title: Multi-institutional tumor banking: lessons learned from a pancreatic cancer biospecimen repository.
abstract: Clinically annotated pancreatic cancer samples are needed for progress to be made toward developing more effective treatments for this deadly cancer. As part of a National Cancer Institute-funded program project, we established a biospecimen core to support the research efforts. This article summarizes the key hurdles encountered and solutions we found in the process of developing a successful multi-institution biospecimen repository.
authors.affiliation: Scottsdale Healthcare Cancer Surgery, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. mdemeure@tgen.org
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Demeure
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sielaff
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koep
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prinz
authors.forename: A James
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: Herb
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeh
authors.forename: Galen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hostetter
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Ardis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosewell
authors.forename: Kimberly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bussey
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Von Hoff
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D018973:Intellectual Property; D010067:Ownership; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011786:Quality Control; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards; D014015:Tissue Banks