Registration Open for Conference on Statistical Issues in Clinical Trials

THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S 7th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON STATISTICAL ISSUES IN CLINICAL TRIALS: Current Issues Regarding the Use of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Clinical Trials

The April 8, 2014, conference will bring together leading scientists who will discuss state-of-the-art approaches for using biomarkers and surrogate endpoints in the design, analysis, and interpretation of clinical trials.

Participants from academic institutions, industry, and government agencies with an interest in clinical trials methodology are encouraged to attend.

Speakers: Stuart Baker, the National Cancer Institute; Marshall Joffe, University of Pennsylvania; Jeremy Taylor, University of Michigan; Jarcy Zee, University of Pennsylvania; Michael Kattan, Cleveland Clinic; Ying Huang, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; and Herbert Weisberg, Causalytics

Panelists: Constantine Frangakis, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Michael Daniels, University of Texas; Eve H. Pickering, Pfizer; Lurdes Inoue, University of Washington; James Hung, Food and Drug Administration; and Debashis Ghosh, Penn State University.

For information and registration, visit the conference website. For questions, contact Marissa Fox at mfox@upenn.edu.