Standard Operating Procedures
CTRNet charter members collaborate with each other to develop nationally accepted Policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
When adopting SOPs for local use please reference the original CTRNet SOP under section 3.0 REFERENCE TO OTHER CTRNET SOPS OR POLICIES.
| 1.0 |
Administration |
English |
Français |
| 01.001 |
Obtaining Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 01.004 |
Handling Participant (Donor) Complaints |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 01.005 |
Administration of Standard Operating Procedures |
e2.1 |
f2.1 |
| 01.006 |
Job Descriptions, Roles and Responsibilities |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 2.0 |
Participant and Recruitment Management |
English |
Français |
| 02.001 |
Participant Recruitment into Tumour Bank Program |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 02.002 |
Developing and Revising Consent Forms |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 02.003 |
Requesting Additional Survey Information |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 02.005 |
Obtaining Informed Consent |
e2.1 |
f2.1 |
| 02.006 |
Withdrawal of Consent |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 02.007 |
Notification of Significant and Relevant Findings |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 3.0 |
Records and Documentation Management |
English |
Français |
| 03.001 |
Information Access Control |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 03.002 |
Database Backup Systems |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 03.003 |
Data Tranmission to CTRNet |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 03.004 |
Clinical Annotation |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 03.008 |
Document Maintenance |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 4.0 |
Facilities Management/Operation |
English |
Français |
| 04.001 |
Physical Security at Tumour Bank Facilities |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 04.004 |
Emergency Procedure for Freezer and Refrigerator Failure |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 04.006 |
Maintenance of Sample Storage Facility and Equipment |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 5.0 |
Quality Assurance Procedures |
English |
Français |
| 05.001 |
Assessing Quality of Tissue Specimens |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 05.002 |
Assessing Quality of Nucleic Acids |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 6.0 |
Safety |
English |
Français |
| 06.002 |
Handling Hazardous Chemical Waste |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 06.003 |
Immunization and Personnel Accident Reporting |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 7.0 |
Training |
English |
Français |
| 07.001 |
Education and Training |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 8.0 |
Materials Handling and Documentation |
English |
Français |
| 08.01.001 |
Labeling and Tracking Materials |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.01.002 |
Biohazardous Waste Management |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.01.003 |
Inventory Verification |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.02.001 |
Blood Collection |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.02.002 |
Blood Processing and Storage |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.02.003 |
Blood Derivatives: Extraction of RNA |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.02.004 |
Blood Derivatives: Extraction of DNA |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.02.005 |
DNA Extraction from Blood |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.001 |
Tissue Collection and Transportation |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.002 |
Tissue Harvesting |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.003 |
Snap Freezing of Tissue |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.004 |
Freezing of Tissue OCT |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.005 |
Preservation of Tissue by FFPE |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.006 |
Sectioning of tissue - Paraffin and OCT Embedded Tissue |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.007 |
H & E Staining of Tissue Sections |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.008 |
Tissue Derivatives - Extraction of DNA |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.009 |
Tissue Derivatives - Extraction of RNA |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.010 |
TMAs from Paraffin Embedded Blocks |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 08.03.011 |
Sample Retrieval |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 9.0 |
Material Release |
English |
Français |
| 09.001 |
Sample Shipping and Transportation |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 09.002 |
Completion of an MTA |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 09.004 |
Material Request and Release |
e2.0 |
f2.0 |
| 09.005 |
Return of Biospecimens for Clinical Purposes |
e1.0 |
f1.0 |