Application, review, contract and data utilization

1. User

   Research planning

   To apply for the use of the C-CAT portal site, please download “C-CAT Data Utilization Application Form” from the “Utilization” page of this website, fill out the Form, and submit it to Section of Data Science Strategy, Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics (C-CAT) (E-mail: c-cat_useml.res.ncc.go.jp), with copies of the research protocol reviewed by the REC and the certificates of the approval by the REC and the head of your institution. Alternatively, summary of the research proposals can be submitted, if the proposed research is not subjected to the ethical guidelines.

   Section of Data Science Strategy
   Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics (C-CAT),
   National Cancer Center

   E-mail : c-cat_use●ml.res.ncc.go.jp (change ● to @)

2. C-CAT

   Review by C-CAT Data Utilization Review Board

3. UserC-CAT

   Licensing agreement for data use

   After the approval by the C-CAT Data Utilization Review Board, “Agreement on Utilization of C-CAT Data” is concluded with C-CAT.

4. User

   Fee payment

   The access license to the C-CAT Research-Use Portal site is granted after the Agreement is concluded with C-CAT, and the fee is paid.

5. C-CAT

   Granting of the right to data use

6. User

   Start using the C-CAT Research-Use Portal site

   Once the access license to the C-CAT Research-Use Portal site is granted, users can access the portal site from their own registered PC using TLS certificates. Members of Hospitals for Cancer Genomic Medicine can access the C-CAT Research-Use Portal site via the Cancer Genomic Test Portal of their institution. The access license is valid for a year, and the application for utilization extension and license renewal are required every year.

   ※Disclose user institution names, project names, etc. on the C-CAT website

Preparation of application

Preliminary search by the Number-of-the-Record Search

“Number-of-Records Search” (formerly “Simple Search Portal”) is available for checking the number of the registered data (records) of your interest prior to the application for the C-CAT Research-Use Portal site. The Number-of-Records Search function provides combination search by selecting clinical information and gene mutation results, just as the actual C-CAT Research-Use Portal site does, but it only displays the number of the search results. The Number-of-Records Search function can be used for free of charge, but a simple registration is required by entering your name, e-mail address (free personal address, such as Gmail or iCloud mail, is not acceptable), country/region and the types of your affiliation. The privacy policy of the Number-of-Records Search website is same as that of National Cancer Center website.

Approval from the Research Ethics Committee

In principle, the approval from the REC and the head of your institution is a prerequisite for application. However, the approval by REC may be waived for researches that are not subject to ethical guidelines. The following materials may be requested for the REC review:

• C-CAT Policy for Secondary Data Utilization （PDF: 295KB）
• C-CAT Data Utilization Review Board Organization/Operation Rules (English version in preparation)

Acquisition of public research grants (optional, for research institutes such as universities only)

Access to the C-CAT Research-Use Portal site is free of charge for the researches conducted by the investigators in research institutes such as universities and supported by public research grants, which are operated based on the national policies/criteria, such as those awarded by AMED, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Please see the “About Fees” page).

Contact for inquiries

Section of Data Science Strategy Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics (C-CAT), National Cancer Center
5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
E-mail：E-mail : c-cat_use●ml.res.ncc.go.jp (change ● to @)