New diagnostic and therapeutic insights into biology and biomarkers in Kawasaki Disease

Monday, April 28, 2025

2:00pm – 3:30pm HST

Location: Convention Center: 312

CE: 1.5

Selected By: ASPR

Chair(s)

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Hiroyuki Yamagishi, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

Director
Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, MD, PhD

Professor
Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
Tsu, Japan

Disclosure(s):

Hiroyuki Yamagishi, MD, PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, MD, PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

This symposium will share the latest research findings on novel biomarkers and pathologies that are revolutionizing the early diagnosis and prediction of treatment response in Kawasaki disease. Candidate biomarkers will be explored from multiple perspectives, including proteins, microRNAs, and metabolites in blood and urine, and their potential for clinical application will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to diagnose Kawasaki disease more promptly and accurately.
Upon completion, participants will be able to use the knowledges of new biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment of Kawasaki disease.
Upon completion, participants will be able to use the knowledges of new biomarkers for the risk stratification and prediction of refractory cases of Kawasaki disease.

Presentations:

2:00pm – 2:20pm HST

Utility of Biomarkers and Risk Scores for Kawasaki Disease
Speaker: Yukako Yoshikane, MD, PhD – Fukuoka university
2:20pm – 2:40pm HST

Immune Mechanisms Underlying Kawasaki Disease
Speaker: Magali Noval Rivas, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cedars-Sinai Medical center
2:40pm – 3:00pm HST

Biomarkers in Kawasaki Disease - Where Are We in Circa 2025?
Speaker: Surjit Singh, MD; FRCP; FRCPCH; FAMS (he/him/his) – Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
3:00pm – 3:20pm HST

Biomarkers Associated with Sequalae of Kawasaki Disease
Speaker: Ming-Tai Lin, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – National Taiwan University Children's Hospital