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TCGAretriever (version 1.10.1)

Retrieve Genomic and Clinical Data from CBioPortal Including TCGA Data

Description

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a program aimed at improving our understanding of Cancer Biology. Several TCGA Datasets are available online. 'TCGAretriever' helps accessing and downloading TCGA data hosted on 'cBioPortal' via its Web Interface (see for more information).

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Install

install.packages('TCGAretriever')

Monthly Downloads

265

Version

1.10.1

License

GPL-3

Maintainer

Damiano Fantini

Last Published

November 20th, 2025

Functions in TCGAretriever (1.10.1)

fetch_all_tcgadata

Fetch All Molecular Data for a Cancer Profile of Interest.
get_cancer_types

Retrieve Cancer Types.
get_gene_identifiers

Retrieve All Gene Identifiers
get_case_lists

Retrieve Case List Available for a Specific Cancer Study.
get_cancer_studies

Retrieve the List of Cancer Studies Available at cbioportal.
get_clinical_data

Retrieve Clinical Information for a Cancer Study.
expand_cases

Samples Included in a List of Samples.
TCGAretriever-package

Retrieve Genomic and Clinical Data from CBioPortal
cb_query

Core Query Engine
blcaOutputExamples

TCGAretriever Examples
make_groups

Split Numeric Vectors in Groups.
get_mutation_data

Retrieve Mutation Data corresponding to a Genetic Profile of Interest.
get_molecular_data

Retrieve Molecular Data corresponding to a Genetic Profile of Interest.
get_genetic_profiles

Retrieve Genetic Profiles for a TCGA Study of Interest