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✓ Clinically Audited: August 2026 • Medical Advisory Board

Master Oncology Biomarker Directory & Decoder

Predictive, prognostic, and therapeutic response biomarkers across solid and hematologic malignancies.

Comprehensive Biomarker Classification

Biomarker Name Testing Modality Associated Malignancies Targeted Therapeutic Agents (2026)
HER2 / ERBB2 (Amplification / Overexpression / Mutation) IHC (0, 1+, 2+, 3+), FISH (Ratio >= 2.0), NGS Breast, Gastric/GEJ, Colorectal, NSCLC Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, T-DXd (Enhertu), T-DM1, Tucatinib
EGFR (Exon 19 del, L858R, T790M, Exon 20 ins) Real-time PCR, Targeted NGS, ctDNA Liquid Biopsy Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Osimertinib, Amivantamab + Lazertinib, Afatinib
ALK & ROS1 Fusions Break-apart FISH, RNA Sequencing NGS, IHC (D5F3) NSCLC, Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor Alectinib, Brigatinib, Lorlatinib, Entrectinib
KRAS G12C Mutation Allele-Specific PCR, Targeted NGS NSCLC (13%), Colorectal (3%), Pancreatic (1%) Sotorasib (Lumakras), Adagrasib (Krazati)
BRAF V600E / V600K Mutation Cobas PCR, VE1 IHC, Targeted NGS Melanoma, Colorectal, NSCLC, Thyroid (Anaplastic) Dabrafenib + Trametinib, Encorafenib + Cetuximab
MSI-H / dMMR (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) IHC (Loss of Nuclear Expression), PCR MSI Panel, NGS Colorectal, Endometrial, Gastric, Pancreatic (Agnostic) Pembrolizumab, Dostarlimab, Nivolumab + Ipilimumab
PD-L1 Expression (TPS / CPS / IC) IHC 22C3, 28-8, SP263, SP142 Assays NSCLC, TNBC, Bladder, Head & Neck, Gastric, Cervical Pembrolizumab, Nivolumab, Atezolizumab, Durvalumab
BRCA1 / BRCA2 (Germline / Somatic HRD) Germline blood sequencing, Myriad myChoice HRD Ovarian, Breast, Pancreatic, Prostate Olaparib (Lynparza), Niraparib (Zejula), Talazoparib