PROCURE Prostate Cancer Biobank, 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: Invite Member

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: PROCURE has a Prostate cancer Biobank containing biospecimens, coupled to both clinico-pathological and epidemiologic data. This Biobank results from collaboration of urologists, scientists, pathologists and research personnel from four university hospitals in QuÃ©bec province. Newly diagnosed patients undergoing radical prostatectomy agreed to sign an ethically approved consent form to participate in the project and responded to a detailed questionnaire on socio-demographic data and lifestyle habits. Blood, urine, and prostate tissues are obtained, systematically processed in a timely fashion and banked on site using standardized operating procedures. Blood, urine and clinical data are also collected at follow-up visits. The Biobank has now more than 2 000 participants and had registered more than 3000 follow-up visits.

Registered Biobank Name	PROCURE Prostate Cancer Biobank
Biobank Leader	Dr Alain Bergeron; Ms. Ginette McKercher
Country	Canada
Email for biobank inquiries	alain.bergeron@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
Principal Investigator	Dr Armen Aprikian, Dr Fred Saad, Dr Michel Carmel, Dr Louis Lacombe
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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