Contribute Data to the NCI Integrated Canine Data Commons

DCTD invites comparative oncology investigators and veterinary oncologists working with pet dogs that develop spontaneous cancers to contribute annotated data to the NCI Integrated Canine Data Commons (ICDC).

Established as a cloud-based data repository node within the Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC), the ICDC permits scientists to explore, analyze, and understand the biological relationships between human and canine cancers. The ICDC is accessible to the scientific community without charge.

The ICDC seeks to include (but is not limited to) the following types of annotated data:

• Genomic, transcriptomic, epigenetic, and proteomic data on canine tumors
• Longitudinal data on dogs followed pre-diagnosis, at diagnosis, on therapy, and at recurrence
• Information about canine clinical specimens that could be shared with other researchers in the field, as we will be expanding the ICDC to include a repository of specimen data

We especially welcome the results of canine clinical studies evaluating new agents and/or combinations of agents for the treatment of cancers that have a close counterpart to those of humans. See our data submission guidelines for more information. An ICDC data submission navigator can be assigned to aid with data submission.

Contact: Toby Hecht (hechtt@mail.nih.gov)