Ethical and technical considerations for the creation of cell lines in the head & neck and tissue harvesting for research and drug development (Part II): ethical aspects of obtaining tissue specimens.
BACKGROUND
Although much has been published for the development of cell lines, these were lab based and developed for scientific technical staff.


OBJECTIVE
We discuss the ethical implications of tissue retention and present a generic consent form (Part II). We also present a simple and successful protocol for the development of cell lines and tissue harvesting for the clinical scientist (Part I).


CONCLUSIONS
Consent is also more proximate and assurance can be given of appropriate usage. Ethical questions concerning tissue ownership are in many institutions raised during the current consenting procedure. We provide a robust ethical framework, based on the current legislation, which allows clinicians to be directly involved in cell and tissue harvesting.
Upile
Tahwinder
T
Head & Neck Centre, University College London Hospital, London, UK. mrtupile@yahoo.com
Jerjes
Waseem
W
Kafas
Panagiotis
P
Singh
Sandeep U
SU
Mahil
Jaspal
J
Sandison
Ann
A
Hopper
Colin
C
Sudhoff
Holger
H