Limited Competition: Biospecimen Banks to support NCI National Clinical Trials Network Biospecimen Banks (NCTN Biobanks) and the NCI Early-Phase and Experimental Clinical Trials Biospecimen Bank (EET Biobank) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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The National Cancer Institute is seeking applications through a limited competition Notice of Funding Opportunity to maintain two distinct biospecimen banking resources. The National Clinical Trials Network Biobanks support the NCTN and Community Oncology Research Program by collecting and distributing clinically annotated human biospecimens to facilitate biomarker development and secondary research. Simultaneously, the Early-Phase and Experimental Clinical Trials Biobank focuses on the needs of the ETCTN and other early-phase trials involving investigational new drugs to accelerate the development of effective cancer treatments. These resources aim to bridge basic science and clinical applications to enable translational cancer research regarding disease mechanisms and therapeutic responses. This current notice serves as a forecast to allow eligible organizations time to establish collaborations before the formal application process begins. Selected projects will undergo peer review and will be funded based on merit.
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Through this limited competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications to support continuation of the two distinct biospecimen banking resources:
- The National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Biospecimen Banks (NCTN Biobanks) support the NCI-funded NCTN and the Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), and
- The Early-Phase and Experimental Clinical Trials Biospecimen Bank (EET Biobank) support the Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN) and NCI-supported other early phase and experimental clinical trials.
The objective is to maintain these robust national resources for continuing the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of high-quality, clinically annotated human biospecimens. The goal of these resources is to ensure availability of biospecimens from participants in NCI-funded clinical trials focused on treatment, prevention, and cancer control studies to enable translational cancer research. NCTN Biobanks support the biobanking operations of the NCTN funded through the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) and NCORP funded through the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP). The clinical trials conducted through NCTN and NCORP enroll thousands of patients with adult and childhood cancers each year. NCTN Biobank operations aim to facilitate hypothesis-driven biomarker development and validation, secondary research studies, and broader scientific discovery. Biospecimens collected through harmonized protocols and long-term follow-up across large multi-site clinical trials provide valuable resources for studying disease mechanisms, therapeutic response, and clinical outcomes in different types of cancers.
This NOFO will also support the continuation of the EET Biobank, a dedicated resource with a primary focus on meeting the biospecimen banking needs of the ETCTN and other early-phase and experimental clinical trials involving investigational new drugs (INDs). Biospecimens collected from the early phase clinical trials enable validated biomarker assay development, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies, investigation of drug action and resistance mechanisms, improved patient stratification, and broader scientific discovery. Unlike the NCTN Biobank, the EET Biobank bridges basic science and clinical applications that enable acceleration of NCI’s IND development efforts for effective cancer treatments. This is a forecast for a limited competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will invite application(s) from eligible organizations to apply. Application(s) will be peer-reviewed and only funded if meritorious.
Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.
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