Biobank: The Belgian Virtual Tumourbank (Belgium)

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Type of database: biobank.

Primary purpose: To centralize and provide accessibility to residual human tumour samples for researchers, enabling the discovery of diagnostic and prognostic markers and the development of new therapies for the benefit of cancer patients.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR).

Type of information: longitudinal. age, sex, year, primary tumour localization, tumour histology, risk of cancer, tumour staging.

Data Dictionary: The Belgian Virtual Tumourbank.

To access the source, click on "Data" and then "Variables in the Database" in this website: click here to learn more.

Data level: patient level.

Number of records: Catalog with the number of records: click here to learn more.

Date range: unknown.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Full list of cancer types:

The Belgian Virtual Tumourbank.

Data access: not publicly available. Instructions to request data for restricted content: click here to learn more. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed: click here to learn more.

Contact information: Click here to access. databaseType::biobank dataOwner::Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) databaseStructure::longitudinal hasVariable::age hasVariable::sex hasVariable::year hasVariable::primary tumour localization hasVariable::tumour histology hasVariable::risk of cancer hasVariable::tumour staging hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: The Belgian Virtual Tumourbank dataLevel::patient level dataEnd::unknown dataAvailability::not publicly available hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://virtualtumourbank.kankerregister.org/tumourbank.aspx?url=BVT_catalogue click here to learn more hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed isDatabase hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown Head Neck Oral Oral cavity Pharynx Pharyngeal Tongue Lingual Nasal cavity Nasal Sinonasal Sinus Sinuses Paranasal sinuses Ear Mandible Maxilla Jaw Esophageal Gastric Intestinal Bowel Colorectal Appendix Appendiceal Duodenum Jejunum Ileum Anal Perianal Hepatic Biliary Hepatobiliary Pulmonary Thorax Thoracic Chest Mediastinal Pleural Cutaneous Dermal Epidermal Subcutaneous Skeletal Osseous Chondral Extremity Axilla Axillary Mammary Cervical Uterine Endometrial Ovarian Tubal Fallopian Vaginal Vulvar Adnexal Renal Urothelial Ureteral Urethral Prostatic Testicular Penile Ocular Orbital Retinal Optic nerve Meninges Meningeal Cerebral Cerebellar Brainstem Lymphatic Lymphoid Lymphoma Hematologic Hematopoietic Myeloma Plasma cell Diaphragm Peripheral nerve Heart Cardiac Endocrine