver Transplantation: A Nationwide Cohort and Landmark Analysis

Han Sang Park (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)

Poster Presentation 2 (Mini-Oral 7)

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 2 (Studio 2)
Chair(s) Hye-Sung Jo (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Sex Disparities in Liver Transplant Prioritization Across Scoring Systems: A Korean Multicenter Cohort Study

Jeayeon Park (Ajou University Hospital, Korea)
08:40-08:50

Early Postoperative Bedside Bioimpedance Analysis Predicts Survival, Graft Failure, and Major Complications after Liver Transplantation

Minseob Kim (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
08:50-09:00

Liver Transplantation After Neoadjuvant TACE in HCC: Impact of Cone-Beam CT on Bridging and Downstaging Strategies Assessed by the Metroticket 2.0 Model

Sergey Astapovich (Botkin Hospital, Moscow, Russian Federation, Russia)
09:00-09:10

Motherhood after Living Donor Liver Transplantation in the Global South: Denominator- Defined Assessment of Fertility, Graft Safety and Child Outcomes

Sushmitha Preethi (Dr.Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, India)
09:10-09:20

Biliary Complications after Living Donor Liver Transplantation According to the Modified Huang Classification

Ayana Mussina (National Scientific Center for Surgery named after A.N. Syzganov · Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Poster Presentation 2 (Mini-Oral 8)

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 08:30-09:20
Room E-Poster Room 2 (Studio 2)
Chair(s) Jinsoo Rhu (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Presenter(s) 08:30-08:40

Association Between Early Post-transplant Bloodstream Infection and 1-Year Mortality and Graft Failure in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients: A 28-Year Single-Center Cohort Study

Dongjoo Yoon (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
08:40-08:50

Pioneering Asia’s first DCD-NRP liver transplantation: A significant step toward expanding regional donor pool

Sahil Gupta (Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India)
08:50-09:00

Outcomes of Liver Transplantation Following Pre-transplant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single-Center Experience

Jiyoung Baik (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
09:00-09:10

Hugo™ RAS–Assisted Donor Hepatectomy: Technical Feasibility and Operative Workflow

Chutharat Hannarong (Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
09:10-09:20

Integrated Transcriptomic and Immune Profiling Identifies Distinct Rejection and Injury Phenotypes in Human Liver Transplant Biopsies

Nadyatul Husna (dr. Reksodiwiryo Military Hospital, Indonesia)

Multidisciplinary Session 1 : Strategic Integration of Multidisciplinary Therapies to Achieve Transplant Eligibility

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 09:20-10:50
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Su Jong Yu (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Sang Min Yoon (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Dong-Sik Kim (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:20-09:40

The power of Y-90 TARE: Driving tumor necrosis and sustained response

Suk Kyun Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Jin Woo Choi (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
09:40-10:00

Achieving transplant eligibility for HCC with PVTT through precision RT

Jongman Kim (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Jeong Il Yu (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
10:00-10:20

ICI-based systemic therapy as a bridge to transplant eligibility

Eui Soo Han (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Ji Won Han (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Panel(s) 10:20-10:50

Panel Discussion: When has downstaging succeeded enough for listing?

Won-Mook Choi (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Tomoharu Yoshizumi (Kyushu University, Japan)
Deniz Balci (Bahcesehir University, Turkiye)

The Liver Transplant Journey (KOR) : Navigating from Waitlist to Recovery

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 09:20-10:50
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Chair(s) Sunyoung Son (Gangnam Severance Hospital, Korea)
Ji Eun Lee (Severance Hospital, Korea)
Speaker(s) 09:20-09:50

Step 1 - The starting line: Current indications and patient management in Korea

Jae Seung Lee (Severance Hospital, Korea)
09:50-10:20

Step 2 - The operation: A step-by-step guide to liver transplant surgery

Su Young Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
10:20-10:50

Step 3 - Overcoming hurdles: Solving complications through intervention

Jung Won Kwak (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea)

Coffee Break

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 10:50-11:10

Special Lecture

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 11:10-11:40
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Deok-Bog Moon (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Speaker(s) 11:10-11:40

Developing Japanese machine perfusion from idea to machine

Akihiko Soyama (Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan)

KLTS General Assembly

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 11:40-12:40

Luncheon Symposium 2 (SK Plasma)

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 12:40-13:40
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Dong-Sik Kim (Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea)
Speaker(s)

The Continuing Value of HBIG in the Era of Antiviral Therapy

Young-in Yoon (Asan Medical Center, Korea)

Multidisciplinary Session 2 : Post-LT HCC Recurrence

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 13:40-15:10
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Jun Yong Park (Severance Hospital, Korea)
Tomoharu Yoshizumi (Kyushu University, Japan)
Speaker(s) 13:40-13:50

Case-based introduction: Post-LT HCC recurrence

Byeong Geun Song (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
13:50-14:05

Trans-arterial therapy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma following liver transplantation

Hao-Chien Hung (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan)
14:05-14:20

Ablative radiotherapy beyond the limits of local control for post-LT recurrence

Gyu Sang Yoo (Chungbuk National University Hospital, Korea)
14:20-14:35

Systemic therapy and hepatologic care in the era of post-LT recurrence

Mi Na Kim (Severance Hospital, Korea)
Panel(s) 14:35-15:10

Panel Discussion: Pitfalls and strategies in managing post-LT HCC recurrence; Case review & real time voting

