British Columbia Cancer Agency Tumour Tissue Repository (BCCA-TTR)

The BC Cancer Agency Tumour Tissue Repository was established in 2003 and represents a new generation of tumor repositories designed from the outset to create a provincial resource to support translational cancer research at the BCCA, and also across Canada and internationally.

The BCCA-TTR is a state of the art repository that is creating a collection of tissues, blood, and clinical information from patient donors and a range of tumor types, accrued under carefully crafted and standardized consent, collection and operational protocols. These include organizational policies and a commitment to protection of donor privacy that is embodied in all standard operating procedures and aspects of the repository.

The BCCA-TTR is a provincial program that comprises an initial accrual center in the Vancouver Island Center, Victoria, that has accrued over 1500 cases, and a bioinformatics center in the Vancouver Center, Vancouver. The TTR is currently working with other banks and expert translational research groups in BC, to create expanded capacity for collection and opportunities for research access to tissue resources.

Current and previous funding support for the BCCA-TTR has come from the  BC Cancer Foundation , the  Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research,   Sanofi-Aventis , AstraZeneca Canada Inc ,  Perceptronix, and the  Western Economic Diversification Canada. The TTR also operates with substantial and critical logistic support from the Departments of Pathology and Surgery, Vancouver Island Health Authority.

Links

 TTR Questionnaire

Affiliated Sites

 Vancouver Cancer Centre

 Royal Jubilee Hospital

 Victoria General Hospital

 Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Other Canadian Tumor Banks

 Ontario Cancer Research Network

 Reseau De Recherche sur la Cancer (FRSQ)

 Alberta Cancer Board Polyomx

 Manitoba Breast Tumor Bank

Demo Sites for Tissue Bank Operators Only

The following links are for tissue bank operators who wish to evaluate our application. Please contact Dr. Peter Watson (pwatson@bccancer.bc.ca) to gain access to these demo sites.

 CTRNet-TTR Application Demo