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Brain Cancer Biobanking Australia (BCBA) is a virtual biobank hub established to provide researchers easy access to the amount, quality and type of tissue and associated data they need to accelerate both paediatric and adult translational brain cancer research.

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News

  • Working to Provide Previously Unavailable Clinical Data

    September 2020

    The most immediate improvement in survivorship for brain cancer patients will be achieved through optimising the use of currently available treatments. However, in the absence of reliable data on the patterns of treatment and care delivery in Australia, it is impossible to understand how current practice is impacting patient outcomes, and in turn allocate resources in the areas of greatest need.

    BCBA has initiated the Australian Brain Cancer Clinical Registry (ABCR) project with the goal of creating a national collection of key data to facilitate data-driven improvements in brain cancer care and survivorship.

    A/Prof Lindy Jeffree (pictured) leads a multi-institutional working group currently undertaking the extensive process of identifying (through scientific literature review) and refining (through workshops) the clinical indicators that will benchmark the collection of data to measure the quality of care across the entire trajectory of the brain cancer patient journey.

    This month the group will commence a Delphi process (survey/feedback) to gain expert consensus on the final set of clinical indicators. Digital questionnaires will be sent to medical professionals, patients and carers. We look forward to your involvement with the Delphi process, which will take us another step closer to developing this important national database.

  • A Big Thank You to Commbank Staff Foundation

    August 2020

    BCBA’s fundraising arm, the Brain Cancer Collective (BCC), has been awarded two $10,000 CommBank Staff Foundation Community Grants to progress BCBA’s latest projects – a National Brain Cancer Clinical Registry and Virtual Care Coordination Platform. 

    “This $20,000 boost to our charity’s bottom line is certainly very much appreciated in the current fundraising climate and we’re very grateful to CBA for all their support” said BCC Founding Director, Robyn Leonard. 

    BCC was nominated by CBA staff members, Rochelle Eldridge and Mark Leach, who provide financial and strategy planning advice to BCBA through CBA’s pro bono program, and Robynne Perry, who is actively involved in our annual Bike Ride for Brain Cancer and other fundraising activities.

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Events

  • 2020 BCBA Consortium Meeting

    30 October 2020

    Brain Cancer Biobanking Australia (BCBA) will hold its annual meeting of consortium members virtually this year on 30th October 2020 at 3:00-4:00pm.

  • Bike Ride for Brain Cancer

    19th - 20th March 2021

    BCBA’s fundraising arm, the Brain Cancer Collective, will now hold its annual 2 day 240km Bike Ride for Brain Cancer on 19th and 20th March in 2021. The riders will regroup for the boutique event that takes a scenic route from Sydney to the Hunter Valley and finishes with a long lunch in the beautiful grounds of Calais Estate Winery. We hope that you will support our efforts to advance brain cancer research by visiting our website and supporting a rider or making a donation.