Scientific Workshop on Key Characteristics-associated End-points for Evaluating Mechanistic Evidence of Carcinogenic Hazards

We are pleased to announce that the IARC Monographs programme will conduct a scientific workshop convening experts in various disciplines (toxicology, cancer biology, epidemiology, and regulatory toxicology) who will examine and discuss issues related to the reporting and interpretation of results under the key characteristics (KCs) of carcinogens framework for the evaluation of mechanistic evidence. The themes explored during the workshop will be: interpretation of end-points forming the evidence base for the KCs in exposed humans and in experimental systems; incorporation of data from emerging assays and biomarkers in the KCs; and integration of the mechanistic evidence as part of cancer hazard identification.

The workshop will be held in Lyon, France, on 25–28 July 2023. Proceedings from the workshop will be subsequently published as a report on the IARC Monographs website.

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Please contact IARC at kc_workshop@iarc.who.int for further information.