History and Timeline
November 17-18, 2011
TCGA holds its First Annual Scientific Symposium
November 1, 2011
NHGRI Genome Sequencing Centers receive next round of funding and continued support for TCGA sequencing efforts
October 20, 2011
TCGA ships milestone 5,000th case to centers
April 15, 2010
TCGA Identifies Novel Molecular Subtype in Brain Cancer Patients with Distinct Clinical Features
January 19, 2010
TCGA Identifies Distinct Subtypes of Deadly Brain Cancer That May Lead to New Treatment Strategies
October 2009
Recovery Act Investment Enables The Cancer Genome Atlas To Map 20 Cancers
June 2009
Genome Sequencing Centers begin including second generation sequencing data in the TCGA pipeline, including whole exome and whole genome data
March 2009
Genome Sequencing Centers shift from sequencing 601 genes to hybrid capture methods targeting more than 6,000 gene and miRNA sequences
February 16, 2009
Molecular characterization data become available at the Data Coordinating Center for ovarian cancer samples
September 4, 2008
TCGA reports first results of comprehensive study of glioblastoma multiforme
April 2008
Revised informed consent policies established
July 17, 2007
First upload of data from the Cancer Genome Characterization Centers to the Data Coordinating Center
July 2, 2007
TCGA awards funds for technology development
November 20, 2006
National Human Genome Research Institute announces funding for large-scale Genome Sequencing Centers
October 16, 2006
NIH announces components of TCGA pilot project
September 13, 2006
NIH announces plans to map genomic changes of lung, brain and ovarian cancers
December 13, 2005
NIH launches comprehensive effort to explore genomic alterations in human tumors
