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TCGA via NCI Genomic Data Commons

National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health
HDB-0042

The NCI Genomic Data Commons is a repository and analysis platform for cancer genomics data, including data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), which characterized over 20,000 cancer samples across 33 cancer types. Data is accessed through the GDC web portal, API, or data transfer tools, with controlled-access datasets requiring authorization.

Category
Open dataset
Access
Open access
Region
US
Coverage
20,000+ cancer samples, 33 cancer types
License / terms
CC0 (public domain)
Data types
cancer genomics, whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, clinical
oncologycancer researchTCGAharmonized data
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Record HDB-0042 · last verified 2026-08-05 · listed in Open datasets

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