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https://www.cancermodels.org/

Cancer research platform that aggregates clinical, genomic and functional data from various types of patient derived cancer models, xenographs, organoids and cell lines. Open catalog of harmonised patient-derived cancer models. Standardises, harmonises and integrates clinical metadata, molecular and treatment-based data from academic and commercial providers worldwide. Data is FAIR and underpins generation and testing of new hypotheses in cancer mechanisms and personalised medicine development. PDCM Finder have expanded to organoids and cell lines and is now called CancerModels.Org. PDCM Finder was launched in April 2022 as successor of PDX Finder portal, which focused solely on patient-derived xenograft models.

Proper citation: CancerModels.Org (RRID:SCR_023931) Copy   

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https://hints.cancer.gov/

Regularly collects nationally representative data about American public’s knowledge of, attitudes toward, and use of cancer and health related information. HINTS data are used to monitor changes in fields of health communication and health information technology and to create more effective health communication strategies across different populations. Weighted, nationally representative probability based survey of civilian, non-institutionalized adults administered by National Cancer Institute on knowledge of and attitudes toward cancer relevant information.

Proper citation: Health Information National Trends Survey (RRID:SCR_023943) Copy   

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https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs

Portal to find consumer friendly information about drugs for cancer and conditions related to cancer. The list is in alphabetical order by generic name and brand name.

Proper citation: NIH NCI list of FDA approved cancer drugs (RRID:SCR_021841) Copy   

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http://seer.cancer.gov/resources/

Portal provides SEER research data and software SEER*Stat and SEER*Prep. SEER incidence and population data associated by age, sex, race, year of diagnosis, and geographic areas can be used to examine stage at diagnosis by race/ethnicity, calculate survival by stage at diagnosis, age at diagnosis, and tumor grade or size, determine trends and incidence rates for various cancer sites over time. SEER releases new research data every Spring based on the previous November’s submission of data.

Proper citation: SEER Datasets and Software (RRID:SCR_003293) Copy   

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http://gepia.cancer-pku.cn

Web server for cancer and normal gene expression profiling and interactive analyses. Interactive web server for analyzing RNA sequencing expression data of tumors and normal samples from TCGA and GTEx projects, using standard processing pipeline. Provides customizable functions such as tumor or normal differential expression analysis, profiling according to cancer types or pathological stages, patient survival analysis, similar gene detection, correlation analysis and dimensionality reduction analysis.

Proper citation: Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (RRID:SCR_018294) Copy   

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http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm-pathology/pathology-core-services/biospecimen-archive-research-core-barc/

Biospecimen repository of normal and diseased human material from a variety of tissues and conditions along with clinical annotation. Both frozen aliquots and paraffin embedded tissue are available. Biospecimens are available to qualified researchers with IRB approval. * Preliminary inquires please contact Cheryl Spencer at cheryl.spencer (at) bmc.org

Proper citation: Boston University Biospecimen Archive Research Core (RRID:SCR_005363) Copy   

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http://www.einstein.yu.edu/centers/ictr/

Patient-derived specimens are essential to research in genomics, proteomics, and biomarkers. We provide banking for biological fluid and tissue specimens as well as human DNA and RNA. We provide secure archival sample storage as well as clinically-annotated specimen biobanks for defined research projects. The core serves the human research blood and tissue banking needs of clinical and translational researchers. Samples can be banked by an individual PI or by a consortium of investigators. All samples are tracked and archived using a secure tracking database, the Einstein-Montefiore Bio-Repository Databank (EM-BRED), http://informatics30.aecom.yu.edu/em-bred/default.aspx. EM-BRED provides qualified investigators with a solution to securely link patient specimens to clinical and pathological data. It consists of a user-friendly query engine that allows for comprehensive specimen search, and ultimately to build clinical annotations of relevance. The facility works under the best practices set out by NCI and ISBER (2006) for collection, storage, and retrieval of human biological materials for research.

Proper citation: Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Biorepository (RRID:SCR_005297) Copy   

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http://omniBiomarker.bme.gatech.edu

omniBiomarker is a web-application for analysis of high-throughput -omic data. Its primary function is to identify differentially expressed biomarkers that may be used for diagnostic or prognostic clinical prediction. Currently, omniBiomarker allows users to analyze their data with many different ranking methods simultaneously using a high-performance compute cluster. The next release of omniBiomarker will automatically select the most biologically relevant ranking method based on user input regarding prior knowledge. The omniBiomarker workflow * Data: Gene Expression * Algorithms: Knowledge-Driven Gene Ranking * Differentially expressed Genes * Clinical / Biological Validation * Knowledge: NCI Thesaurus of Cancer, Cancer Gene Index * back to Algorithms

Proper citation: omniBiomarker (RRID:SCR_005750) Copy   

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http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=29332&a=31537&l=en

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on April 4, 2014. Tissue Biobank collects samples from different types of cancers patients prospectively. Blood samples are being sent to KI Biobank for DNA extraction and storage. Number of sample donors: 611 (June 2010)

