Rationale for stddata Runs

The Broad GDAC standardized data packages represent a frozen snapshot of all analysis-ready TCGA data at a given time:

• Cast in a form amenable to immediate algorithmic analysis (no additional data preparation required)
• Which provides a consistent point of reference for analysis and citation by marker papers and users of TCGA data
• Towards a formal definition of what constitutes a given tumor dataset
• While minimizing redundant effort across centers and groups to download, aggregate, & prepare data for further analysis
• And enhancing provenance and reproducibility

Download with firehose_get, or directly from the stddata dashboard as described in our FAQ.  Our release notes are available here.  See our analysis dashboard for analyses runs generated from these data packages.   Please note that downloading from our site constitutes agreement to TCGA data usage policy.