Description
With access to both prospective and retrospective tissue collection, our bank of lung cancer tissue specimens offers immediate shipment of standard collections or the ability to collect specimens using research-based custom protocols. With available board certified pathology confirmation of disease and determination of percent tumor, necrosis, and inflammation, you have the guarantee of working with exactly the specimens your research requires. Standard and custom clinical data collection and confirmation ensures proper corresponding staging, treatment and outcome data. Included Diagnoses Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (Adenocarcinoma (including all subtypes) and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (including all subtypes), Small Cell Lung Cancer and other Neuroendocrine Tumors of the lung, Carcinoma of the lung Standard Biorepository Collections Our readily available FFPE and Fresh Frozen samples are provided with clinical data that has been collected following a strict and standardized clinical data process. All specimens are reviewed for IRB approval and are assessed by our board certified pathologists to confirm diagnosis and quality. Some donors are available with associated blood-based biofluids. For diagnostic and early phase researchers, we now offer BioIVT's ASTERAND Accredited Human Tissue. Same board-certified pathology review, same quality inspection with a limited data set. Pre-screened specimens BioIVT offers FFPE and frozen tumor specimens pre-screened for mutations relevant to cancer research. The tested specimens include: Non small cell lung cancer tumors tested for KRAS and EGFR mutations