biostudies-literaturePermuth JBJames and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, Florida Department of HealthNCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center809https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7919015biostudies-literatureUnknown13(4)<i>Background</i>: Well-annotated, high-quality biorepositories provide a valuable platform to support translational research. However, most biorepositories have poor representation of minority groups, limiting the ability to address health disparities. <i>Methods</i>: We describe the establishment of the Florida Pancreas Collaborative (FPC), the first state-wide prospective cohort study and biorepository designed to address the higher burden of pancreatic cancer (PaCa) in African Americans (AA) compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and Hispanic/Latinx (H/L). We provide an overview of stakeholders; study eligibility and design; recruitment strategies; standard operating procedures to collect, process, store, and transfer biospecimens, medical images, and data; our cloud-based data managemeCancersThe Florida Pancreas Collaborative Next-Generation Biobank: Infrastructure to Reduce Disparities and Improve Survival for a Diverse Cohort of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer.PMC7919015Grant #8JK02P30-CA076292Klapman JTeer JKSimmons VNBose DAllan BJMalafa MMeredith KOtto AKUtuama OALegaspi AWhisner SYJeong DOn Behalf Of The Florida Pancreas CollaborativePowers BDVelanovich VGeorge TJGwede CKJudge ARTrevino JGKarachristos AWard ADenbo JWHuguet KLJiang KCarballido EAli KNHodul PJAwad ZTBloomston MMerchant NBMolina-Vega MADezsi KBKim DWWilliams IEVadaparampil STTardif KVyas SPimiento JMDouglas WGBasinski TLPermuth JBCenteno BACortizas EMChoi JWJudge SMRiner ANGreen LArnoletti JPBao POdedina FTSt Julien JChen DTDam AKumar NBBeato FFleming JBfalseThe Florida Pancreas Collaborative Next-Generation Biobank: Infrastructure to Reduce Disparities and Improve Survival for a Diverse Cohort of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer.<i>Background</i>: Well-annotated, high-quality biorepositories provide a valuable platform to support translational research. However, most biorepositories have poor representation of minority groups, limiting the ability to address health disparities. <i>Methods</i>: We describe the establishment of the Florida Pancreas Collaborative (FPC), the first state-wide prospective cohort study and biorepository designed to address the higher burden of pancreatic cancer (PaCa) in African Americans (AA) compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and Hispanic/Latinx (H/L). We provide an overview of stakeholders; study eligibility and design; recruitment strategies; standard operating procedures to collect, process, store, and transfer biospecimens, medical images, and data; our cloud-based data manageme2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Feb2026-07-16T01:23:10.124Z2025-05-29T22:28:07.463ZS-EPMC79190153367193910.3390/cancers13040809