Summary

The TCGA Breast Phenotype Research Group is part of the CIP TCGA Radiology Initiative focused on analyzing images from the TCGA-BRCA collection. The group began with a research project aimed at creating an ad hoc multi-institutional research team dedicated to discovering the value of applying controlled terminology to the MR imaging features of patients with breast cancer.  These images correlate to the Breast Invasive Carcinoma (BRCA) data in the TCGA Data Portal.

Starting or Joining a Research Project

We are currently hosting calls in support of TCGA-BRCA research projects on Wednesdays at 4pm Eastern. Please contact us at cancerimagingarchive@mail.nih.gov if you would like to inquire about setting up a new research project, discuss potential collaborations with existing groups or be otherwise kept in the loop as this effort moves forward.

Group Projects

This is a listing of ongoing projects.  If you are working with the TCGA-BRCA data hosted on TCIA please let us know and we would be happy to add a section describing your project here.

• Imaging Feature Set Development - This project is in the preliminary stages and is being collaborated on by group members from MSKCC, MDACC, Roswell Park, and UPMC.  Multiple readers are evaluating each subject's imaging features using a BIRADS inspired Breast Feature Key and then investigating potential correlations with the TCGA genomic and clinical data.