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OncoTree Search

Search the OncoTree cancer type ontology by name, code, main type, or tissue. OncoTree is a hierarchical cancer classification system developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering with 897+ cancer types. Returns standardized cancer type codes with UMLS and NCI Thesaurus cross-references. Use to identify the correct OncoTree code for a cancer type, find all cancer subtypes under a tissue, or map free-text cancer names to structured identifiers.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 113msCortexa

Status

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

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 113ms

Schema

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

{
  "properties": {
    "exact_match": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "If true, requires exact match. If false (default), performs substring/prefix matching.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "field": {
      "default": "name",
      "description": "Field to search in. One of: 'name' (cancer type name), 'code' (OncoTree code), 'main_type' (main cancer category), 'tissue' (tissue of origin). Default: 'name'.",
      "enum": [
        "name",
        "code",
        "main_type",
        "tissue"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Search term. Interpreted according to the 'field' parameter. Examples: 'breast cancer', 'BRCA', 'Lung', 'Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer'.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "version": {
      "default": "oncotree_latest_stable",
      "description": "OncoTree version identifier. Use 'oncotree_latest_stable' (default) for the current production version.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default OncoTree Search call

public-safeinput

{
  "exact_match": false,
  "query": "BRCA1"
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_OncoTree_search
Tool name: OncoTree_search
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

OncoTree Search

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 113msCortexa

Schema

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

{ "properties": { "exact_match": { "default": false, "description": "If true, requires exact match. If false (default), performs substring/prefix matching.", "type": "boolean" }, "field": { "default": "name", "description": "Field to search in. One of: 'name' (cancer type name), 'code' (OncoTree code), 'main_type' (main cancer category), 'tissue' (tissue of origin). Default: 'name'.", "enum": [ "name", "code", "main_type", "tissue" ], "type": "string" }, "query": { "description": "Search term. Interpreted according to the 'field' parameter. Examples: 'breast cancer', 'BRCA', 'Lung', 'Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer'.", "type": "string" }, "version": { "default": "oncotree_latest_stable", "description": "OncoTree version identifier. Use 'oncotree_latest_stable' (default) for the current production version.", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "query" ], "type": "object" }