Preclinical Therapeutics Recharge Rates

  • Costs for PTC work is calculated for each study using the institutionally approved recharge rates shown below.
  • The Core Manager will generate an estimate prior to study initialization. HDFCCC members qualify for a partial cost offset.
  • The Study Base Cost is calculated on a sliding scale depending on the size and complexity of the study.

 

Current Preclinical Therapeutics Core Recharge Rates
Services Unit of Service Internal
Rates		 Affiliate
Rates		 External
Rates
A: Study Base Cost
1) Study Base Cost (admin, consultation, study design, data & analysis) consultation, analysis  $1,601.55  $2,549.14  $3,254.97
B: Mouse Related
1) Mouse Order (BALB/c) per mouse      
2) Mouse Order (nude) per mouse      
3) Mouse Order (NSG) per mouse      
4) Mouse Housing per cage per day $  1.19 $  1.69 $  2.40
5) Mouse Bred NRG/NSG (female) per mouse      
6) Mouse Bred NRG/NSG (male) per mouse      
C: Cell Culture
1) Standard Cell Culture   per T-175 flask  $   156.18  $   238.88  $   305.02
2) In vivo tumor passage per recipient mouse  $   121.93  $   203.72  $   260.13
D: Procedures
1) Standard Implantation (sc, iv, ip, E2, MFP, intracardiac) per implantation  $     49.55  $     75.79  $     96.78
2) Standard Dosing (ip, oral gavage, sc) per dose  $     10.39  $     15.89  $     20.29
3) Specialty Dosing (iv, XRT) per dose  $     47.67  $    72.91  $     93.09
4) Survival Surgery (OT panc, kdny cpsl, prtl hepatectomy, intrasplenic, intracranial, osmotic minipump) per surgery  $   256.16  $   391.80  $   500.28
E: Data/Sample Collection
1) Tumor measurement (caliper) & body weight per mouse  $       9.13  $      13.97  $     17.84
2) Bioluminescent Imaging w/out quantitation  per mouse  $     38.44  $     58.80  $     75.08
3) Tumor Collection, incl freezing, fixing or OCT per tumor  $     37.66  $     57.61  $     73.56
4) Tissue Collection, incl freezing, fixing or OCT per tissue  $    120.65  $   184.53  $   235.63
5) Blood Sample  per tissue  $     63.67  $     97.38  $     124.35
F: Equipment Resources
1) Xenogen IVIS System hour  $     61.06  $    93.40  $   119.26
2) Vevo Ultrasound hour  $   172.39  $   263.67  $   336.67
3) SARRP/ XRAD320 hour  $   144.99  $   221.76  $   283.17
4) Quantum G2X hour  $     44.59  $     68.20  $   87.08
G: Misc
1) Luciferin (1 ml aliquot, 30 mg/ml) 1 ml aliquot, 30 mg/ml      
2) Misc consumables (imaging, formulation, dosing agents)        
3) Technician Time hour  $   93.11  $   142.41  $   181.84

Acknowledgment Publications generated from use of this facility should appropriately acknowledge the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Preclinical Therapeutics Core.

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