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. 2010 Feb 16;456(4):449–454. doi: 10.1007/s00428-010-0887-7
R20: As a rule, tissue banking should be considered as an option in every clinical trial.
R21: The need for biomarker application and the possibility of using trials for biomarker validation should be taken into account in the statistical and logistical design of the trial.
R22: Pathologists should be involved in trial design.
R23: There should be a comprehensive registry in the tissue bank (ideally coupled to an institutional clinical trial registry system) of the tissue samples collected in the context of clinical trials.