NCCR Vocabulary Reference

Namespace: https://nccrdataplatform.ccdi.cancer.gov/vocab#
Prefix: nccr:
File: nccr_vocab.ttl


Classes

Core domain

Class Description
nccr:DataSource A named collection of variables (e.g., CTC, PHARM, COG)
nccr:DataSourceGroup A logical grouping of related data sources (e.g., Medical Claims)
nccr:Variable A data element described in a metadata dictionary
nccr:DerivedVariable A variable computed during ETL (binned columns, month ranges)
nccr:ValueSet A controlled set of permissible values (extends skos:ConceptScheme)
nccr:CodeValue A single allowed code (extends skos:Concept)
nccr:Section A logical grouping of variables (e.g., Demographic, Treatment)

Processing & ETL

Class Description
nccr:ProcessingRule A transformation or deduplication rule applied during ETL
nccr:DataSubstitution A value replacement applied during processing
nccr:BinDefinition A numeric interval for binning a continuous variable
nccr:ValidationRule A regex or pattern constraint for field validation

Platform behavior

Class Description
nccr:CohortFilter A filter control used in the Cohort Discovery page
nccr:DisplayConfig UI and dashboard display settings for a variable
nccr:SourceVocabulary An external coding system (NAACCR, SEER, ICD-O-3, etc.)

Cohort definitions

Class Description
nccr:CohortDefinition A saved set of filter criteria defining a patient cohort — portable, reproducible, citable
nccr:FilterCriterion A single filter selection within a cohort definition

Key properties

Variable identity

Property Domain Description
nccr:sourceColumn Variable Column name in source data
nccr:itemName Variable Human-readable display name
nccr:itemNumber Variable NAACCR/registry item number
nccr:itemDescription Variable Detailed description
nccr:semanticType Variable One of: string, numeric, float, boolean, lookup_value, numeric_relation
nccr:fieldLength Variable Maximum field length
nccr:externalLink Variable URL to external documentation

Relationships

Property Domain → Range Description
nccr:belongsToSource Variable → DataSource Links variable to its parent source
nccr:hasVariable DataSource → Variable Links source to its variables
nccr:hasValueSet Variable → ValueSet Links variable to permissible values
nccr:inSection Variable → Section Groups variable in a section
nccr:sourceVocabulary Variable → SourceVocabulary Links to external standard
nccr:boundToFilter Variable → CohortFilter Links to cohort builder filter
nccr:derivedFrom DerivedVariable → Variable Source of a derived column

Display & platform

Property Domain Description
nccr:visibleInUI DisplayConfig Show in Data Browser
nccr:visibleInQuicksight DisplayConfig Include in analytics dashboards
nccr:generateGraph DisplayConfig Generate distribution graph
nccr:graphLimit DisplayConfig Max values in graph
nccr:filterType CohortFilter EQUALS, MIN, or MAX
nccr:filterControlTitle CohortFilter UI label for the filter

Cohort definition

Property Domain Description
nccr:cohortName CohortDefinition User-assigned name
nccr:cohortCreator CohortDefinition Who created it
nccr:cohortCreated CohortDefinition When it was created (xsd:dateTime)
nccr:dataVersion CohortDefinition NCCR data version for reproducibility
nccr:patientCount CohortDefinition Matching patients at save time
nccr:tumorCount CohortDefinition Matching tumors at save time
nccr:includesSource CohortDefinition → DataSource Which datasources are selected
nccr:hasFilterCriterion CohortDefinition → FilterCriterion Links to filter selections
nccr:appliesFilter FilterCriterion → CohortFilter Which filter is being used
nccr:filterNumericValue FilterCriterion Numeric value for MIN/MAX filters
nccr:filterStringValue FilterCriterion String value for EQUALS filters
nccr:selectsValue FilterCriterion → CodeValue Reference to a coded value
nccr:allValuesSelected FilterCriterion True if no restriction (ALL_VALUES)

Data versioning

Property Domain Description
nccr:currentDataVersion DataSource The ETL build timestamp identifying the data version currently loaded in the platform (e.g., 2026-06-21-1430)
nccr:instancesGeneratedFrom DataSource The data version from which the RDF instance data was generated — allows consumers to verify freshness
nccr:totalRecordCount DataSource Total number of records in this data source
nccr:recordCount CodeValue Observed frequency — number of records with this value (counts below 16 suppressed for privacy)

These properties enable:


Source vocabularies (named individuals)

URI Label
nccr:vocab-NAACCR North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
nccr:vocab-SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
nccr:vocab-ICD-O-3 International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd ed.
nccr:vocab-ICD-9 ICD-9
nccr:vocab-ICD-10 ICD-10
nccr:vocab-AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer
nccr:vocab-RxNorm NLM normalized clinical drug names
nccr:vocab-CanMED NCI Cancer Medications Enquiry Database
nccr:vocab-HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
nccr:vocab-CPT Current Procedural Terminology
nccr:vocab-CoC Commission on Cancer
nccr:vocab-NPCR National Program of Cancer Registries
nccr:vocab-ATC Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification