Title |
RTOG Tissue Bank
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Institution |
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
|
Principal Investigator |
CURRAN, WALTER
|
NCI Program Director |
Irina Lubensky
|
Cancer Activity |
Resources Development
|
Division |
DCTD
|
Funded Amount |
$793,043
|
Project Dates |
09/14/2005 - 03/31/2010
|
Fiscal Year |
2007
|
Project Type |
Grant
|
Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance |
Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance |
Aging (5.0%)
Digestive Diseases (20.0%)
Hematology (100.0%)
Neurosciences Research (10.0%)
|
Anus (10.0%)
Bladder (10.0%)
Brain (10.0%)
Cervical Cancer (10.0%)
Esophagus (10.0%)
Head and Neck (Subset of Total Head and Neck) (10.0%)
Lung (10.0%)
Pancreas (10.0%)
Prostate (10.0%)
Uterine (10.0%)
|
Research Type |
Resources and Infrastructure
|
Abstract |
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Project Description:
The RTOG recognizes the importance of a tissue resource of present and future correlative trials. The specific aims of this tissue bank application are:
(1) To acquire, store, and track blood, leukocytes and tissue samples from RTOG patients entered on Phase III clinical trials in compliance with policies and procedures of the Group Banking Committee of NCI.
(2) To preserve the maximum amount of tissue in each sample by expert block, tissue array and sample preparation, by laser capture of appropriate tissue elements, and by appropriate tissue quality assurance.
(3) To market, and distribute samples equitably to all qualified investigators by a standardized method developed or modified collaboratively with the Group Banking Committee of NCI. |