Summary
PROJECT SUMMARY – LEUKEMIA TISSUE BANK SHARED RESOURCE (LTBSR) The LTBSR is a longstanding biobank, established in 1997, that procures, processes, and stores biologic material from consenting patients with hematologic diseases. The LTBSR procures samples in two ways: 1) via a general biobanking protocol for future research; and 2) via specific clinical research protocols with special collection needs. The major services of the LTBSR are consenting patients, procuring samples (e.g., blood, bone marrow, and leukapheresis products) as directed by the general or a specific IRB protocol, assessing