National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank: A Platform for Collaborative Research and Mesothelioma Biobanking Resource to Support Translational Research

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• Personal Author:
  Amin W ; Becich MJ ; Feldman M ; Flores R ; Landreneau R ; Luketich J ; Melamed J ; Parwani AV ; Pass HI ; Pennathur A ; Valdivieso F ; Whelan NB
• Description:
  The National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB), developed six years ago, gathers clinically annotated human mesothelioma specimens for basic and clinical science research. During this period, this resource has greatly increased its collection of specimens by expanding the number of contributing academic health centers including New York University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Marketing efforts at both national and international annual conferences increase awareness and availability of the mesothelioma specimens at no cost to approved investigators, who query the web-based NMVB database for cumulative and appropriate patient clinicopathological information on the specimens. The data disclosure and specimen distribution protocols are tightly regulated to maintain compliance with participating institutions' IRB and regulatory committee reviews. The NMVB currently has over 1120 annotated cases available for researchers, including paraffin embedded tissues, fresh frozen tissue, tissue microarrays (TMA), blood samples, and genomic DNA. In addition, the resource offers expertise and assistance for collaborative research. Furthermore, in the last six years, the resource has provided hundreds of specimens to the research community. The investigators can request specimens and/or data by submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI) that is evaluated by NMVB research evaluation panel (REP). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Diagnosis Hematologic Tests Laboratories Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood Samples Clinical Diagnosis Clinical Tests Diagnostic Tests Laboratory Testing Medical Research Medical Screening Mesothelioma Tissue Culture
• ISSN:
  2090-3197
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  2013
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054157
• Citation:
  Lung Cancer Int 2013 Sep; 2013:765748
• Contact Point Address:
  Waqas Amin, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• Email:
  waa8@pitt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Lung Cancer International
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216781/cdc_216781_DS1.pdf
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