To accelerate cancer research and treatment in Japan, we invite more than 10 world-class experts and opinion leaders in the oncology field to Japan to address the International Academy for Advanced Oncology (IAAO). We provide an opportunity to share cutting-edge information and discussions with leading basic and clinical researchers, and support the construction of a global human network.
Dr. Chabner, IAAO 2024
IAAO has been held by invitation only annually since 2010 by the former Chugai Academy for Advanced Oncology (CHAAO), which changed its name in 2022 to the Chugai Foundation for Innovative Drug Discovery Science (C-FINDs). IAAO provides innovative cancer research information under the guidance of the advisory board consisting of Japanese and global experts under the leadership of Dr. Bruce Chabner, a global authority on cancer research.
IAAO 2026 will be held completely on-site at Toranomon Hills Forum in Tokyo on July 31– August 1, 2026. Participation is by invitation only, please ask us for details.
IAAO 2025 was held in a completely on-site format at Toranomon Hills Forum. This year we had a special lecture by Dr. Gary Ruvkun, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, and exciting presentations on the main theme "The Forefront of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery" across five sessions by fourteen speakers from Japan and abroad. Furthermore, in line with the founding purpose of this forum, active information exchange took place within the venue and numerous positive impacts were observed.
IAAO 2025 Program
Past IAAO contents
C-FINDs publishes the Proceedings of IAAO, which are distributed to all physicians, researchers, and others involved in the field of oncology according to their request in order to contribute to the development of cancer research and treatment in Japan.
The Oncology Satellite Forums are held with the aim of promoting the qualitative and quantitative improvement of basic and clinical cancer research at local universities, graduate schools, cancer hospitals and research institutes, and the spread of standard treatment in rural areas in Japan. C-FINDs will invite experts and opinion leaders according to the requested themes to those facilities. C-FINDs will offer screenings of recent IAAO lecture recordings. Contact us for the detail.