Why the United States Needs a National, Coordinated Biobanking System
Authors: Carolyn Compton
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2021)

EditorialsDecember 2021Why the United States Needs a National, Coordinated Biobanking SystemCarolyn Compton, MD, PhDCarolyn Compton, MD, PhDASU Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory and Center for Healthcare Delivery and Policy, Arizona State University, Scotsdale, ArizonaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M21-4145 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In their article, Ragan and colleagues (1) make the latest case for a national, coordinated biobanking system to support clinical decision making and translational research—to enable an efficient and facile response to a pandemic. In the absence of an existing resource, these authors had to launch their own biobanking operation to serve the urgent needs of their patient, physician, and scientist communities in the midst of a protracted international medical crisis.Their biobanking effort included obtaining patient consent, collecting specimens, and annotating samples with clinical data. Specimens were collected from inpatients and outpatients after retrieval from clinical pathology laboratories and ...References1. Ragan EJ, McCallum C, Marathe J, et al. Pandemic response requires research samples: a U.S. safety-net hospital's experience and call for national action. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174:1727-32. doi:10.7326/M21-2857 Google Scholar2. International Organization for Standardization. ISO 20387:2018: Biotechnology — biobanking — general requirements for biobanking. 2018. Accessed at www.iso.org/standard/67888.html on 19 October 2021. Google Scholar3. Campbell LD, Astrin JJ, DeSouza Y, et al. The 2018 revision of the ISBER best practices: summary of changes and the editorial team's development process. Biopreserv Biobank. 2018;16:3-6. [PMID: 29393664] doi:10.1089/bio.2018.0001 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. National Cancer Institute. NCI Best Practices for Biospecimen Resources. March 2016. Accessed at https://biospecimens.cancer.gov/bestpractices/2016-NCIBestPractices.pdf on 19 October 2021. Google Scholar5. College of American Pathologists. Biorepository Accreditation Program. Accessed at www.cap.org/laboratory-improvement/accreditation/biorepository-accreditation-program on 19 October 2021. Google Scholar6. SteelFisher GK, Blendon RJ, Caporello H. An uncertain public — encouraging acceptance of Covid-19 vaccines. N Engl J Med. 2021;384:1483-1487. [PMID: 33657291] doi:10.1056/NEJMp2100351 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Friede A, Grossman R, Hunt R, et al, eds. National Biospecimen Network Blueprint. Constella Group; 2003. Accessed at https://biospecimens.cancer.gov/global/pdfs/FINAL_NBN_Blueprint.pdf on 19 October 2021. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: ASU Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory and Center for Healthcare Delivery and Policy, Arizona State University, Scotsdale, ArizonaDisclosures: The author has reported no disclosures of interest. The form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M21-4145.Corresponding Author: Carolyn Compton, MD, PhD, 7500 East McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ 85258; e-mail, carolyn.[email protected]edu.This article was published at Annals.org on 2 November 2021. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPandemic Response Requires Research Samples: A U.S. Safety-Net Hospital's Experience and Call for National Action Elizabeth J. Ragan , Caitryn McCallum , Jai Marathe , Manisha Cole , Melissa Hofman , Andrew J. Henderson , Tyler Flack , Nancy S. Miller , Eric J. Burks , Grace Qing Zhao , Ridiane Denis , Nina H. Lin , Karen R. Jacobson , Christopher D. Andry , Stephen I. Pelton , Elizabeth R. Duffy , and Nahid Bhadelia Metrics December 2021Volume 174, Issue 12Page: 1761-1762KeywordsBiobanksBiorepositoriesCOVID-19Cohort studiesPathology and laboratory medicinePrevention, policy, and public healthResearch laboratories ePublished: 2 November 2021 Issue Published: December 2021 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2021 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...