ctDNA-based minimal residual disease (MRD) — post-treatment monitoring
Deterministic view of the source YAML entity. Clinical authority remains with the cited source IDs and reviewer sign-off state.
| ID | BIO-CTDNA-MRD-POST-TREATMENT |
|---|---|
| Type | Biomarker |
| Aliases | ctDNA MRD monitoringctDNA MRD post-treatmentmolecular residual disease post-treatmentserial ctDNA MRDцтДНК-MRD — моніторинг після лікування |
| Status | reviewed 2026-05-18 | pending_clinical_signoff |
| Diseases | DIS-BREAST DIS-CRC |
| Sources | SRC-CIVIC SRC-ESMO-CRC-2024 SRC-NCCN-COLON-2025 |
Biomarker Facts
| Biomarker type | composite_score |
|---|---|
| Measurement | MethodSerial liquid biopsy (plasma cfDNA): tumor-informed (Signatera, RaDaR, NeXT Personal — patient-specific multi-locus panel from primary tumor WES) OR tumor-agnostic fixed-panel ctDNA assay Unitscategorical (MRD-positive | MRD-negative) + quantitative (mean tumor molecules per mL plasma, MTM/mL, or VAF) |
| Related biomarkers | BIO-CTDNA-MRD |
Notes
Companion entry to BIO-CTDNA-MRD focused on POST-TREATMENT serial surveillance (vs. single landmark timepoint). Distinct from MCED (BIO-CFDNA-METHYLATION-MCED) in that ctDNA-MRD assumes a known prior cancer diagnosis with post-curative-intent surgery / chemoradiation. Strongest evidence in CRC (GALAXY / CIRCULATE-Japan, Kotani Nat Med 2023): MRD-positive post-op patients ~22% 18-mo DFS vs ~93% MRD- negative; MRD-positive benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. Emerging evidence in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (IMvigor010 ctDNA subgroup), early breast cancer (c-TRAK-TN), NSCLC (post-IMpower010 retrospectives), pancreatic, gastric. Trial frameworks for MRD-driven escalation/de-escalation: CIRCULATE-Japan ALTAIR/VEGA, NRG-GI008 (CIRCULATE-US), DYNAMIC-IV. ESMO 2024 endorses ctDNA-MRD as a prognostic biomarker for CRC stage II adjuvant decision-making (May inform adjuvant chemo discussion when MRD+ at 4-8 weeks post-op). NOT recommended for asymptomatic-population screening — entry is surveillance of KNOWN prior cancer survivors. `applicable_in_asymptomatic: false` — patient has documented cancer history, not asymptomatic in the prevention sense. Caveats: assay LOD ~0.01% VAF, micrometa...
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Actionability
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