Leukemia Tissue Bank

The OSUCCC Leukemia Tissue Bank (LTB) Shared Resource operates under the leadership of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and recently established Best Practices established by the National Cancer Center Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research (OBBR).http://biospecimens.cancer.gov/index.asp. The LTB is located in the Tzagournis Medical Research Facility and maintains a large specimen collection of leukemia tissues and those of other related hematologic malignancies. All of the essentials of effective Biorepository management are well developed including activities for patient consent and confidentiality, tissue collection, viable cell procurement and cryopreservation, inventory management, quality control of specimens, tissue storage, protocol review and specimen distribution. Our success in managing this large tissue resource can be seen in the list of studies (see publications) in which the LTB has played a significant role. The LTB is therefore positioned to provide key support to the research mission of the OSUCCC in producing high-quality basic and clinical research.