Proper citation: KI Biobank - Tissue Biobank (RRID:SCR_006043) Copy   

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http://biobankireland.com/

Biobank Ireland Trust promotes the development of an Irish Hospital Biobank Network to coordinate collection of small samples of cancer and normal tissue and coded patient data from those having a cancer operation. This will facilitate international molecular research collaborations, which may help identify the best treatment for each individual patient - personalized medicine. Biobank Ireland is promoting the development of a Hospital Biobank Network throughout the island of Ireland as a bridge between cancer research and care. This new infrastructure will facilitate large national and international translational research collaborations that will raise Ireland''s research profile and benefit those with cancer. Researchers will have online access to samples and to restricted patient data from participating hospitals and an equitable withdrawal process for scientifically and ethically approved projects. Important research results will be explained to the public. Other Objectives: * To facilitate (inter)national translational research collaborations that may lead to new tests and better, less toxic treatments for those with cancer * To enable molecular research on cancer tissue from clinical trials patients identify the best treatment for each individual patient ������??personalized medicine������?? * Researchers will have online access to samples and restricted patient data from participating hospitals, and a fair release process for scientifically and ethically approved projects * Biobank Ireland recognizes the need to have harmonization in biobanking around the world * Important research results will be explained to the public * Biobank Ireland will seek to have the hospital-based Biobank Network funded by government as standard of care

Proper citation: Biobank Ireland Trust (RRID:SCR_006430) Copy   

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http://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cancergenome/projects/cosmic/

Database to store and display somatic mutation information and related details and contains information relating to human cancers. The mutation data and associated information is extracted from the primary literature. In order to provide a consistent view of the data a histology and tissue ontology has been created and all mutations are mapped to a single version of each gene. The data can be queried by tissue, histology or gene and displayed as a graph, as a table or exported in various formats.
Some key features of COSMIC are:
* Contains information on publications, samples and mutations. Includes samples which have been found to be negative for mutations during screening therefore enabling frequency data to be calculated for mutations in different genes in different cancer types.
* Samples entered include benign neoplasms and other benign proliferations, in situ and invasive tumours, recurrences, metastases and cancer cell lines.

Proper citation: COSMIC - Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer (RRID:SCR_002260) Copy   

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http://magi.cs.brown.edu/

A tool for annotating, exploring, and analyzing gene sets that may be associated with cancer.

Proper citation: Mutation Annotation and Genomic Interpretation (RRID:SCR_002800) Copy   

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http://www.azcc.arizona.edu/research/shared-services/tacmass/tissue-acquisition

TACMASS collects, preserves, and banks biospecimens obtained from Arizona Cancer Center surgical patients who are seen by University Medical Center surgeons and oncologists. Biospecimens collected at the time of surgery include fresh surgical tissue, blood and urine. Serum, plasma and genomic DNA are harvested from the whole blood. AZCC Members and collaborators may request the use of banked biospecimens through TACMASS. The patient's surgeon or oncologist is responsible for consenting the patient for submission of surgical specimens to the AZCC BioRepository (IRB #06-0609-04, Setsuko Chambers, PI). The surgeon and the Department of Pathology attending physicians and residents are responsible for identifying appropriate tissue for banking that will not compromise pathological diagnosis. Tumor and/or normal adjacent tissue, identified by gross examination, that will not be needed for pathological diagnosis are preserved by fixing in formalin, snap freezing, and/or fixing in RNALater. Histological diagnosis is rendered on each piece of formalin-fixed and snap frozen tissue by Hematoxylin and Eosin staining (H&E). Everyone involved in submitting specimens to the Tumor Bank must maintain a current CITI Certification.

Proper citation: Arizona Cancer Center Tumor Bank (RRID:SCR_003544) Copy   

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http://www.netpath.org/

A manually curated resource of signal transduction pathways in humans. All pathways are freely available for download in BioPAX level 3.0, PSI-MI version 2.5 and SBML version 2.1 formats. The slim pathway models representing only core reactions in each pathway are available at NetSlim. All the NetPath pathway models are also submitted to WikiPathways., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: NetPath (RRID:SCR_003567) Copy   

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http://toc.lbg.ac.at/en/research-program/project-tumor-bank

As a basis for the experimental cluster projects, and for further future projects a collection of various biological specimens of cancer patients shall be established. All participating Ludwig Boltzmann Institutes (LBIs) are supplying biological specimens from tumor patients and clinical documentation. At the LBI for Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology a tumor bank for biological specimens from gynecologic cancer patients already exists. All the procedures for sample processing and storage are well established. Existing equipment for storing tissue specimens at -196 degrees C can be used. Materials from the following malignant diseases are collected: Breast cancer Colorectal cancer Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) (Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and Carcinoid tumors) Types of biological materials: Tissue (fresh frozen) Bone marrow Blood (serum/plasma/cell fractions) Pleural effusions Ascitic fluids Sputum Bronchial lavage Stool The biological specimens are initially processed at the respective LBIs or at their connected lab facilities. Enrichment of blood samples for disseminated tumor cells is done at the LBI for Gynecology and Gynecologic oncology. Long time storage of all materials is done at appropriate temperatures at the same institution. This LBI also coordinates the logistics. All relevant sample-specific and clinical data are surveyed at the respective LBIs and stored centralized in an on-line data bank in anonymized form, respecting all relevant regulations on data protection and security.

