Begin a New NLST Project
Full access to clinical data from the NLST study is available upon request. To access these materials, you must submit a new NLST project, and it must be approved. The full instructions for this process are described in the file below. When you are ready to begin your project, click the button below.
You may view projects you have already begun or submitted by visiting My Projects.
NLST Project
You may create a project proposal for NLST data and/or images.
- Data-Only project proposals require you to identify your institution, a Principal Investigator(PI), a Signing Official, and project staff. See instructions for requirements.
- Data-Only project proposals must be submitted by the PI. You may fill out a project proposal if you are not the PI, but the PI must review and submit.
Expected time for a new project to have data delivered: 1-4 weeks
View Instructions (PDF - 133 KB)
EEMS Project for NLST Biospecimens
Applications for access to NLST specimens can be submitted under the PLCO Etiologic and Early Marker Studies Program (EEMS). The application review process opens twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. For more information about EEMS, and to initiate an application, visit the "New PLCO EEMS Application" page. When filling out the application, specify "NLST Tissue" on the "Case Definitions" application step.