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ArticleJCO clinical cancer informatics2025

Building Pediatric Cancer Cohorts and Accessing Data Using Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Tools.

Subhashini Jagu, Jaime M Guidry Auvil, Mark Cunningham, Bahar Sayoldin, Patrick Dunn, Sean Burke, Catherine Bullen, Qiong Liu, Ricardo Flores Jimenez, Cynthia Winter and 6 more

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Article in JCO clinical cancer informatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Subhashini JaguOffice of Data Sharing, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-3888-2390
Jaime M Guidry AuvilOffice of Data Sharing, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-5468-6592
Mark CunninghamFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.
Bahar SayoldinFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.ORCID 0000-0003-1187-0848
Patrick DunnFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.
Sean BurkeFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-6500-5425
Catherine BullenFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.
Qiong LiuFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.ORCID 0009-0008-2042-4480
Ricardo Flores JimenezEssential Software Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.
Cynthia WinterLucidus Solutions, Baltimore, MD.
Hayley DingerdissenFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.
Janisha PatelEssential Software Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-8824-4637
John OtridgeFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Rockville, MD.ORCID 0009-0007-7018-916X
Brigitte WidemannPediatric Oncology Branch/Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-9198-7175
Warren KibbeData Science and Strategy, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-5622-7659
Gregory ReamanDivision of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-6698-4503

Funding

Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeData sharing is necessary to advance understanding of the etiology and biology of cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults; drive therapeutic discoveries; and improve treatment outcomes. To meet this critical need, the National Cancer Institute's Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) provides innovative, user-friendly tools and resources that enable researchers and pediatric oncologists to access and analyze the large volume of diverse childhood cancer data (over 1 million files) that has been collected and harmonized from multiple studies, including CCDI's Molecular Characterization Initiative, Pediatric MATCH, Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, etc. This article outlines how to find, request, access, download, and analyze data indexed in the CCDI Hub Explore Dashboard and Childhood Cancer Clinical Data Commons (C3DC), key components of the CCDI Data Ecosystem, to accelerate progress in pediatric cancer research.

methodsBoth CCDI resources support cohort-based analysis and use data models that include study, participant, sample, diagnosis, and treatment data. These models are updated in collaboration with field experts. Additionally, CCDI drafted a Pediatric Cancer Core common data elements list, which serves as a standard reference for researchers.

resultsThe CCDI Hub is the primary access point for finding data, tools, and applications managed by CCDI. The C3DC provides harmonized, participant-level clinical data and the CCDI Hub Explore Dashboard catalogs data at the file level. These resources enable users to search for and download manifests of harmonized, de-identified participant data and build cohorts.

conclusionCCDI prioritizes data accessibility and interoperability and, with its resources and data, continues to aid in pediatric cancer research discovery, data-driven insights, and collaboration across the pediatric cancer community.

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Information DisseminationNeoplasmsAdolescentChildCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualHumansNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)United States

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PMID41370779
PMCPMC12724070

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