BARTS CANCER INSTITUTE BREAST TISSUE BANK

• Research type

  Research Tissue Bank

• IRAS ID

  173277

• Research summary

  Barts Cancer Institute Breast Tissue Bank

• REC name

  East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/EE/0192

• Date of REC Opinion

  28 Jul 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  Samples are stored in secure, purpose made facilities at Charterhouse Square and Barts Hospital, accessible only to Tissue Bank staff.
  Access is via swipe card. All samples are kept in locked storage, either freezers, Liquid Nitrogen Tanks or storage cabinets.
  All related paperwork, including consent forms, are stored in locked filing cabinets in the same area.

  Patients are consented for storage and use of tissue/blood samples for research along with associated clinicopathological data.

  Data is retrieved from the electronic patient record and stored in a purpose made database which is password protected and accessible only by authorised tissue bank staff.

• Research programme

  The Tissue Bank is designed to support a broad range of research into breast disease. Research may involve analysis of DNA, RNA proteins, cells or tissues to assess factors involved in development and progression of breast cancer and factors influencing response to treatment. Each project is reviewed by the Tissue Access Committee for suitability and ethical compliance. Data from research projects is returned to the Bank to avoid future duplication and enhance the value of the samples. Researchers from the medical, biomedical, cell biology and bioengineering fields may be involved in use of samples from the Bank, with the aim of better understanding the factors that impact on development, progression and treatment of breast cancer of different types.

• Storage license

  12199

• RTBTitle

  Barts Cancer Institute Breast Tissue Bank

• Establishment organisation

  Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute

• Establishment organisation address

  John Van Science Centre

  Barts and the London School of Medicine and Denstistry

  Charterhouse Square, London

  EC1M 6BQ