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ReviewCancer metastasis reviews2025

Tissue-agnostic biomarkers in solid tumors: current approvals and emerging candidates.

Jinah Kim, Hye Sung Kim, Myungwoo Nam, Young Kwang Chae

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Review in Cancer metastasis reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jinah Kim *Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
Hye Sung Kim *Department of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA. hskim3048@gmail.com.
Myungwoo NamDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Young Kwang ChaeDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. chaelabmeeting@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The landscape of cancer treatment has shifted from histology-specific to tissue-agnostic approaches, targeting molecular alterations regardless of tumor origin. Currently, six pan-cancer biomarkers-NTRK, BRAF V600E, RET, HER2-positive, MSI-high, and TMB-high-along with nine molecularly targeted therapies have expanded treatment options across diverse malignancies. This review examines each biomarker's molecular basis, prevalence across tumor types, and corresponding FDA-approved therapies. Additionally, emerging candidates-including FGFR, ALK, MET, ROS1, NRG1, PIK3CA, AKT, KRAS G12C, HER2 mutations, HER2-low/ultralow, B7-H3, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)-are explored. While these biomarkers represent a paradigm shift in oncology, their integration into clinical practice requires overcoming challenges related to tumor heterogeneity and lineage-specific molecular dependencies. Future research should focus on identifying novel biomarkers, optimizing treatment strategies through multiomic analyses, and leveraging innovative clinical trial designs to advance precision oncology. In particular, further investigation into TILs as a predictive biomarker for immunotherapy is warranted, given their distinct immunophenotypic features and prognostic significance in shaping treatment responses across cancer types.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorNeoplasmsHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMolecular Targeted TherapyPrecision MedicineBiomarkers, TumorImmunotherapyPan-tumor biomarkerPrecision oncologyTargeted therapyTissue-agnostic biomarkerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

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PMID40576713
PMCPMC12204918

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