The CDP stimulates and supports diagnostics research, resources and improved technologies to guide the choice of treatment for cancer patients.
Major Scientific Programs
- Program for the Assessment of Clinical Cancer Tests (PACCT)
- Strategic Partnering to Evaluate Cancer Signatures (SPECS)
Funding Opportunities
- NCI Initiatives in Cancer Diagnosis
- Program Announcements (PA)
- Requests for Applications (RFA)
Research Funded by the Cancer Diagnosis Program
- CDP New Grants for Fiscal Year 1998-2003
- Director’s Challenge: Toward a molecular classification of cancer
About the Cancer Diagnosis Program
- Office of the Associate Director
- Diagnostic Biomarkers and Technology Branch
- Resource Development Branch
- Diagnostics Evaluation Branch
- Staff Directory
Human Specimens for Research
- Finding human tissues for research
- Legal and ethical issues
- How to establish and manage a tissue bank or other specimen resource
- 50-State Survey of Human Tissue Regulations pdf version | html version
Technology Development
- Support for technology development projects
- Resources and information for technology developers
- Small business opportunities
Diagnostics Research:
New Markers for Prediction and Prognosis
- Support for clinical and translational research
- Advice and resources for researchers
- Reporting recommendations for tumor marker prognostic studies
