Bookmarks
Cam-UroOnc Biorepository
Population Size
Not reported
Years
2003
Associated BioSamples
DNA
Plasma
...see more
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom
England
Lead time
Other
Summary
Collection of samples and data across the following diseases: Carcinoma in situ of prostate
Documentation
The primary role of the CamUro-Onc is to consent, collect, log and store frozen tumour/normal tissues, blood and urine for use in approved research projects. The bank has been in operation since 2003 and now has an extensive collection of biosamples from urological diseases. Type of samples collected;
- Fresh frozen and paraffin wax embedded tumour/normal tissue (where possible) from kidney, bladder and prostate.
- Matching blood and urine samples.
- Blood and urine samples collected as part of several research projects. These samples have been collected as part of various ethically approved research studies. The CamUro-Oncology Biobank is part of the Cambridge site of the ProMPT NCRI Prostate Cancer Collaborative. ProMPT provides infrastructure to take forward translational research in prostate cancer including the establishment of biorepositories and tissue collections together with epidemiological and clinical information. DIAMOND Study-(Discovery and Analysis of novel biomarkers in Urological diseases)- Collection of initial and sequential samples from subjects with benign and cancerous urological diseases.
Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Keywords
UKCRC Tissue Directory, BioBank, Cam-UroOnc Biorepository, Carcinoma in situ of prostate
Provenance
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
DNA,Plasma,Serum,Tissue
Details
Publishing frequency
Other
Version
1.0.0
Modified
08/10/2024
Citation Requirements
In Progress
Coverage
Start date
01/01/2003
Time lag
Variable
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom, England
Minimum age range
40
Maximum age range
150
Accessibility
Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
In Progress
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
Please contact the publisher using Contact Point details provided
Time to dataset access
Other
Access request cost
Not specified
Access method category
Varies based on project
Data Controller
University of Cambridge