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Biomarker Facts

What are biomarkers and how are they used in colorectal cancer? Learn about biomarkers, their role in personalized medicine, and their impact on your treatment.
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Biomarker Overview and Treatment Impact Table

Learn about different colorectal cancer biomarkers and how they affect your treatment options.
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Biomarkers

Colorectal Cancer Biomarkers

BRAF

Learn about the BRAF biomarker and how it affects your colorectal cancer targeted therapy options.
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Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Learn about the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) biomarker and how it is used in the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of your colorectal cancer.
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ctDNA

Learn how ctDNA and liquid biopsy are used in your colorectal cancer biomarker testing, treatment response monitoring, and diagnosis of cancer recurrence.
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HER2

Learn about HER2 amplification / over expression and what it means for your colorectal cancer treatment.
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KRAS

Learn about the KRAS biomarker and how it affects your colorectal cancer targeted therapy options.
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MSI-High

Learn about microsatellite instability (MSI, MSI-High, MSI-H) and how it affects your colorectal cancer treatment options.
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MSS

Learn about microsatellite stability (MSS) and how it affects your colorectal cancer treatment options.
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NRAS

Learn about the NRAS biomarker and how it affects your colorectal cancer targeted therapy options.
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NTRK Fusion

Learn about NTRK fusion and how it can be a treatment target in the management of your colorectal cancer.
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PIK3CA

Learn about the PIK3CA biomarker and how it affects your colorectal cancer targeted therapy options.
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Tumor Location/Sidedness

Learn about how right-sided colon cancer and left-sided colorectal cancer are different and how that affects your prognosis and treatment.
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TMB

Learn about tumor mutational burden (TMB) and how it affects your colorectal cancer treatment options.
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Syndromes

Colorectal Cancer Syndromes

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

Learn about Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), an inherited genetic colorectal cancer syndrome, and how it affects you and your family.
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Lynch Syndrome

Learn about Lynch Syndrome, also known as Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC), a cancer syndrome caused by deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR).
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Biomarkers

Toxicity Biomarkers

DPYD

Learn about the DPYD biomarker and fluorouracil (5-FU) treatment toxicity in colorectal cancer.
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UGT1A1

Learn about the UGT1A1 biomarker and irinotecan treatment toxicity in colorectal cancer.
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