Users of PDC shall acknowledge that they are encouraged not to acquire ownership interest in PDC data, nor any immediate or future intellectual property rights in any research conducted using the PDC data. NIH considers these data as pre-competitive and urges Users to avoid making IP claims derived directly from the proteomic dataset(s). It is expected that these NIH-provided data, and conclusions derived therefore, will remain freely available, without requirement for licensing. However, the NIH also recognizes the importance of the subsequent development of IP on downstream discoveries, especially in therapeutics, which will be necessary to support full investment in products that the public needs. For further information about the PDC Intellectual Property policy, please contact us at PDCHelpDesk@mail.nih.gov.
We ask that whenever using the PDC data in a publication, please cite the PDC resource and the primary publication of the data:
Citing PDC resource:
PDC url - https://pdc.cancer.gov
PDC publication -
Ratna R. Thangudu, Michael Holck, Deepak Singhal, Alexander Pilozzi, Nathan Edwards, Paul A. Rudnick, Marcin J. Domagalski, Padmini Chilappagari, Lei Ma, Yi Xin, Toan Le, Kristen Nyce, Rekha Chaudhary, Karen A. Ketchum, Aaron Maurais, Brian Connolly, Michael Riffle, Matthew C. Chambers, Brendan MacLean, Michael J. MacCoss, Peter B. McGarvey, Anand Basu, John Otridge, Esmeralda Casas-Silva, Sudha Venkatachari, Henry Rodriguez, Xu Zhang; NCI’s Proteomic Data Commons: A Cloud-Based Proteomics Repository Empowering Comprehensive Cancer Analysis through Cross-Referencing with Genomic and Imaging Data. Cancer Research Communications 1 September 2024; 4 (9): 2480–2488.. https://doi.org/10.1158/2767-9764.CRC-24-0243
Citing data:
PDC identifiers -
PDC uses human readable identifiers for representing studies. To cite individual study, either cite the PDC study id (e.g., PDC000250) or an URL to the study (e.g., https://pdc.cancer.gov/pdc/study/PDC000250).
Primary publication from the original data producers -
The primary publication from the original data producers is available on the individual study summary pages and also on the PDC publications page.