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Enum: SourceMaterialTypeEnum

Types of source materials from which specimens are derived, particularly relevant for cancer and tissue banking research.

URI: valuesets:SourceMaterialTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
PRIMARY_TUMOR NCIT:C8509 Primary tumor tissue
METASTATIC NCIT:C3261 Metastatic tumor tissue
RECURRENT_TUMOR NCIT:C4798 Recurrent tumor tissue
BLOOD_DERIVED_NORMAL None Normal cells derived from blood
BLOOD_DERIVED_CANCER_PERIPHERAL_BLOOD None Cancer cells from peripheral blood
BLOOD_DERIVED_CANCER_BONE_MARROW None Cancer cells from bone marrow
BONE_MARROW_NORMAL None Normal bone marrow cells
SOLID_TISSUE_NORMAL None Normal solid tissue
BUCCAL_CELL_NORMAL None Normal buccal (cheek) cells
NORMAL_ADJACENT_TISSUE NCIT:C164032 Normal tissue adjacent to tumor
CELL_LINES NCIT:C16403 Established cell lines
PRIMARY_XENOGRAFT_TISSUE None Tissue from primary xenograft
XENOGRAFT_TISSUE None Tissue derived from xenograft models
NEXT_GENERATION_CANCER_MODEL None Tissue from next-generation cancer models
PLEURAL_EFFUSION NCIT:C3331 Fluid from pleural effusion
SALIVA NCIT:C13275 Saliva specimen
GRANULOCYTES NCIT:C12530 Granulocyte cells
EBV_IMMORTALIZED_NORMAL None EBV immortalized normal cells
CONTROL_ANALYTE None Control analyte material
FFPE_SCROLLS None FFPE tissue scrolls
FFPE_RECURRENT None FFPE tissue from recurrent tumor
NOT_REPORTED None Source material type not reported
UNKNOWN NCIT:C17998 Unknown source material type

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Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: SourceMaterialTypeEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of source materials from which specimens are derived, particularly
  relevant for cancer and tissue banking research.
title: Source Material Types
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
see_also:
- https://github.com/RTIInternational/NHLBI-BDC-DMC-HM
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  PRIMARY_TUMOR:
    text: PRIMARY_TUMOR
    description: Primary tumor tissue
    meaning: NCIT:C8509
    aliases:
    - Primary Neoplasm
  METASTATIC:
    text: METASTATIC
    description: Metastatic tumor tissue
    meaning: NCIT:C3261
    aliases:
    - Metastatic Neoplasm
  RECURRENT_TUMOR:
    text: RECURRENT_TUMOR
    description: Recurrent tumor tissue
    meaning: NCIT:C4798
    aliases:
    - Recurrent Neoplasm
  BLOOD_DERIVED_NORMAL:
    text: BLOOD_DERIVED_NORMAL
    description: Normal cells derived from blood
  BLOOD_DERIVED_CANCER_PERIPHERAL_BLOOD:
    text: BLOOD_DERIVED_CANCER_PERIPHERAL_BLOOD
    description: Cancer cells from peripheral blood
  BLOOD_DERIVED_CANCER_BONE_MARROW:
    text: BLOOD_DERIVED_CANCER_BONE_MARROW
    description: Cancer cells from bone marrow
  BONE_MARROW_NORMAL:
    text: BONE_MARROW_NORMAL
    description: Normal bone marrow cells
  SOLID_TISSUE_NORMAL:
    text: SOLID_TISSUE_NORMAL
    description: Normal solid tissue
  BUCCAL_CELL_NORMAL:
    text: BUCCAL_CELL_NORMAL
    description: Normal buccal (cheek) cells
  NORMAL_ADJACENT_TISSUE:
    text: NORMAL_ADJACENT_TISSUE
    description: Normal tissue adjacent to tumor
    meaning: NCIT:C164032
    aliases:
    - Tumor-Adjacent Normal Specimen
  CELL_LINES:
    text: CELL_LINES
    description: Established cell lines
    meaning: NCIT:C16403
    aliases:
    - Cell Line
  PRIMARY_XENOGRAFT_TISSUE:
    text: PRIMARY_XENOGRAFT_TISSUE
    description: Tissue from primary xenograft
  XENOGRAFT_TISSUE:
    text: XENOGRAFT_TISSUE
    description: Tissue derived from xenograft models
  NEXT_GENERATION_CANCER_MODEL:
    text: NEXT_GENERATION_CANCER_MODEL
    description: Tissue from next-generation cancer models
  PLEURAL_EFFUSION:
    text: PLEURAL_EFFUSION
    description: Fluid from pleural effusion
    meaning: NCIT:C3331
    aliases:
    - Pleural Effusion
  SALIVA:
    text: SALIVA
    description: Saliva specimen
    meaning: NCIT:C13275
    aliases:
    - Saliva
  GRANULOCYTES:
    text: GRANULOCYTES
    description: Granulocyte cells
    meaning: NCIT:C12530
    aliases:
    - Granulocyte
  EBV_IMMORTALIZED_NORMAL:
    text: EBV_IMMORTALIZED_NORMAL
    description: EBV immortalized normal cells
  CONTROL_ANALYTE:
    text: CONTROL_ANALYTE
    description: Control analyte material
  FFPE_SCROLLS:
    text: FFPE_SCROLLS
    description: FFPE tissue scrolls
  FFPE_RECURRENT:
    text: FFPE_RECURRENT
    description: FFPE tissue from recurrent tumor
  NOT_REPORTED:
    text: NOT_REPORTED
    description: Source material type not reported
  UNKNOWN:
    text: UNKNOWN
    description: Unknown source material type
    meaning: NCIT:C17998
    aliases:
    - Unknown