Rapid autopsy has been shown to be a powerful tool for advancing research at essentially
no risk and with no distress to the contributing patient. Academic and health centers with a …

While there is a great clinical need to understand the biology of metastatic cancer in order to
treat it more effectively, research is hampered by limited sample availability. Research …

Each rapid autopsy is a powerful opportunity to supply multiple researchers with many
valuable tissue specimens at the same time. Since the beginning of the development of …

A research autopsy is a post-mortem medical procedure performed on a deceased
individual with the primary goal of collecting tissue to support basic and translational …

The concept of utilizing autopsy as a unique opportunity for tissue sampling is spreading
across the United States and internationally. Rapid autopsies are unique in their ability to …

Aims Rapid procurement of a wide variety of metastatic and primary cancers and normal
tissues after death through rapid autopsy opens largely unexplored avenues in cancer …

Abstract Background Rapid Autopsy Programs offer an opportunity to collect tissue from
patients immediately after death, providing critical biological material necessary to develop …

Purpose Patients with cancer who graciously consent for autopsy represent an invaluable
resource for the study of cancer biology. To advance the study of tumor evolution …

Autopsy Page 1 Autopsy A Crucial Component of Human Clinical Investigation Stephen R.
Kaufman, MD 0 Objective—To determine the proper role of human clinical investigation …

Simple Summary Medical autopsies have a long history, but are currently experiencing a
revival in order to progress modern cancer evolution research. Research autopsies …