Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints: Advancing Clinical Research and Applications

April 15-16, 1999

AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE

Thursday, April 15, 1999

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Summary of Breakout Sessions
8:00 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Conference Objectives
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. DINNER
8:10 - 8:45 a.m. Plenary 1: Historical Perspectives 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Keynote Address: John F. Niblack, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Pfizer, Inc.
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Keynote Address: Harold Varmus, M.D.
Director, NIH
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Plenary 4: Emerging Technologies: Insights Into Novel Biomarkers
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Plenary 2: The Need and Prospects for Biomarkers in Therapeutic Development

Friday, April 16, 1999

7:45 - 9:30 a.m. Plenary 5: Immune and Inflammatory Markers
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Keynote Address: Jane Henney, M.D.
Commissioner, FDA
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Toxicity; Osteoporosis; Cancer Therapeutics; Immune Markers of Graft Dysfunction; Hepatitis C Virus; Autoimmune Diseases; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Stable Cardiovascular Disease; Establishing Research Infrastructure

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Plenary 3: Opportunities for Developing Biomarkers for CNS Disorders
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Chronic Lung Diseases; Pharmacodynamic Markers; Neurodegenerative/ Neuropsychiatric; Acute Ischemic Coronary Syndromes; Cellular Markers of Graft Function; Cancer Prevention; Joint Destruction and Repair; Severe Infections and Septic Shock; Pain Assessment

12:30 - 1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Summary of Breakout Sessions
2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Closing Session
Panel Discussion: Research Recommendations for Advancing the Biomarker Field

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