Molecular Characterization Initiative for Childhood Cancers

**Semantic type:** Research Activity

**Definition:** A part of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) that is a national collaboration within the childhood cancer community to provide state-of-the-art molecular characterization at the time of diagnosis in order to help participants and doctors select the best and most appropriate treatment.

**Synonyms:** - CMCP - CMCP - Comparative Molecular Characterization Program - MCI - Molecular Characterization Initiative - Molecular Characterization Initiative - Molecular Characterization Initiative for Pediatric Tumors