Challenges and Opportunities for Biomarker Validation. Issue 3 (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hey, Spencer Phillips; D'Andrea, Elvira; Jung, Emily H.; Tessema, Frazer; Luo, Jing; Gyawali, Bishal; Kesselheim, Aaron S.
• Other Names: Hey Spencer Phillips guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 47:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 357
• Page End: 361
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1177/1073110519876162
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Biomarkers can be powerful tools to guide diagnosis, treatment, and research. However, prudent use of bio-markers requires formal validation efforts. Although the data needed for biomarker validation has traditionally been hard to access, new research initiatives can ease this process.