Sample Distribution
UK and international researchers are welcome to apply for access to samples and/or pseudo-anonymised data held within the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Tissue Bank (PCRFTB).
The PCRFTB stores a wide range of biospecimens, including:
- Plasma
- Serum
- Buffy coats
- Urine
- Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) tissue
- Fresh frozen tissue
- Organoids
- Cancer Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs)
Samples have been collected from a diverse cohort of donors, including individuals with pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers and diseases, together with healthy control participants.
A snapshot of the donor and sample distributions is shown below.
| Distribution of Donors |
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| Distribution of Ethnicity of Donors |
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| Distribution of Samples |
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This page is refreshed every Friday at 23:59 to provide the most up-to-date distribution of samples. For inquiries about donors or samples, please email us at bci-pancreas-tissue-bank@qmul.ac.uk.
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