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Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group ‘Caring for children – curing their cancer’ Tissue Bank: Introduction Sue Ablett 6/7/2011 Background • Proposal to move to centralised Tissue Bank subject to lengthy review process • End 2010: decision by CRUK to support centralised CCLG Tissue Bank • Bank to be located at University of Newcastle upon Tyne • Central coordination of Bank and associated biological studies: CCLG, Leicester CRUK position • CCLG Tissue Bank - valuable and unique. • The decision to fund the Bank is contrary to current CRUK policy of not funding standalone tissue banks. • Need for real progress over next 3 years. • Responsibility for success lies with Leicester and Newcastle teams, and banking centres. • CRUK role is one of facilitator, and funder. 17/07/2015 Challenges • • • • • Establish mechanism for joint working Ensure good communication with all parties Agree success criteria Linked clinical data Progress the move to centralisation in a reasonable timeframe • Continued delivery on success criteria 17/07/2015 Success criteria • Increased rate of tissue banking - addressing under yielding centres • Improved numbers in and out of Bank • Improved quality control • Raised profile for the Bank (ISBER, CCB) • Increase in applications for use of samples • Reduced timescale for sample release • Increased number of publications 17/07/2015 Success criteria continued • Impact of biological studies on clinical practice • Retrospective sample collections – complete transfer (12 months) • In parallel, instigate move of prospective samples (batched by centre) • Consider position of Constitutional DNA (currently banked in Leeds) • Secure longer term funding 17/07/2015 Tissue Bank: Status • As of December 2010: - 7,165 samples registered/available for release (~5,000 frozen, ~2,000 paraffin) - ~1000 new samples registered p.a. - ~1700 DNA samples banked, of which ~40% have corresponding tumour stored - Currently 49 biological studies ongoing, using banked samples 17/07/2015 Progress to date • • • • • • CRUK facilitated meeting 1.2.2011 Joint monthly operational team ‘meetings’ Reciprocal team visits Substantial protocol amendment Expanded range of SOPs Schedule for moving samples (retrospective collections, then prospective) • Centre visits to facilitate 17/07/2015 Progress to date contd • Publicity (via CCLG, CCB, CRUK Newsletters) • Redesign of CCLG website – higher profile and easier access to Tissue Bank • Tissue Bank Education Day – 6th July 2011 17/07/2015 Tissue Bank Education Day • Jointly organised Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group ‘Caring for children – curing their cancer’ CCLG TISSUE BANK EDUCATION DAY FOCUS ON CENTRAL BANKING Wednesday 6th July 2011 · 9am – 4pm (Coffee & Lunch provided) Percy Building Lecture Theatre , G05 · Newcastle University Topics to be covered include • Central banking process • Transfer of registered tissue samples to the Biobank • Update on HTA and consent of human tissue • Demonstration of slide digitization of paraffin embedded tissue • Tissue samples used in Biological studies linked to Clinical Trials • CCLG Tissue Bank samples used in Biological Studies • Q&A session – central banking process Supported by CCLG Tissue Bank is an official member of For further information contact: 17/07/2015 Gita Mistry (Leicester) CCLG Tissue Bank Manager Email: [email protected] Tel: 0116 249 4476 Zoe Davison (Newcastle) CCLG Tissue Bank Project Manager Email: [email protected] Tel : 0191 246 4442 • 3 representatives of all centres to be invited • Annual event ? Aims of Education Meeting • Information – background and challenges • Context – where do the samples fit in overall process? • Benefits from banking of samples? • Practical issues in relation to sample transfer • Networking – ‘faces to names’ • Improving communication Organogram CCLG EXECUTIVE (Chairman: Mark Gaze) CANCER RESEARCH UK (Funders) CCLG BIOLOGICAL STUDIES STEERING GROUP (Chair : Keith Brown) MANAGEMENT & COORDINATION OF TISSUE BANK & BIOLOGICAL STUDIES (Leicester Team) COORDINATION OF SPECIMEN STORAGE AND RELEASE FOR TISSUE BANK (Newcastle Team) CCLG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sue Ablett DIRECTOR OF NEWCASTLE BIOMEDICINE BIOBANK AND NICR Andy Hall BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ADMINISTRATOR Sue Thornton TISSUE BANK MANAGER & BIOLOGICAL STUDIES COORDINATOR Gita Mistry BIOBANK QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER Carol Sandercock TISSUE BANK DATA COORDINATOR Helen Middleton BIOBANK COORDINATOR Zoe Davison TISSUE BANK SUPPORT & EDUCATION Gail Jenner BIOBANK TECHNICIAN Alison Page Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group ‘Caring for children – curing their cancer’ Supported by Tel: 0116 249 4460 Fax: 0116 254 9504 CCLG Central Tissue Bank (Tissue Storage Location) Newcastle Biomedicine Biobank Faculty of Medical Sciences 4th Floor Leech Building Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4HH Tel: 01912464442 Fax: 0191 246 4301 website: www.cclg.org.uk website: www.ncl.ac.uk/nbb/ CCLG Coordinating Centre (Tissue Bank Coordination) 3rd Floor, Hearts of Oak House 9 Princess Road West Leicester, LE1 6TH