Canadian Oral CAncer DAtabase and BIOspecimen (COCaDa) Bank, Canada

Registration Status: Completed

Objective: This is a prospective, non-interventional longitudinal study in patients with oral cancer called Canadian Oral CAncer DAtabase and BIOspecimen Bank (“COCaDa Bank”). It is a provincial innovative initiative in oral health pioneer in Canada due to the multi-biospecimens/data collection involving a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinical scientists from Quebec universities and affiliated research centers. The purpose of this “Bank” is to enable future epidemiologic and genomic based research on OC patient population

Registered Biobank Name Canadian Oral CAncer DAtabase and BIOspecimen (COCaDa) Bank
Biobank Leader Sabrina Wurzba
Country Canada
Email for biobank inquiries sabrina.wurzba@mcgill.ca
Principal Investigator Sabrina Wurzba
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
Biospecimen Collected: