Tissue Banking Centres
The CCLG Tissue Bank has National Research Ethics Service (NRES) approval for consent to be taken for tissue in the UK and Ireland. This tissue can be used for biological research into childhood cancers..jpg)
All registered Tissue Banking centres can access the current CCLG Tissue Bank protocol, tissue registration forms and other relevant documents below:
CCLG Tissue Bank Protocol (2008 BS 01) (version 5.0, 18 April 2012)
NRES approval letters
- Amendment 5 approval letter (16 November 2012 - re-issued 13 June 2013)
- Amendment 4 approval letter (16 May 2012)
- Amendment 3 approval letter (5 May 2011)
- Amendment 2 (non-substantial) confirmation letter (21 December 2010)
- Amendment 1 approval letter (9 June 2009)
- NRES Research Tissue Bank approval letter (14 May 2008)
Specimen Registration form (FORM A) (version 3.0, May 2012)
Constitutional DNA Registration form (FORM B) (version 4.0, March 2012)
Parent/ Patient Information Sheets
- Summary information sheet for parents on tissue donation
- Summary information sheet for patients on tissue donation
- Parent information sheet
- Patient/ Young adult information sheet (age 18+)
- Patient Information sheet (age 13+)
- Patient Information sheet (age 8-12)
- Patient Information Sheet (age less than 8)
Guidelines for Transfer of Historical Tissue Collection (March 2012)
Central Banking Specimens for Real-Time Biological Studies (March 2012)
CCLG Tissue Bank Education Day (July 2011)
FAQs by Tissue Banking Centres (version 2.0, January 2013)
CCLG Tissue Bank Guidelines (February 2011)
Personalised centre tissue registration forms can be requested from the CCLG Tissue Bank Manager
(Previous versions are available from the CCLG Coordinating Centre upon request)