The 10 recommendations of the 1st Biobanking Symposium on 12 & 13 November 2019

Recommendation 1 :

Start the biobanking project as a “pilot project” towards expansion to other structures

Recommendation 2 :

Implement a national information system centralised by the IRC.

Recommendation 3 :

Establish guidelines containing the criteria, standards and procedures (technical, organisational, regulatory and ethical) of a biobank belonging to the national network.

Recommendation 4 :

Train the new professions of “biobankers” and create a diploma for anatomopatology and genetics specialists. Continuous training for all those involved (surgeons, organ specialists, technicians ….)

Recommendation 5 :

Integrate any public structure respecting the guidelines into the national biobank network by being responsible for its own biobank.

Recommendation 6 :

Have standardised procedures for each type of cancer.

Recommendation 7 :

Harmonise the headings to be filled in for each patient/sample at national level in all centres in order to have a complete and uniform database.

Recommendation 8 :

Keep only tissues (healthy and tumour) and possibly serum in the first instance.

Recommendation 9 :

To have a single national scientific steering committee for the biobanking network, which will have among its missions to guide possible research projects. The Biobanks-OncO-Ma SPC will be responsible for:

– Initiate and coordinate Biobanking-Onco-Ma projects

– Ensure administrative and managerial follow-up

– Follow up the steps and deadlines associated with the different phases

– Edit a report to the different partners at the end of each phase

– Create scientific and technical expertise units and monitor their work at national and regional level.

Recommendation 10 :

Work as a network on all aspects.