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. 2026 Mar 20;18(6):1014. doi: 10.3390/cancers18061014
ACT adjuvant chemotherapy
AFP alpha-fetoprotein
BRAF B-Raf proto-oncogene (serine/threonine kinase)
BTC biliary tract cancer
CA19-9 carbohydrate antigen 19-9
CEA carcinoembryonic antigen
cfDNA cell-free DNA
CH clonal hematopoiesis
CHIP clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential
CRC colorectal cancer
ctDNA circulating tumor DNA
ddPCR droplet digital PCR
DFS disease-free survival
EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
GEJ gastroesophageal junction
GI gastrointestinal
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
IDH1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
LOD limit of detection
LoQ limit of quantification
mCRC metastatic colorectal cancer
MRD minimal/molecular residual disease
mRD molecular residual disease
MSI microsatellite instability
nCRT neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
OS overall survival
PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PET positron emission tomography
PET/CT positron emission tomography/computed tomography
PFS progression-free survival
RAS RAS oncogene family (KRAS/NRAS/HRAS)
RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors