We initiated the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study with the help of researchers at the:
- University of Melbourne
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research
The first goal of the AOCS was to create a uniquely powerful resource for ovarian cancer research, comprising
- Biospecimens
- Clinical outcome
- Epidemiological data
Over 3000 women with ovarian cancer from all Australian states have consented to take part in the study.
The AOCS Biobank provides researchers access to:
- DNA
- RNA
- Plasma
- Serum
- fresh-frozen tissue
- FFPE blocks
- Tissue microarrays (TMAs)
- Matched clinical and epidemiological data
To date, we have approved 145 national and international projects.