From the 2^nd till the 4^th of September 2022, hosted by the Korean Anorectal Society, the International Colorectal Research Summit (ICRS) 2022 was held in Seoul, Korea. Professor Gu Jin, President of Peking University Shougang Hospital was invited to host an academic meeting and make a keynote report. Since 2014, ICRS has been held annually and attended by more than 2000 representatives from over twenty countries.

　　On September 2, Professor Gu Jin and Professor Kang Young LEE from Yonsei University, Korea, cohosted the academic meeting “T4b or Recurrent Rectal Cancer”. Professor Gu Jin and professors from Korean National Cancer Center, Imperial College London, the Royal Marsden Hospital of the UK, and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital of Australia respectively made keynote speeches and exchanges on surgical treatment experience of rectal cancer invading peripheral organs. Among others, with the title “Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer—MDT & Sacrectomy”, Professor Gu Jin introduced in detail his team’s surgical experience and clinical research in complicated rectal cancer and answers questions on the spot in English. In the meeting, Professor Gu Jin and the others had group discussions about the cases provided by Professor Hyoung-Chul PARK from Soonchunhyang University.

　　Written by: Lang Lang

　　Edited by: Liu Xin

　　Source: PKU Shougang Hospital