Type of donor

• Oncological patients with clinical indication of sample extraction.
• Sign informed consent.
• Number: Over 1,000 donors.

Type of samples

Samples of in fresco, frozen and paraffinized tumour and non-tumour tissue from diagnostic surpluses.

Collection point

• Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta

Purpose

Providing samples to the scientific community for cancer research and obtaining useful results for the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

This bank is a part of the Xarxa de Bancs de Tumors de Catalunya (XBTC), [Catalonian tumour bank network] which was launched in 2006 within the Pla Director d’Oncologia de Catalunya [Master plan for oncology in Catalonia].