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Gynaecological Cancer Samples and Data

Sample Collection

The King’s Health Partners Gynaecological Biobank sample collection includes tissue following resection and/or biopsy stored either as formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded or frozen samples.  Blood samples are also collected and stored in the following derivatives: whole blood, PBMCs, serum, and plasma as well as ascites.  

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Data collection

Associated pathological data and patient demographic, clinical and follow-up information from patients with a variety of Gynaecological cancer types are also collected with the aim of providing to researchers to better understand Gynaecological cancer and to develop new treatments.  The following can be provided: 

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  • Demographic data: Age at diagnosis, gender, ethnicity, family history.

  • Clinical data: Stage, treatment types and duration.

  • Pathological data: Tumour size, type and grade.

  • Follow-up data: Time to local and distant recurrence, distant recurrence site, time to last seen in clinic, time to and cause of death.​​

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