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Tissue Banking Overview: Washington University Medical Center

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8/21/2012<br />

Comparison between umbilical cord blood banking and clinical<br />

tissue banking<br />

Issue Comparison Comments<br />

Time dimension of the<br />

biobanking process<br />

Promotion of advantages of<br />

the procedure to physicians<br />

and patients<br />

Link to patient identity<br />

Accreditation<br />

In both fields, specimens are<br />

banked now for an uncertain but<br />

potentially high-impact use in the<br />

future; can be of benefit in ways<br />

not necessarily forseen at the<br />

time of procurement<br />

Communication/education is a<br />

central component of cord blood<br />

banking to increase use of the<br />

procedure; this is also likely true<br />

of clinical tissue banking<br />

Private (though not public) cord<br />

bank specimens linked to patient<br />

identity; required for clinical<br />

tissue banking<br />

Besides FDA regulations, the<br />

American Association of Blood<br />

Banks (AABB), (CAP) and the<br />

Foundation for the Accreditation<br />

of Cellular Therapy (FACT).<br />

Accreditation program for tissue<br />

banks (CAP) released in 2011.<br />

Education of users is required,<br />

since stakeholders often tend to<br />

value only those things that offer<br />

immediate benefits<br />

Helps overcome expectation and<br />

cost barriers, and helps the<br />

practice become more widely<br />

used<br />

Consent process distinct from<br />

that that used for biospecimen<br />

repositories focused on research<br />

Certification standards and<br />

accreditation programs enhance<br />

patient care; they will also<br />

increase patient and physician<br />

confidence in the overall<br />

enterprise, as well as the<br />

individual repositories they use<br />

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