Welcome to the Children’s Brain Tumor Network Metrics Dashboard. In this edition, You can explore specimen and data metrics, and stay informed about the latest CBTN resources.
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RESEARCH
PROJECTS

TOTAL
INVESTIGATORS

COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED

TOTAL
ENROLLMENT

SPECIMEN
ALIQUOTS
RESOURCES AT A GLANCE
2 CBTN consents children and biological relatives for participation. For patients, medical information about their brain tumor is collected, as well as biospecimens. For biological relatives, only saliva is collected.
* Note that CBTN Fiscal Year runs July-June
BIOSPECIMENS
Aliquot: An individual sample tube.
SEQUENCING ELIGIBILITY, IMAGING, CELL LINES
(ELIGIBLE FOR WGS/RNA-SEQ)
2,149 SEQUENCED
2,173 SEQUENCED
1,858 SUBJECTS
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS
155 APPROVED
27 APPROVED
260 APPROVED
21 APPROVED
5 "Processed data" is available anytime without request and has been utilized thousands of times. You can find more information on the data projects here.
POSTMORTEM DATA
SUBJECTS
WGS/RNA SEQ
RNA SEQ:147 SEQUENCED
ALIQUOTS ON SITE & SHIPPED
DIAGNOSIS TYPES