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Giving clinical significance to molecular targets.
TriStar Tissue Micro Arrays enable the simultaneous analysis of thousands of human tissue samples in a single experiment under uniform conditions.
Tissue Micro Arrays are ideally suited for further validation of data regarding individual genes of particular clinical relevance detected by cDNA array analysis.
TriStar's unique tissue micro array platform utilizes high-throughput molecular pathology to provide clinically relevant data related to molecular target expression/amplification in thousands of human normal and diseased tissues. Focus areas include Cancer and Neurodegenerative diseases. Tissues are collected in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Repositories are located in Hamburg (Germany), Catania (Italy), Madrid (Spain) and Washington DC.
Our repository of over 60,000 arrayed human cancer & normal tissues with extensive clinical data is by far the largest of its kind in the world today. We provide standard and customized high-density tissue arrays, formalin fixed and frozen (OCT) tissue blocks and the following contract research services:
- High density tissue arrays / tissue slides with annotated information covering prognosis, treatment & response
- Contract research services for the validation of molecular targets in over 120 different cancers and 76 types of human normal tissues by IHC/FISH
- Relating target expression to prognosis, treatment and response in 12 prevalent cancer types, up to 3500 donor samples each.
- Tissue cross-reactivity screening (GLP-FDA & non-GLP)
Cancer Stem Cell Platform
TriStar is the first company able to offer in-vitro as well as in-vivo assays for the screening of small molecule compounds and therapeutic antibodies on Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) of Breast, Colon, Lung (NSCL & SCLC), Glioblastoma, Melanoma, Ovarian & Thyroid Cancers. The availability of these assays may provide a unique opportunity for pharmaceutical companies to access state of the art technology in cancer research on the largest commercially available set of cancer stem cells.
Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) are the sub-population of undifferentiated tumorigenic cells responsible for the initiation, maintenance and spreading of tumors and should, therefore, represent the preferential target of effective therapies aimed at eradicating tumors. CSCs represent a powerful tool for basic and translational researchers aimed at studying the pathogenic events that drive cancer initiation and progression, while providing crucial information for the development of therapeutic compounds targeting specific survival pathways of the tumorigenic population. The analysis of basic biological parameters concerning CSCs may provide important information to determine their prognostic value in a clinical setting.
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- Normal Tissue Array 96
- Multi Tumor Tissue Array 880
- Human Cancer Stem Cell (CSC) cytoinclusion array with matched CSC generated xenografts
- Breast cancers primary & paired distant metastases
- Triple negative breast cancer with follow up information
- Breast cancers with trastuzumab treatment data
- Breast cancer prognosis array 600
- Colon cancer progression array
- Colon cancer Stage II-III with KRAS data
- Colon cancer Stage IV with KRAS data
- Colon cancer with bevacizumab treatment information
- Colon cancer prognosis array
- Prostate cancer heterogeneity array
- Prostate cancer progression array 370
- Hormone refractory prostate cancers
- Prostate cancer prognosis array
- Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
- Lung cancer prognosis array 400 with treatment information
- Pancreatic cancer primary & matched mets
- Multiple Myeloma 60
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma High Grade 152
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Low Grade 71
32 normal human tissues, 3 donors each
50 donor samples each of lung adenocarcinoma,
lung squamous,lung undifferentiated,SCLC, breast lobular,
breast ductal, prostate, colon, NHL, head & neck, pancreatic, esophageal adenocarcinoma, esophageal squamous, bladder, kidney, melanoma mets, liver, ovarian
Cytospins of multiple human cancer stem cell lines of breast, colon, lung, glioblastoma & melanoma Xenografts generated from the same lines of breast, colon, lung & melanoma
35 primary tumors, 35 paired distant mets
Triple negative breast cancer with follow up information including treatment & response
40 breast cancers with follow up data including trastuzumab responders & non-responders
600 breast cancers with follow-up information
50 low grade adenoma, 50 high grade adenoma, 50 pT2, 50 pT3, 50 nodal mets, 50 liver mets, 10 normals
40 CRC with KRAS data, including mutations & wild type
40 CRC with KRAS data, including mutations & wild type
23 CRC with follow up information including bevacizumab treatment (metastatic & adjuvant) & response, 4 normals
300 colon cancers with follow-up information, with KRAS data incl mutations, treatment information
50 donors, one core each from 8 different primary tumor blocks per donor
Prostate cancer progression array 370 donors
50 HR prostate cancers
500 prostate cancers with 10 yr follow up information
30 donor samples SCLC
400 NSCLC with follow up information
30 pancreatic cancers with paired PT mets
60 multiple myeloma specimens
162 specimens of high grade NHL
69 specimens of low grade NHL