title: Assessment of a tumor bank: a thirty years experience of the University of Siena (Italy).
abstract: Tumor biobank plays a pivotal role in cancer biomedical research. The collection of a high variety of biological samples, including DNA, RNA, tissues, cells, blood, plasma and other body fluids, represents a necessary step to plan new strategies in the improvement of oncological patient care. Since 1985, a consolidated experience in biobanking management has been developed at the University of Siena (Italy). During these years, some information about clinico-pathology, surgery and a high number of human bispecimens have been collected. Herein, we described our experience in sampling management to improve the cancer research and the patient care.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Medical Science and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy, giovanni.corso@ieo.it.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garosi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marrelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roviello
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D035843:Biomedical Research; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D004247:DNA