CTCAE Files

NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.4 data files and related documents are published here. The most current release files appear in this directory:

Files: Booklet    Content
CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14_QuickReference_5x7.pdf Most recent release of core terminology: PDF document, traditional small booklet format.
CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14_QuickReference_8.5x11.pdf Most recent release of core terminology: PDF document, letter size format.

Files: Data    Content
CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14_Revisions.txt Revision history with details.
CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14.xls Most recent release of core terminology in Excel spreadsheet.
CTCAE_4.03_2010-06-14.owl Most recent release of complete terminology data in Web Ontology Language (OWL) format.

Files: Documentation    Content
CTCAE_Governance_2010-03-11.pdf Most recent release of redesign and life cycle governance document: PDF format.
CTCAE_Governance_2010-03-11.doc Most recent release of redesign and life cycle governance document: MS Word format.
CTEP_Guidance_Quant-Grade_2010-05-17.doc CTEP Guidance: CTCAE v4.0 Grading Scales with Numeric Component: MS Word format.

Browse CTCAE at:

NCI Term Browser
NCI BiomedGT Wiki

Several subdirectories hold older and related files:

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/CTCAE
  • Archive/ Directory of dated release versions.
  • Documentation/ Directory of CTCAE documentation.
  • Related/ Directory of related presentations, referenced materials, etc.

More information is available at:

caBIG Vocabulary Knowledge Center
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
NCI CTEP
NCI BiomedGT Wiki

Help requests on CTCAE should go to ncictcaehelp@mail.nih.gov


Last modified: Mon May 17 11:34:39 Eastern Daylight Time 2010