Biological resources constituting the CeVi collection come from samples taken within partner hospitals as part of patient care. With patient consent, unused samples are preserved in different Biological Resource Centers, included in the CeVi collection, and made available to research teams within the consortium and their partners.

With our 11 years of experience, the broad range of expertise among our members, and the results of research projects benefiting from the use of CeVi samples, we can support you in designing your projects using our resources.

We can also support the creation of a customized cohort to specifically meet the needs of your project, in addition to the CeVi collection.

If you wish to access biological material from the CeVi collection, contact us at the following address: cevi@calym.org

A collection of human biological samples “results from the gathering, for scientific purposes, of biological samples taken from a group of identified and selected individuals based on clinical or biological characteristics of one or more members of the group, as well as derivatives of these samples” (Public Health Code). These collections are often formed for specific purposes, such as scientific, medical, or clinical research. The samples are made available to researchers and scientists to develop diagnostic tests, identify new biomarkers, develop new therapies, understand and limit the side effects of a drug, etc.

Your samples may be used in lymphoma research projects and will be stored until exhaustion at one of the biological resource centers participating in the CeVi collection. We anticipate analyses from both healthy and/or tumor tissues on live cells and their derivatives, including DNA, RNA, and proteins derived from samples. An examination of your genetic characteristics may also be necessary to study genetic markers related to lymphoma pathology. We also propose, during your standard care, and if your health allows, to collect additional samples and/or blood tubes for the collection within the limits of volumes and quantities defined by current regulations, to supplement information about your disease. In accordance with the law (art.16.6 of the civil code), this sampling cannot lead to any remuneration for your benefit.

The analysis of these samples will also require the collection of medical data about you. To preserve your privacy and ensure the respect of medical confidentiality, the collected data will never reveal your name or address explicitly. Only coded data will be subject to analyses and publications. The data concerning you will remain strictly confidential and will not be made public. Your coded data will be transmitted to CALYM, the data processing controller (CHU Lyon Sud Building 2D 69495 Pierre Bénite cedex). They may be transmitted to contractual partners, in France, inside or outside the European Union, under conditions ensuring their confidentiality. If the recipient of the data is in a country that does not provide security levels equivalent to European levels, CALYM will ensure through specific contractual clauses that its partner undertakes to ensure the protection of your data. In any case, all parties involved are required to maintain the confidentiality of your data. Your data may also be reused in analyses combining data from multiple lymphoma studies or registries for research purposes or to advance science and public health.

At any time during or after the study, authorized CALYM personnel or its representatives, as well as health authorities, may have direct access to your medical record to verify the accuracy of the collected data, unless you object. In these circumstances, your identity may be revealed. All persons involved are bound by medical confidentiality.

Regarding Your Data

You have the right to access all data collected about you and, if necessary, request corrections if your data proves to be inaccurate, supplement them if they are incomplete, or limit them if the collection of certain data is not justified. You also have the right to object to the transmission and exploitation of data covered by medical confidentiality. These rights can be exercised at any time with your investigating physician, who is the only one aware of your identity and will inform the Carnot Institute CALYM, and potentially its Data Protection Officer, while maintaining your anonymity. Similarly, if you have questions or complaints about the processing of your data, or if you want to obtain a copy of the Standard Contractual Clauses, you must first contact your investigating physician, who can direct your request, if necessary, to the Data Protection Officer or to the one in charge at the center treating you.

Withdrawal of Consent

You can oppose at any time to the use for research purposes of stored samples without consequences for the type and quality of your care. If you need to withdraw your consent, data collected before your withdrawal may still be used if their deletion would compromise the achievement of the study’s objectives. After your withdrawal of consent, no new data will be collected. Finally, you can file a complaint about the processing of your data with the National Commission on Informatics and Liberties – CNIL (www.cnil.fr).

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Name: Professor Thierry Fest

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Phone: 02.99.28.42.72