Block Return Requests

This is a new function available in Alliance BioMS which will alllow collection site users to request a return of the Fixed Tissue Blocks (non diagnostic) they have submitted to one of the Alliance Biorepositories. Once all the mandatory information has been entered and request is submitted, user will receive a notification email with a Request ID, which site user can use for further communications with the Alliance Biorepository. Please note that Tissue Block(s) will be returned only to the collection site that submitted the specimen(s). Also, any clinical surgical pathology block that is submitted for research studies will not be exhausted or rendered unsuitable for future diagnostic use. Any clinical surgical pathology block that is submitted will be returned within 10 working days of submitted request, when needed for clinical management or clinical trial enrollment. Otherwise, all blocks will be returned to the submitting institution when the trial and correlative science study end points have been met. Please read the following step by step instructions on how to submit a Tissue Block Return request.