Alberta Cancer Research Biobank 

The Alberta Cancer Research Biobank (ACRB) is a provincial biobanking program operated by Cancer Research and Analytics within Cancer Care Alberta. The ACRB has a large open access collection of samples from several types of cancer. We also support the collection and storage of samples for independent research groups. The Biobank provides these samples to medical researchers to address unanswered questions concerning prevention, prognosis and treatment of cancer.

Our biobank is a multi-user resource that is available to a wide range of cancer researchers in Alberta and around the world. As members of the Canadian Tissue Repository Network (CTRNet) and the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), we use leading-edge tumor banking practices to promote cancer research at national and international levels. It is our goal that partnerships between research studies and the biobank will lead to innovative research.

Our patient participants support research by providing consent for the use of their donated blood and tissue samples as well as access to their health records. Thanks to our fellow Albertans who understand and support research, 97% of patients we contact choose to enroll in our program.