title: Meeting report: Metastasis Research Society-Chinese Tumor Metastasis Society joint conference on metastasis.
abstract: During September 16th-20th 2016, metastasis experts from around the world convened for the 16th Biennial Congress of the Metastasis Research Society and 12th National Congress of the Chinese Tumor Metastasis Society in Chengdu, China to share most current data covering basic, translational, and clinical metastasis research. Presentations of the more than 40 invited speakers of the main congress and presentations from the associated Young Investigator Satellite Meeting are summarized in this report by session topic. The congress program also included three concurrent short talk sessions, an advocacy forum with Chinese and American metastatic patient advocates, a 'Meet the Professors Roundtable' session for young investigators, and a 'Meet the Editors' session with editors from Cancer Cell and Nature Cell Biology. The goal of integrating expertise and exchanging the latest findings, ideas, and practices in cancer metastasis research was achieved magnificently, thanks to the excellent contributions of many leaders in the field.
authors.affiliation: Metastasis Research Society (MRS), 124 Hunters Ridge Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, USA. katebankaitis@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bankaitis
authors.affiliation: The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borriello
authors.affiliation: Cancer Division, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.affiliation: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Conor
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Andries
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zijlstra
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fingleton
authors.affiliation: University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Miodrag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gužvić
authors.affiliation: The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.|Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neman
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D058028:Research Report; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: Advocates; Meeting report; Metastasis