ASGE Program Guide

ASGE PROGRAMMING AT DDW ®
SUNDAY, MAY 19
3:15 PM Deep Learning for Automatic Generation of
Endoscopy Reports
Steven Hicks*, Pia H. Smedsrud, Michael A.
Riegler, Thomas de Lange, Andreas Petlund,
Sigrun L. Eskeland, Konstantin Pogorelov,
Peter T. Schmidt, Pål Halvorsen
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM SDCC: Room 4
TOPIC FORUM
EUS-Based Innovation in the Diagnosis and
Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Moderators: Mohammad Al-Haddad, MD, Tamas A.
Gonda, MD
2:00 PM Utility of Contrast Enhanced Harmonic
EUS In Radiofrequency Ablation for Solid
Abdominal Tumors
Jun-Ho Choi*, Dong Wan Seo, Tae Jun Song,
Do Hyun Park, Sang Soo Lee, Sung Koo Lee,
Myung-Hwan Kim
2:15 PM EUS-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation
Plus Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy
Alone for Unresectable Pancreatic
Cancer (ERAP): Preliminary Results of a
Prospective Comparative Study
Pradermchai Kongkam, Kasenee Tiankanon*,
Arlyn R. Cañones, Thanawat Luangsukrerk,
Dong Wan Seo, Chonnipa Nantavithya, Trirat
Jantarattana, Virote Sriuranpong, Phonthep
Angsuwatcharakon, Wiriyaporn Ridtitid, Pinit
Kullavanijaya, Rungsun Rerknimitr
2:30 PM High Numbers of Portal Venous Circulating
Tumor Cells Acquired Via EUS Provide
Prognostic Assistance for Progression Free
Survival in Pancreaticobiliary Cancers
Eric Swei*, Ernesto Llano, Christopher G.
Chapman, Betty Li, Rene S. Bermea, Kianoush
Donboli, Daniel V. Catenacci, Uzma D.
Siddiqui, Irving Waxman
2:45 PM Feasibility of a Three-Dimensional Spheroid
Culture Using Endoscopic Ultrasound-
Guided Tissue Sampling in Pancreatic Cancer
Chang-Min Cho*, Su Youn Nam, Han Ik Bae,
An Na Seo
3:00 PM Real-Time Differential Diagnosis of Focal
Pancreatic Masses Based on Convolutional
Neural Networks and Advanced Endoscopic
Ultrasound Imaging Combining Gray-Scale,
Color Doppler, Contrast-Enhancement and
Elastography
Anca Udristoiu, Lucian G. Gruionu, Gabriel
Gruionu, Andreea Valentina Iacob, Daniela
E. Burtea, Bogdan S. Ungureanu, Madalin I.
Costache, Carmen F. Popescu, Adrian S ftoiu*
3:15 PM STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
EUS Applications in Oncology: Beyond
Tissue Sampling
Michael J. Levy, MD
SUNDAY
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
SDMM: San Diego Ballroom, Salon B
AFRICAN ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
CONSORTIUM (AfrECC)
The ASGE has partnered with AfrECC (African
Esophageal Cancer Consortium) to address
certain aspects of esophageal cancer in
Eastern Africa. Squamous cell cancer of the
esophagus is the leading cause of cancer
death in many countries in Eastern Africa.
AfrECC includes medical centers in Eastern
Africa, individuals and medical centers
in United States, the American Cancer
Society, the Clinton Health Initiative, Boston
Scientific and others. Several projects are
ongoing, including genomic studies, case
control studies, early diagnostic studies,
and endoscopic therapies primarily with
esophageal stents. Currently, physicians
from the United States and Africa have been
involved in training African physicians to
place esophageal stents and to perform
other endoscopic procedures. The AfrECC-
ASGE partnership is hoping to involve
ASGE members and others in the projects.
If you are interested in learning more about
this initiative and possibly volunteering to
participate in one of the training programs,
we invite you to attend this meeting.
41 *Denotes presenting author