Thoracic Oncology Clinical Database and Biobank - Lung, Canada

Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties
Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group
Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper

Certification Status: Approved

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: The goal of this biobank is to build a comprehensive and high-quality sample repository with extensive annotation and follow-up data focused on thoracic cancers, including lung cancers, mesotheliomas, thymomas and metastases of other primary cancers. This sample and data bank will facilitate current and future research into the causes, diagnoses, progression and response to therapy of these diseases.

Registered Biobank Name	Thoracic Oncology Clinical Database and Biobank - Lung
Biobank Leader	Dr. Nicholas Bertos (nicholas.bertos@mail.mcgill.ca)
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	biobank.rimuhc@mcgill.ca
Principal Investigator	Dr. Jonathan Spicer (jonathan.spicer@mcgill.ca)
User Type Mono: A biobank that supports a specific research project, may have few staff members, a small-scale accrual scope with little to no initial intention of releasing or distributing biospecimens to secondary parties Oligo: A biobank that supports several research groups or clinical trials, may or may not be designed to release biospecimens outside their collaborative group Poly: A biobank that has generally a larger accrual scope, resources, and multiple users outside the biobank proper	Poly - Collection aimed at supporting undetermined, multiple users with ethics approved research projects, through a defined access/application mechanism.

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