Recommended Clinical Context and Patient Context Data Elements for Liquid Biopsy Data Submitted to Data Repositories and Data Commons

Robert L. Grossman, Jake Vinson, Elizabeth Bain, Karl Bisselou, Sanchi Chandan, Carolyn Compton, John Hu, Donald J. Johann, Frederick Jones, Gregory Jones, Suzanne LeBlang, Jerry S.H. Lee, Tara Lichtenberg, Christina M. Lockwood, John Lyle, Jean Francois Martini, Jason D. Merker, Lauren Saunders, Howard Scher, Stella SomiariJenny You, Lauren C. Leiman*

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Abstract

In 2020, BLOODPAC recommended 11 pre-analytical minimal technical data elements for collection and submission of liquid biopsy data to public databases. This article expands on that work by recommending 22 clinical context and 10 patient context data elements. These elements, essential for liquid biopsy data submitted to repositories like the BLOODPAC Data Commons, cover tumor characteristics, disease progression, and patient demographics, supporting biomarker validation, research, and clinical trials.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere70227
JournalClinical and Translational Science
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2025

Keywords

  • clinical context data elements
  • data commons
  • liquid biopsy
  • patient context data elements

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