The 10 recommendations of the 1st Biobanking Symposium on 12 & 13 November 2019
Flagship
Strategy
Recommendation 1 :
Start the biobanking project as a “pilot project” towards expansion to other structures
Recommendation 2 :
Implement a national information system centralised by the IRC.
Recommendation 3 :
Establish guidelines containing the criteria, standards and procedures (technical, organisational, regulatory and ethical) of a biobank belonging to the national network.
Recommendation 4 :
Train the new professions of “biobankers” and create a diploma for anatomopatology and genetics specialists. Continuous training for all those involved (surgeons, organ specialists, technicians ….)
Recommendation 5 :
Integrate any public structure respecting the guidelines into the national biobank network by being responsible for its own biobank.
Recommendation 6 :
Have standardised procedures for each type of cancer.
Recommendation 7 :
Harmonise the headings to be filled in for each patient/sample at national level in all centres in order to have a complete and uniform database.
Recommendation 8 :
Keep only tissues (healthy and tumour) and possibly serum in the first instance.
Recommendation 9 :
To have a single national scientific steering committee for the biobanking network, which will have among its missions to guide possible research projects. The Biobanks-OncO-Ma SPC will be responsible for:
– Initiate and coordinate Biobanking-Onco-Ma projects
– Ensure administrative and managerial follow-up
– Follow up the steps and deadlines associated with the different phases
– Edit a report to the different partners at the end of each phase
– Create scientific and technical expertise units and monitor their work at national and regional level.
Recommendation 10 :
Work as a network on all aspects.