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Jian-Kun Hu is a leading figure in gastric cancer surgery, whose work has fundamentally shaped treatment strategies in East Asia. His research centers on optimizing surgical outcomes for gastric cancer, with a particular focus on comparing robotic and laparoscopic gastrectomy techniques. Hu’s major contributions include landmark studies that provide critical evidence for the long-term oncological safety of robotic surgery, demonstrating comparable survival outcomes to the laparoscopic approach in multicentre cohort analyses. His 2016 retrospective analysis of patients from high-volume hospitals in Korea and China, which has garnered 25 citations, offered essential strategies for improving treatment outcomes and highlighted the importance of international collaboration in surgical oncology. This work, alongside his more recent 2024 study on robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy (14 citations), has provided surgeons with vital data to guide clinical decision-making. Hu’s collaborative efforts, bridging institutions across China and Korea, have been instrumental in advancing the field, making him a pivotal voice in the evolution of minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery.