The Spatial Omics Red Tape Crisis: Why Your Cancer Tissue Now Requires a Floor Plan Before We Can Cut a Tumor
Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York — Dr. Emily Chen, lead oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Spatial Analytics Division, sits at her workstation with a tissue slide in one hand and a floor plan in the other.
“Dr. Chen,” asks her colleague, “may I proceed with the spatial omics mapping of this prostate tumor specimen?”
“Absolutely,” Dr. Chen responds, “but first we must submit Form 847-B: The Cellular Architecture Declaration. This confirms the tumor’s spatial positioning relative to the kidney’s left lobe.”