Clinical collaboration for thyroid cancer and thyroid disease biospecimen collection

Our clinical unit is available to collaborate within a Horizon project by providing access to surgical thyroid specimens and associated biological materials from patients undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer and other thyroid pathologies. We routinely perform around 400 thyroidectomies annually, ensuring a stable recruitment base and consistent availability of samples across a broad spectrum of thyroid conditions.

Within a project framework, we can:

• Collect surgical thyroid tissue specimens generated during standard-of-care procedures (e.g., tumor and non-tumor tissue, when applicable).

• Collect and provide additional biological samples as defined by the protocol (e.g., blood-derived samples or other biospecimens, depending on study needs and feasibility).

• Process, store, and prepare samples for transfer, and ship biospecimens to project partners, in accordance with agreed SOPs and applicable ethical/legal requirements.

• Support clinical annotation of samples (e.g., basic demographics, diagnosis, surgical details, pathology results, outcomes), subject to approvals and data governance.

This cooperation is intended for partners seeking clinically sourced biospecimens to enable translational research, biomarker discovery/validation, molecular profiling, or the development of diagnostic/prognostic tools in thyroid oncology and thyroid disease. Sample types, handling requirements, timelines, and data fields can be aligned to the consortium protocol.