Cortexa research tool·biomedical·oncokb

OncoKB Get Cancer Genes

Get list of all cancer genes curated in OncoKB. Returns genes classified as oncogenes and/or tumor suppressors. Useful for checking if a gene is a known cancer driver. Requires ONCOKB_API_TOKEN env var.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 445msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 445ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "operation": {
      "const": "get_cancer_genes",
      "description": "Operation type (fixed: get_cancer_genes)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default OncoKB Get Cancer Genes call

public-safeinput

{}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_OncoKB_get_cancer_genes
Tool name: OncoKB_get_cancer_genes
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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