Fox Chase Cancer Center: BioServe Network Member
The Biosample Repository Facility at Fox Chase Cancer Center is dedicated to the collection of human subject biosamples (e.g., whole blood, plasma, tissue, DNA, and lymphocytes) along with supporting personal and family cancer history data.
Patients and their family members at Fox Chase are introduced to the Biosample Repository and are invited to sign an informed consent. Willing participants are asked to contribute samples, and to complete family history, risk factor and demographic questionnaires.
Tissue and blood specimens collected for the repository can trace each anonymized patient's pathway from pre-diagnosis to treatment and through long-term follow up care. Fox Chase specimens collected at each stage are supported by annotations that include medical histories, detailed records of treatment protocols as well as outcomes.
About Fox Chase Cancer Center
Fox Chase Cancer Center is one of the leading cancer research and treatment centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation's first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center's nursing program has received the Magnet status for excellence three consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach.