October 10, 2006 -- For years the scientific community has been debating what constitutes a valid biomarker. The answer is now at hand. It is not nearly as complicated as once thought. It is actually really simple: A valid biomarker is a biomarker that is FDA approved. To make it even more clear, the FDA has published a list of valid biomarkers. But when we look at the list of approved biomarkers, we have to ask the question: how useful are they? More details...