Biomarker Sciences Program

The Biomarker Sciences Program brings together researchers from ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group member institutions and external organizations to identify and evaluate discoveries about cancer biology for potential integration into clinical trials. The program is a hub for basic and translational scientists.

Biomarker science studies measurable biological characteristics of people and their cancers—such as genetic changes, proteins, and features seen on imaging scans—that can help identify cancer risk, detect disease, predict how cancer may behave, and guide or monitor treatment. Researchers in this program examine how these characteristics relate to patient outcomes to better understand why cancers behave differently and why treatments benefit some patients more than others. 

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