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Biomarker

Use biomarker commands to search clinical trial biomarker criteria from the NCI Clinical Trials Search API.

Search biomarkers

By name:

biomcp search biomarker BRAF

By type:

biomcp search biomarker --type "Antigen" --limit 5

With eligibility filter:

biomcp search biomarker --eligibility inclusion --limit 10

By assay purpose:

biomcp search biomarker --assay-purpose "Eligibility Criterion - Inclusion"

By NCI thesaurus code:

biomcp search biomarker --code C17965 --limit 5

Search filters

Flag Description
-q/--query Biomarker name or keyword
--type Biomarker type (e.g., Antigen, Gene)
--eligibility Eligibility context
--assay-purpose Assay purpose filter
--code NCI thesaurus code
-l/--limit Max results
--offset Pagination offset

Biomarker is search-only. There is no get subcommand.

JSON mode

biomcp --json search biomarker BRAF

Practical tips

  • Use biomarker search to discover how a marker is used across trial eligibility criteria.
  • Combine with trial and intervention searches for full protocol context.
  • NCI thesaurus codes provide exact biomarker lookups.