Release notes

CDS integration on the CGC

The Cancer Data Service (CDS) is a data repository under the NCI's Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) infrastructure for storing cancer research data generated by NCI funded programs. Its data is stored in the Database for Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) database provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CDS hosts datasets that contain controlled access data, with access permissions being controlled by dbGaP. This release brings 3 CDS datasets to the CGC: GECCO, PPTC and LCCC-1108 and enables researchers to easily use CDS data on the CGC.

The import process consists of two stages:

• generating a manifest file for the selected data on the dbGaP website; and

• importing the selected data into a project on the CGC, with the help of the generated manifest file.

For more details about the import process, read our documentation.