Therapeutic options for hepatitis B and C: a French nationwide cohort study

Accessibility of the database will be determined case by case by the executive committee in agreement with the scientific committee. The intellectual property and contractual issues will be managed by Inserm Transfert. Special attention will be paid on confidentiality, ethical issues and on the use of the biobank to yield the greatest scientific value to the community and avoid depletion of this finite ressource. The proposal will be examined by the executive committee. The committee will assist academic and private researchers with queries and will advise on data quality, study design and data analysis if necessary. The committee will ensure the coherence with other projects. The executive committee will evaluate methodological aspects and scientific relevance based on reports from the scientific committee. Independent external experts will provide advice on decisions relative to access rights, for example on issues related to the access on one industrial to data linked to the product of another industrial. It will prioritize projects. In preparation for data sharing, much attention will be paid to the wording within subject consent documents. The flexibility of web-based database will also facilitate the addition of new questionnaires for ancillary studies.