forresearchers belgiumcountry
Go back to Belgium page
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
