Recurrent data releases allow the GDC to version the data and allow users to reference the GDC version number in publications. GDC currently generates releases as needed, with a release every 2-3 months as a goal.
Please credit the NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) in your manuscript by citing the following paper about the GDC in your manuscript:
Heath, A.P., Ferretti, V., Agrawal, S. et al. The NCI Genomic Data Commons. Nat Genet 53, 257-262 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-021-00791-5
When citing individual projects, please refer to the attribution policies of the project when available.
GDC open-access data can be used in publications or presentations with proper accreditation. Use of controlled-access data requires dbGaP access and users must abide by the data use agreement (DUA) associated with the study. See GDC Data Access and Sharing Policies or contact the NCI Office of Data Sharing directly for further clarification: NCIOfficeofDataSharing@mail.nih.gov.
The primary goal of the GDC is to provide the cancer research community with a unified repository and cancer knowledge base supporting cancer genomic studies. The cancer knowledge base enables the identification of low-frequency cancer drivers, assists in defining genomic determinants of response to therapy, and informs the composition of clinical trial cohorts sharing targeted genetic lesions.