Hye-Sung Jo (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Young-in Yoon (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Hong Jae Chon (CHA Bundang Medical Center, Korea)
Unenbat Gurbadam (National Cancer Center of Mongolia, Mongolia)
Wei-Chen Lee (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan)

International Community Symposium (iLDLT Group NHC Joint Symposium) : Precision Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 13:40-15:10
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Chair(s) Dong Jin Joo (Severance Hospital, Korea)
Thanh Le Van (108 Central Military Hospital, Vietnam)
Speaker(s) 13:40-14:00

Tailored immunosuppression & early steroid withdrawal in liver transplantation

Mureo Kasahara (National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan)
14:00-14:20

Immunosuppression for high ab titer in ABOi LT

Gi-won Song (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
14:20-14:40

Spontaneous tolerance in liver transplantation: Are we ready for withdrawal strategies?

Mohamed Rela (Institute & Medical Centre, India)
14:40-15:00

Immunosuppression for advanced HCC after LT

Suk Kyun Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Panel(s) 15:00-15:10

Panel Discussion: Precision immunosuppression in the real world

Sai Aung Nyunt Oo (Yangon Specialty Hospital, Myanmar)
Sergelen Orgoi (Mongolian National University of Medical Science, Mongolia)
Worakitti Lapisatepun (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

Video Presentation

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 15:10-16:10
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Gyu-seong Choi (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Kwan Woo Kim (Dong-A University Hospital, Korea)
Presenter(s) 15:10-15:20

APOLT for metabolic liver disease: From graft coexistence to sequential portal modulation

Sung-Min Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
15:20-15:30

Traction-eversion portal thrombectomy: A novel technique for portal vein thrombus management during liver transplantation

Sahil Gupta (Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India)
15:30-15:40

Robot living donor right hepatectomy without monopolar energy: Combined bipolar and ultrasonic dissection in a patient with a cochlear implant

Min Kyoung Kim (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
15:40-15:50

Robotic donor hepatectomy in complicated vascular and biliary anatomy

Mukesh Kumar (CLBS, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket)
15:50-16:00

Successful physiologic portal vein reconstruction after eversion thrombectomy for yerdel grade 3 portal vein thrombosis in LDLT

DaeHyeon Won (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
16:00-16:10

Minimally invasive precision: Single-port (SP) da Vinci robot-assisted left donor hemihepatectomy for living donor liver transplantation

Seok-Hwan Kim (Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea)

Peri-LT Management (KOR) : ICU and Intraoperative Management in LT

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 15:10-16:10
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Chair(s) Young Chul Yoon (The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Hyo-Sin Kim (Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea)
Speaker(s) 15:10-15:25

Goal-directed coagulation management: From viscoelastic testing to transfusion strategy

Gaab Soo Kim (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
15:25-15:40

Early allograft dysfunction: Prediction and immediate postoperative response

Su Young Hong (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
15:40-15:55

Surgical ICU management after liver transplantation: Lessons from 9,000 cases

Sung-Min Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
15:55-16:10

Management of opportunistic infections in liver transplant recipients: A timeline approach

Sang Il Kim (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)

Coffee Break

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 16:10-16:40

Machine Perfusion in Asia-Pacific Region : Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: From Innovation to Implementation in Asia-Pacific

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 16:40-18:10
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)
Chair(s) Kwang-Woong Lee (Seoul National University Hospital, Korea)
Mohamed Rela (Institute & Medical Centre, India)
Speaker(s) 16:40-17:00

Ischemia-free liver transplantation: From concept to clinical reality

Zhiyong Guo (The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China)
17:00-17:20

Starting a machine perfusion program: Japan's first steps

Akihiko Soyama (Tokushima University Graduate School, Japan)
17:20-17:40

Hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) in practice: Low-cost implementation for the Asia-Pacific

Anita Niu (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia)
17:40-18:00

Hurdles in Korea

Won-Bae Chang (Jeju National University Hospital, Korea)
Panel(s) 18:00-18:10

Panel Discussion

Rammohan Ashwin (Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, India)
Susumu Eguchi (Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan)

Updates Session 2 : Surgical Innovation and Transplant Oncology: Expanding What Is Possible

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 16:40-18:10
Room Room 2 (Grand Ballroom III)
Chair(s) Ho Joong Choi (The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Korea)
Jongman Kim (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
Speaker(s) 16:40-17:00

Robotic liver transplantation: Where do we truly stand today?

Dieter Broering (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia)
17:00-17:20

Conversion LT for advanced HCC in the era of IO

Dong Jin Joo (Severance Hospital, Korea)
17:20-17:40

Colorectal liver metastases: Patient selection and timing for transplantation

Jongman Kim (Samsung Medical Center, Korea)
17:40-18:00

No-touch en bloc total hepatectomy for advanced HCC

Zhe Yang (Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital, Zhejiang Shuren University, China)
Panel(s) 18:00-18:10

Panel Discussion

Sang-Hoon Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea)
Jeong Moo Lee (Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Korea)
Byeong Gwan Noh (Pusan National University Hospital, Korea)

Closing & Award Ceremony

Date & Time Day 2 – August 29 (Sat) 18:10-18:30
Room Room 1 (Grand Ballroom I+II)