Brain: Tumours
2026-06-15 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1028 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how brain tumour tissue is fresh frozen and stored; and whether they plan to issue clear national guidance to standardise this across the country to assist with future clinical trials, pers
Answer
The Department has not made a specific, standalone assessment of how brain tumour tissue is fresh frozen and stored. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for fresh-freezing, or snap-freezing, of tissue samples have already been developed across pathology ...