Project requirements
Project requires matched tissue and blood derivative samples from 50 Liver Cancer patients where samples aren’t suitable for the research if only either sample type is available. 1mL of Plasma and 1 piece of tissue snap frozen is required. The project prefers dispatch of all samples upon full recruitment completed, samples to be stored in liquid nitrogen.
Exclusion criteria: samples from patients with therapy before sample collection.
Additionally, the project requires clinical data for the collected samples, i.e. Diagnosis, staging, cancer history, comorbidities, smoking history, treatment data.
Pricing quote
| Service item |
Unit price |
Unit |
Total |
| Case selection and Consent - $155 (Full Price $310) |
$155 |
Min. 50 |
Min. $3,000 |
Blood collection and processing:
Blood collection - $26 (Full Price $84)
Blood processing (Plasma)- $44 (Full Price $144) |
$70 |
50 |
$3,500 |
Tissue collection and processing:
Tissue Collection – $50 (Full Price $300)
Snap Freezing – $9 (Full Price $28) |
$59 |
50 |
$2,950 |
Prospective collection data:
Deidentified pathology report – Complimentary
Comorbidities - $22
Treatment data - $22
Staging, Cancer and Smoking History - $6 x 3
Prospective data collection discount: 10%
Total: $62 -10%: $55 per donor |
$62 |
50 |
$3,100 |
Follow up data:
Follow up status: $22
Survival status: $22 (50%) - $12
Total: $34 per donor |
$34 |
50 |
$1,700 |
| Storage (LN) - $0 first year and $67 per year thereafter |
$67 |
TBC |
TBC |
| Retrieval |
$48 per box |
TBC |
TBC |
| Project Application |
$330 |
1 |
$330 |
| Project Management fee – $0 first hour and $100 per hour thereafter |
$100 per hour |
TBC |
TBC |
| |
|
Total |
Min. $14,580 |
Quote provision basis
The VCB quotes this request based on a number of factors, including the request criteria and availability for other purposes (e.g. VCB general biobanking). Where sharing is possible, VCB will further reduce the already-subsidised pricing to a project.
Since liver cancer is part of our biobanking priorities, the costs are shared for case selection and consent (instead of full price). Similarly, the costs for collection and processing of blood and tissue are shared when the specimens can be banked for future projects. Storage fees will be incurred until the samples are dispatched upon full recruitment. Any courier fees are passed on.
While we understand the project would only accept the specimens which have matched tissue and plasma for the merit of the research, this criterion is outside of VCB control, therefore the VCB reserves the right to charge for services rendered (in this case, i.e. case selection and consent) even if they did not result in specimens for the project.
Data pricing is derived from the amount of data requested. Clinical data retrieval involves accessing patient medical records. We are providing a data bundle discount (up to 50%) and prospective collection discount (up to 10%) to our data prices for a comprehensive list and pre-collection data criteria since they enhance our data collection through existing projects.
Follow up Data items that are accessed at a later time will be charged accordingly.
Other fees
As per common practices, an initial project application fee is incurred to cover the administrative work for review of project documents and basic agreement drafting and establishment.
A project management fee may be applied for extensive project management beyond the standard scope.