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Barriers to the release of human tissue for clinical trials research in the UK: a national survey of cellular pathology laboratories on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute's Cellular Molecular Pathology (CM-Path) initiative

Barriers to the release of human tissue for clinical trials research in the UK: a national survey of cellular pathology laboratories on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute's Cellular Molecular Pathology (CM-Path) initiative
Barriers to the release of human tissue for clinical trials research in the UK: a national survey of cellular pathology laboratories on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute's Cellular Molecular Pathology (CM-Path) initiative

Aim: To survey UK cellular pathology departments regarding their attitudes and practices relating to release of human tissue from their diagnostic archives for use in clinical trial research. Methods: A 30-item questionnaire was circulated to the National Cancer Research Institute's Cellular Molecular Pathology initiative and Confederation of Cancer Biobanks mailing lists. Responses were collected over a 10-month period from November 2016 to August 2017. Results: 38 departments responded to the survey, the majority of which regularly receive requests for tissue for research purposes. Most requests come from academia and financial support to facilitate tissue release comes from a variety of sources. A range of practices were reported in relation to selection of the most appropriate sample to release, consent checking, costing and governance frameworks. Conclusions: This survey demonstrates wide variation in practice across the UK and identifies barriers to release of human tissue for clinical trial research. Until we can overcome these obstacles, patient samples will remain inaccessible to research. Therefore, this study highlights the urgent need for clear and coordinated national guidance on this issue.

cancer, cancer research, laboratory management
0021-9746
52-57
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Macklin, Philip S., Hall, Andrew, Lee, Jessica, Hair, Jane, Speirs, Valerie, Thomas, Gareth J., Oien, Karin A. and Verrill, Clare (2019) Barriers to the release of human tissue for clinical trials research in the UK: a national survey of cellular pathology laboratories on behalf of the National Cancer Research Institute's Cellular Molecular Pathology (CM-Path) initiative. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 72 (1), 52-57. (doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2018-205476).

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Aim: To survey UK cellular pathology departments regarding their attitudes and practices relating to release of human tissue from their diagnostic archives for use in clinical trial research. Methods: A 30-item questionnaire was circulated to the National Cancer Research Institute's Cellular Molecular Pathology initiative and Confederation of Cancer Biobanks mailing lists. Responses were collected over a 10-month period from November 2016 to August 2017. Results: 38 departments responded to the survey, the majority of which regularly receive requests for tissue for research purposes. Most requests come from academia and financial support to facilitate tissue release comes from a variety of sources. A range of practices were reported in relation to selection of the most appropriate sample to release, consent checking, costing and governance frameworks. Conclusions: This survey demonstrates wide variation in practice across the UK and identifies barriers to release of human tissue for clinical trial research. Until we can overcome these obstacles, patient samples will remain inaccessible to research. Therefore, this study highlights the urgent need for clear and coordinated national guidance on this issue.

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Accepted/In Press date: 5 September 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 1 October 2018
Published date: January 2019
Keywords: cancer, cancer research, laboratory management

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Local EPrints ID: 427325
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/427325
ISSN: 0021-9746
PURE UUID: 0e051194-744d-41f5-a3a1-cccb92089e68

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Last modified: 10 May 2024 16:57

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Author: Philip S. Macklin
Author: Andrew Hall
Author: Jessica Lee
Author: Jane Hair
Author: Valerie Speirs
Author: Karin A. Oien
Author: Clare Verrill

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