Kit C
It's the place where the CMC aliquots are placed during cart set up
What is 'the wet ice bucket'?
If you draw ACD blood on a Tuesday, this is the day of the week you should ship it.
What is 'Tuesday'?
KPMP aims to follow participants for this many years after biopsy.
What is '10'?
This term is commonly abbreviated to gRoR in KPMP.
What is 'genetic return of results'?
This is the number of people who need to sign the REDCap Pre-Biopsy Safety CRF before the biopsy can start.
What is 'two'?
If Core 3 is at least 9 mm long, the ends are cut off and go in HypoThermosol. This is where the middle section goes.
What is 'research formalin'?
This is what we do with empty/unused aliquot vials when prepping a shipment to the CBR.
What is 'throw them away locally'?
Any possible complications from the biopsy are reported as Adverse Events up to this many days after the biopsy?
What is '28'?
It should be part of your regular workflow to check for and resolve any of these that the CDCC data quality managers may have opened in REDCap.
What are 'queries'?
This is where the LN2 dewar should go on the cart when the cart is in motion.
What is 'stabilized on the bottom shelf'?
In an ideal, 3 core biopsy, this is how many cryomolds will be frozen in the metal block.
What is '2'?
This is the temperature at which we ship FFPE blocks to the CBR.
What is '+4C / Gel Pack'?
Aim to contact participants early in their follow-up window and record contact attempts in this REDCap form.
What is 'Participant Contact Log'?
Participants can be offered access to look at their own 'whole slide images' from their biopsy by setting up an account on this resource.
What is the 'Participant Portal'?
These are the 2 PPE that are worn above the shoulders when pouring LN2.
What are 'the safety glasses and face shield'?
This is the only research-only sample that gets delivered to the local pathology lab after biopsy.
What is 'research formalin'?
These are the 2 sample types with their own dedicated shipment kits.
What are "ACD Blood" and "Stool"?
Participants who are lost to follow-up or withdraw their active participation without rescinding consent
for passive surveillance should have their KPMP record updated from the chart this many times per year.
What is 'once'?
We do a "pitting test" during the Physical to check for the presence of this condition.
What is 'edema'?
After taking frozen cryomolds out of the metal block and putting them in plastic baggies, this is how we keep them cold until the freezer.
What is 'burying them under dry ice'?
This process is the reason it is important to place each end of Core 3 into HypoThermosol IMMEDIATELY after the cross-sectional razor blade cut.
What is 'RNA degradation'?
These are the 2 stickers hidden underneath the 'Empty Packaging' flap on the outside of the new Dry Ice Shipper boxes.
What are 'UN1845 and Exempt Human Specimen'?
Along with reviewing contact information, laboratory results, follow-up medical events, and recording any post-biopsy hospitalizations, this REDCap data should be reviewed and updated at every visit.
What is 'Medications'?
This was the annual follow-up visit participant appreciation gift for 2026.
What is 'a pill box'?
This is the minimum amount of time the sample that ends up in CryoStor will be sitting on wet ice before it is put into the Mr. Frosty.
What is '30 minutes'?