In addition, U.S. current “Standard of Care” was considered when choosing the top 25 tumor types, as TCGA was targeting tumor types where resection prior to adjunct therapy was the standard of care.
In addition to other factors, the U.S. current "Established Protocol" of care was taken into account when choosing the top 25 tumor types, as TCGA aimed to concentrate on tumors for which pre-surgical therapy was the widely accepted approach.