Case Study: Institute for Translational Oncology Research advances cancer care with Freezerworks biorepository data management

Freezerworks Advances Cancer Care with Effective Management of a Biorepository’s Clinical Data

The Institute for Translational Oncology Research (ITOR) required a powerful biorepository information management system to fully annotate and manage its vast collection of cancer tissue samples. Their previous software was inadequate for tracking the extensive clinical and molecular data needed for personalized cancer research and could not provide the necessary reporting on the collection's size and breadth. They turned to Freezerworks to implement a solution.

ITOR implemented Freezerworks Unlimited, a highly configurable system that was fully operational within four months. Freezerworks provided over 1,500 data fields to track every aspect of a sample's journey, from patient demographics to genetic data, creating a complete "story" for each specimen. The solution delivered significant time savings for staff, enabled precise patient matching to clinical trials, and became an invaluable asset for research partners. Freezerworks' robust data management was instrumental in helping a partner company secure a National Cancer Institute award and advance its cancer diagnostic research.

Institute for Translational Oncology Research

W. Jeff Edenfield

Medical Director