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 4.0, 6 April 2011)
NRES approval letters
- 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 2.0, November 2010)
Constitutional DNA Registration form (FORM B) (version 3.0, November 2010)
Parent/ Patient Information Sheets
- Summary information sheet 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)
CCLG Tissue Bank Education Day (July 2011)
FAQs by Tissue Banking Centres (June 2011)
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)