Proper citation: Ludwig Boltzman Tumour Bank (RRID:SCR_004322) Copy   

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http://www.bionet.umn.edu/tpf/home.html

Procure and distribute human tissue and other biological samples in support of basic, translational, and clinical cancer research at the University of Minnesota. The TPF is a centralized resource with standardized patient consent, sample collection, processing, storage, quality control, distribution, and electronic record maintenance. Since the 1996 inception of the TPF, over 61,000 tissue samples including well-preserved samples of malignant and benign tumors, organ-matched normal tissue, and other types of diseased tissues, have been collected from surgical specimens obtained at the University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview (UMMC-F) University Campus. Surgical pathologists are intellectually engaged in TPF functions, providing researchers with specimen-oriented medical consultation to facilitate research productivity. Prior to surgery, TPF personnel identify and consent patients for procurement of tissue, blood, urine, saliva, and ascites fluid. Within the integrated working environment of the surgical pathology laboratory, freshly obtained tissues not needed for diagnosis are selected and provided by pathologists to TPF personnel. Tissue samples are then assigned an independent code and processed. TPF staff can also work with researchers to individualize the procurement of tissues to fit specific research needs.

Proper citation: University of Minnesota Tissue Procurement Facility (RRID:SCR_004270) Copy   

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http://www.uab.edu/medicine/tcbf/tpsf-sidebar

The Tissue Procurement Shared Facility (TPSF) of the Comprehensive Cancer Center operates as a prospective service to collect, from UAB associated hospitals, normal, malignant, benign, and diseased fresh human tissues and fluids which are then preserved appropriate to protocol. The TPSF can provide normal, malignant, benign, or diseased remnant human tissues and/or fluids from surgical resections, autopsies, or clinical procedures for IRB-approved researchers. The preservation can include fresh storage in media or saline, snap-frozen storage in liquid nitrogen, freezing in OCT for frozen section preparation, or preservation in a fixative of choice. The TPSF can also provide procurement of control tissues including uninvolved tissues or matched tissues from patients with benign disease processes. The histology laboratory can provide paraffin blocks and/or stained or unstained slides. In addition, investigators can obtain access to rare tissues through the national Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN). Although the facility operates as a prospective service specializing in the preparation of samples to protocol, limited banked frozen and paraffin-embedded samples may be available. Investigators are required to complete an application and provide a copy of their IRB approval as well as a brief description of the project for which the requested samples will be utilized. Samples are provided for research purposes only. Processing fees are to offset processing costs and should be included in all grant applications.

Proper citation: UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Tissue Procurement Shared Facility (RRID:SCR_004222) Copy   

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http://www.georgiacancer.org/res-tissue.php

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on July 17, 2013.
The Georgia Cancer Specimen and Tissue Bank is committed to a safe and reliable supply of tissue and cell products for research purposes. Work has begun already to build the state tumor bank initiative with operating sites in several locations through the state. We are confident that our results will yield a strong program that will benefit all Georgians and contribute to significant advances in cancer research and knowledge.

Proper citation: Biorepository Alliance of Georgia for Oncology (RRID:SCR_004184) Copy   

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http://acsr.ucsf.edu/

A biorepository for HIV-infected human biospecimens from a wide spectrum of HIV-related or associated diseases, including cancer, and from appropriate HIV-negative controls. The ACSR has formalin-fixed paraffin embedded biospecimens, fresh frozen biospecimens, malignant cell suspensions, fine needle aspirates, and cell lines from patients with HIV-related malignancies. It also contains serum, plasma, urine, bone marrow, cervical and anal specimens, saliva, semen, and multi-site autopsy speicmens from patients with HIV-related malignancies including those who have participated in clinical trials. The ACSR has an associated databank that contains prognostic, staging, outcome and treatment data on patients from whom tissues were obtained. The ACSR database contains more than 300,000 individual biospecimens with associated clinical information. Biospecimens are entered into the ACSR database by processing type, disease category, and number of cases defined by disease category.

Proper citation: AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (RRID:SCR_004216) Copy   

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https://scicrunch.org/browse/resourcesedit/SCR_004214

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented May 18, 2022. A tumor bank that provides a large collection of cancer specimens, from breast and other cancers, annotated with clinical information. The CBCF TB enables researchers to address unanswered questions concerning the prognosis and treatment of breast cancer and other cancers. The CBCF TB website is also directed to participants interested in donating tumor tissue or blood. Biological specimens such as blood, urine, bone marrow, and ascites (fluid that sometimes collects in the abdomen) contain genetic information, just as tumor tissue does. These samples can be used in studies that may help researchers see how people with certain genetic make-ups respond to certain treatments. It can also explain why different people have different health problems. CBCF TB, formerly ARTB, was created by a merger of components of two existing Tumor-banking initiatives, the CLS Repository in Calgary and the Tumor bank of the PolyomX Program in Edmonton.

Proper citation: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Tumor Bank (RRID:SCR_004214) Copy   

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