The purpose of the CHTN is to stimulate, for the good of the public, cooperative efforts to collect and distribute human biospecimens and to thereby facilitate research utilizing those specimens.
These activities are expected to encourage basic and developmental studies in many areas of cancer research, including molecular biology, immunology and genetics.
A second grant was funded during 1991-1995, and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) joined the CHTN and Nationwide Children’s Hospital became an independent group.
In addition, remnant body fluids are available on some patients and limited histological services can be obtained by special arrangement.
Investigators must complete a standard CHTN application which includes a brief description of their research project, funding information, and biospecimen requirements.