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Biospecimen Types Available for Research and Development

Click the Distribution Data buttons to review the CHTN's collected and shipped biospecimens for the previous grant cycle; years 2019 to 2023.

COLLECTED DATA SHIPPED DATA

*Reminder: 2020 and 2021 data was affected by COVID.

Malignant

Representing various cancer types across multiple organ systems.

Benign

Non-cancerous growths and lesions for comparative research.

Disease

Samples from patients with non-malignant pathological conditions.

Normal, Uninvolved/Normal Adjacent Tissue (NAT)

Control samples from non-diseased regions, critical for baseline studies.

Biofluids

Including:

Urine
Serum
Plasma
Buffy coat (white blood cell fraction)
Effusions
PBMCs