Table 1.
Effort Required for Legacy Events by Biospecimen Type
| Biospecimen type | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frozen (mechanical freezer, liquid nitrogen storage) | FFPE/other (ambient temperature storage) | |
| Legacy change management processes | ||
| Collection inventory | ||
| Biospecimen retrievala | b | c |
| Confirm number and format of biospecimens | b | c |
| Packaging and shipping | ||
| Biospecimen packaging | b | c |
| Biospecimen shipping | b | c |
| Biospecimen quality control and validation | d | d |
| Biospecimen destruction | d | d |
| Data management | d | d |
a
Effort is increased where biospecimens are being inventoried across multiple sites.
Estimate of typical “effort” is based on time and resources needed to complete each event.
b
Extensive effort.
c
Some effort.
d
Moderate effort.
FFPE, formalin fixed paraffin-embedded.