BEAMing |
beads, emulsion, amplification, and magnetics |
CEA |
carcinoembryonic antigen |
cfDNA |
cell-free DNA |
CHIP |
clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential |
CAN |
copy number alteration |
CRC |
colorectal cancer |
CRPC |
castration-resistant prostate cancer |
CT |
computer tomography |
ctDNA |
cell-tumor DNA |
ddPCR |
Droplet digital PCR |
DFS |
disease free survival |
EGFR |
epidermal growth factor receptor |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
GE |
genome equivalent |
HR |
hazard ratio |
indels |
small insertions or deletions |
MAF |
mutant allele fraction |
mBC |
metastatic breast cancer |
mCRC |
metastatic colorectal cancer |
MRD |
minimal residual disease |
MSI |
microsatellite instability |
NGS |
Next Generation Sequencing |
NSCLC |
non-small cell lung cancer |
OS |
overall survival |
PBMCs |
peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
PFS |
progression-free survival |
RECIST |
Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors |
RFI |
recurrence-free interval |
RFS |
recurrence-free survival |
SNV |
single nucleotide variant |
TMB |
tumor mutation burden |
VAF |
variant allele frequency |
WBC |
white blood cells |
WES |
whole-exome sequencing |