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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 CohortCRIC 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 InjuryDILIN-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/DPPOSDPP/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)
  • AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR)