How to Search for Markers in NCIt
Search for the trial of interest. For instructions, refer to Searching for Trials in PA.
In the search results, click the NCI Trial Identifier link for that trial. The Trial Identification page appears.
On the Trial Identification page, check out the trial. For instructions, refer to Checking In and Checking Out Trials. (This checkout step is optional for Super Abstractors.)
On the Scientific Data menu, click Markers. The Markers page appears.
- Click Add. The Add Marker page appears.
- Next to the Name field, click NCIt. The Marker Search in NCIt window appears.
Enter all or part of the search/filter criteria in the fields provided.
To restrict your search by case, next to Case-Sensitive Search, select Yes (the default is case-insensitive).
To highlight the term you searched for in the list of results, next to Highlight Query Text, select Yes.
- To limit the search to only existing Markers in CTRP, next to Existing CTRP Trial Markers Only, select Yes.
Select Search.
In the search results grid, click Select on the row that contains the appropriate marker.
You are returned to the Add Marker page. The Marker Name field is populated with information from the marker you selected.If you do not find the marker you are looking for in the NCIt database, you must create a placeholder. For instructions, see Requesting New Permissible Biomarker Values or Adding Markers from HUGO to the caDSR Database.
