The NCI GDC Officially Launched by Vice President Joe Biden

The NCI’s Genomic Data Commons (GDC) was officially launched on June 6th at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting by Vice President Joe Biden as part of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative. The GDC is an interactive data sharing platform that enables the access, standardization, analysis, and submission of cancer genomic data in support of precision medicine. Details about the GDC and support for the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative are available in the NCI Press Release on the GDC Launch.