NINTH EDRN STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting Dates:
February 2-4, 2004
Meeting Site:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
North Campus
Simmons Biomedical Research Building
6000 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX
Overview
The EDRN Steering Committee met to share information on current ongoing projects including: biomarkers validation studies; discuss and conduct a review of the Network's infrastructure and specific responsibilities of the CEC, BDL, BVL, DMCC, and the NCI in a large scale validation study; EDRN preparations for fulfilling the "NIH road map" and the "NCI strategic plan"; report on the Network's collaboration with lung SPORE; review of policies and procedures for collaboration on biological specimens; review the progress in technology development for early detection; discuss the enrolment of new associate members; specific discussions will be conducted by the network collaborative groups (Breast and Gynecologic Cancers; G.I. and Other Associated Cancers; Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers; Prostate and Urologic Cancers).