by Scott Ford | Jul 17, 2025 | Cancer, Clinical Trials, Cryopreservation, Cryopreserve Tissue, Cryopreserved Tissue
Yes, absolutely! Cryopreserved tissue is not only used in clinical trials, but it’s becoming increasingly critical and sought-after for many modern clinical trials, especially those in precision oncology and cell/gene therapy. The current standard of FFPE...
by Scott Ford | Jul 11, 2025 | Cancer, Cancer Biopsy, Cancer Testing, Cryopreservation, cryopreservation kit, Cryopreserve Tissue
To order a cryopreservation kit from SpeciCare, you should contact them at least 3 days prior to your biopsy or surgery and request your SpeciKit to be shipped overnight to your address. You may purchase the kit itself or the Kit with your first year of...
by Scott Ford | Jul 10, 2025 | Cancer, Cancer Biopsy, Cancer Testing, Cancer Treatments, Cryopreservation, Cryopreserve Tissue, Cryopreserved Tissue
Yes, as long as the process is started at the time of biopsy. For many patients, a biopsy is the very first opportunity to obtain tumor tissue, and it’s the best time to consider cryopreservation. If your biopsy tissue is not cryopreserved at the time of your...
by Scott Ford | Jul 9, 2025 | Cancer, Cancer Treatments, Cryopreservation, Cryopreserved Tissue, tumor
The ideal time to cryopreserve tumor tissue is as early as possible in your cancer journey, ideally at the time of initial diagnosis or surgical removal of the tumor. Here’s why timing is critical: Before Treatment Begins (Most Important): “Native”...
by Scott Ford | Jul 8, 2025 | Cryopreservation, Cryopreserved Tissue
Tissue cryopreservation serves a variety of crucial purposes across different fields of medicine and research. It’s particularly important for: 1. Cancer Patients (Oncofertility & Tumor Banking): Fertility Preservation: This is one of the most common and...
by Scott Ford | Jul 7, 2025 | Cancer, Cryopreservation, Cryopreserved Tissue
Cryopreserved tissue (often referred to as “fresh frozen” or “flash-frozen”) and standard pathology (Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded, or FFPE) tissue represent two fundamentally different approaches to tissue preservation, each with distinct...
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