[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7193]


[Federal Register: March 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Workshop on the Role of Biomarkers in Field Studies of 
Environmentally-Associated Cancers; Meeting

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in 
association with the University of South Florida, College of Public 
Health, announces the following meeting.

    Name: The Role of Biomarkers in Field Studies of 
Environmentally-Associated Cancers.
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5:45 p.m., May 10, 1994. 8 a.m.-4:30 
p.m., May 11, 1994.
    Place: Days Hotel at Lenox, 3377 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30326.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: This workshop is to assist ATSDR in developing 
standardized batteries of biomarkers which complement available 
clinical tests to identify cancers (of selected anatomic sites) and 
associated premalignant conditions, in environmental health field 
studies.
    Matters To Be Considered: Participants will be divided into the 
following three work groups:

Work group 1: Cancers of Childhood.
Work group 2: Cancers among Adults of Reproductive Age.
Work group 3: Cancers among Older Adults.

    Each work group will prioritize and group anatomic sites for 
purposes of discussion. The following three topics will be 
discussed:
    (1) Currently-available biomarkers and other clinical tests to 
identify cancers and associated premalignant conditions.
    (2) Study design considerations for environmental health field 
studies:
    a. Population size and characteristics.
    b. Baseline ``core'' information (confounders).
    c. Time factors (cross-sectional, real time, latency).
    d. Disease-free persons who later are affected.
    (3) Long-term research issues.
    a. Periodicity of reexaminations.
    b. Specimen banking.
    c. Analyses performed with new tests at a later date.
    d. Ethics of consent, disclosure, interpretation.
    Contact Person for More Information: Joyce Smith, Division of 
Health Studies, ATSDR (MS E31), 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-6200.

    Dated: March 22, 1994.
Elvin Hilyer,
Associate Director for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 94-7193 Filed 3-25-94; 8:45 am]
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