Types Of CDP Tissue Microarrays Available

For detailed information please select the TMA links below.

ALL TMAs ARE STATISTICALLY DESIGNED TO ADD PROGRESSION OR PROGNOSTIC VALUE

Breast Progression TMA:
- Designed to investigate differences in marker prevalence in 3 stages of invasive breast cancer.
- Total breast tissue cores: 339 (plus cell line controls / normal non-breast tissue controls).
- Number of TMA sections per set: 6
- Cost: academia cost ($1,200.00 for 6-section set); industry cost ($3,600.00 for 6-section set).
Breast Stage I Prognostic TMA:
- Designed to examine potential prognostic markers in stage I non-metastatic breast cancer.
- Total breast tissue cores: 630 (plus cell line controls and normal non-breast tissue controls).
- Number of TMA sections per set: 10
- Cost: academia cost ($2,000.00 for 10-section set); industry cost ($6,000.00 for 10-section set).
Breast Stage II Prognostic TMA:
- Designed to examine potential prognostic markers in stage II non-metastatic breast cancer.
- Total breast tissue cores: 430 (plus cell line controls and normal non-breast tissue controls).
- Number of TMA sections per set: 8
- Cost: academia cost ($1,600.00 for 8-section set); industry cost ($4,800.00 for 8-section set).
Breast Stage III Prognostic TMA:
- Designed to examine potential prognostic markers in stage III non-metastatic breast cancer
- Total breast tissue cores: 197 (plus cell line controls and normal non-breast tissue controls)
- Number of TMA sections per set: 4
- Cost: academia cost ($800.00 for 4-section set); industry cost ($2,400.00 for 4-section set).
Colon TMA:
- Designed for examination of associations of markers with tumor stage, clinical outcome, and other clinico-pathologic variables in Stage I – IV colon cancer.
- Total colon tissue cores: 478 (plus cell line controls and normal non-colon tissue controls).
- Number of TMA sections per set: 8
- Cost: academia cost ($800.00 for 8-section set); industry cost ($2,400.00 for 8-section set).
Melanoma TMA:
- Designed to investigate differences in prevalence of markers in various stages of melanoma progression from nevi to malignant melanoma.
- Total melanoma tissue cores: 273 (plus cell line controls and normal non-melanoma tissue controls).
- Number of TMA sections per set: One section each from four separate arrays - nevi, primary melanoma, melanoma that metastasized to distant sites, and melanoma that metastasized to lymph nodes.
- Cost: $150.00 USD for a set of four sections; additional sections $40.00 USD each; free test TMA.