VA-Approved Tissue Banks
Off-site tissue banks are approved for specific protocols.
Tissue banks approved for multi-site protocols are listed below.
The following banks are approved ONLY for the protocol listed:
Protocol |
Protocol Acronym |
Tissue Bank Name and Location |
|---|---|---|
| Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes | ACCORD | Northwest Lipid Metabolism and Diabetes Research Laboratories, Seattle, WA |
| Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort | CRIC | CRIC Study Central Lab & Repository, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| Hepatitis C Long Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis | HALT-C | SeraCare (formerly BBI Biotech), Gaithersburg, MD |
| Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative | ADNI | National Cell Repository for Alzheimer's Disease (NCRAD), Indianapolis, IN |
| Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL/High Triglyceride and Impact on Global Health Outcomes | AIM-HIGH | Northwest Lipid Research Laboratories, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| Lung Tissue Research Consortium | LTRC | Tissue Processing Distribution Center-Tissue Core Lab, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO |
| Idiosyncratic Liver Injury Associated with Drugs: A Retrospective Study | DILIN-ILIAD | NIDDK Genetics Repository (Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository) |
| A Multi-Center Longitudinal Study of Drug- and CAMInduced Liver Injury | DILIN-CAM | NIDDK Genetics Repository (Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository) |
| Action for Health in Diabetes Look AHEAD | Look AHEAD | Central Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| Diabetes Prevention Program/Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study | DPP/DPPOS | DPP/DPPOS Central Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| Genetics of Endophenotypes and Schizophrenia | COGS | Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository, Piscataway, NJ |
In addition, as a result of a letter of understanding with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the following NCI-sponsored cooperative tissue banks, are designated as VAapproved if they are used for one of their protocols (for example, the SWOG-supported tissue bank can be used for SWOG protocols without ORD approval):
- Clinical Trials Cooperative Groups Tissue Resources, which include
- American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)
- Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
- Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG)
- North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG)
- National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
- Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)
- Cooperative Breast Cancer Tissue Resource
- Cooperative Human Tissue Network
- Gynecologic Oncology Group Tissue Network
- Cancer Prevention Network
- National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG)
- Cancer Prevention Network (Mayo Clinic)