Biospecimens

PATH Biobank contains breast cancer specimens from more than 12,000 patients. All molecular subtypes are available. All samples are fresh-frozen and stored in the gas phase of liquid nitrogen.

We store

• Tumor tissue, with an edge length of at least 3mm
• Normal tumor adjacent tissue correspondong to the tumor with an edge length of at least 3 mm
• Blood serum, 1 ml volume

The molecular subtypes were determined according to St. Gallen International Expert Consensus.