Workshop Dates

July 12-13, 2005

Workshop Site

Lister Hill Auditorium
NIH Campus
Bethesda, MD

Objectives

The Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, and Office of Dietary Supplements are sponsoring a 2-day conference. The purpose of the Workshop is to provide the scientific community and the lay public with a general background of what is ongoing in biomarker validation in general and to mention what to needed in particular.

The overall goals are:

• Review and discuss the criteria for surrogate endpoints for cancer risk.
• Identify biomarkers that are influenced by diet and determine their relationship to cancer risk and tumor behavior.
• Explore emerging biomarkers for their relevance to nutrition and cancer prevention

Meeting Materials

• Workshop Proceedings (pdf, 231kb)