Measurable residual disease (MRD) has been widely recognized as a biomarker for deeply evaluating complete remission (CR), predicting relapse, guiding pre-emptive interventions, and serving as an endpoint surrogate for drug testing. However, despite the emergence of new technologies, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the proper techniques, sample materials, and optimal time points for MRD assessment. In this review, we summarized the MRD methods, sample sources, …