OncoLifeS
Oncology Life StudyWe have established a hospital-based data-biobank, entitled OncoLifeS (Oncological Life Study: Living well as a cancer survivor) to link routinely collected clinical data with preserved biological specimens and quality of life assessments. The OncoLifeS data-biobank has been designed to facilitate cancer research by providing clear phenotypic and genotypic data in a clinical context.
Observational study involves collecting routine clinical data about carefully selected patient groups, and this can be combined with genetics and omics data from biological specimens. Indeed, understanding cancer heterogeneity, its temporal evolution over time, and the outcomes of guided treatment depend on accurate data about patient characteristics and their clinical management. Linking these routine clinical data to preserved biological specimens can then enable reproducible research capable of discovering biomarkers of cancer and/or treatment response, evaluating personalized treatment approaches, and increasing patient awareness. Including quality of life assessments may provide relevant information on how cancer and its treatment affects the subjective well-being of patients.
- Type
- Cohort study
- Design
- Longitudinal
- Participants
- 10000
- Duration
- 2014 (ongoing)