Metastatic cancer represents the main cause of death in patients with cancer. However, basic and translational research is hampered by the limited availability of metastatic samples. In this context, post-mortem tissue donation programmes represent a complementary and attractive solution. Here, we highlight the opportunities and challenges, and outline why we believe this represents a global effort.
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The authors want to acknowledge the Research Autopsy and Procurement Society as well as M. Maetens, F. Richard and the rest of the team of the UPTIDER programme (NCT04531696) for the insightful discussions and feedback.
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Desmedt, C., Carey, L.A. Global post-mortem tissue donation programmes to accelerate cancer research. Nat Rev Cancer 24, 289–290 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-024-00683-w
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