The following costings are a guide for the services of the Dunedin Colorectal Cancer Cohort study coordinator. Please discuss the requirements for your particular project with the study coordinator to clarify costings.
| Item | Description | Specimen number | Time (hours) | Cost per specimen | Cost (no overheads) | Cost (with overheads) |
| Case selection | Review of cohort to identify appropriate cases | Hourly rate | ||||
| Travel time** | Per retrieval | 1 | $30 | NA | ||
| Stored FFPE Retrieval** | Retrieval of FFPE blocks | Per case | $20
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$20
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N/A
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| Stored FFPE and FFPE processing | Retrieving FFPE from DNCRC storage. De-identification, administration | Hourly rate | ||||
| Banked tissue collection* | Retrieval | Up to 10
10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 >50 |
$30
$30 $28 $28 $26 $25 |
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| Fresh Tissue collection | Specimen collection and processing | 1 | 1.5 | $75 | $150 | |
| Fresh Blood collection | Specimen collection and processing | 1 | 1 | $55 | $110 | |
| Participant prep fee | Participant recruitment, paperwork and administration, lab preparation | Per participant | $60 | $60 | $120 | |
| Blood collection Awanui Labs (research only)** | Blood collection by Awanui phlebotomist staff, when outside routine blood samples | 1 participant | $47 | $47 | N/A | |
| Lymph node collection** | Lymph node retrieval and assessment by Awanui cut-up lab staff | 1 | $38.5 | $38.5 | N/A | |
| Clinical Data*** | Clinical data export | 10 | $250 | $500 | ||
| Dual Consent *** | Recruitment of study participants as part of dual consent process | 1 | 2 | $100 | $200 | |
| Study co-ordination /Administration | Participants/research team meetings, communication, paperwork, background research | Hourly rate | ||||
| Pathologist time** | Pathologist review of specimens | Hourly rate |
* If normal and tumour tissues are requested for one participant this is two specimens
** Researcher/PI to provide purchase order number to Awanui Laboratories
*** For some studies this cost will be higher – please discuss with study coordinator
