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Mutations in the &lt;i&gt;APC&lt;\/i&gt; gene is a critical event in the development of human CRC which may lead to overexpression and stabilization of &amp;beta;-catenin that enters into the nucleus and helps in cancer cell proliferation. Significant obstacles to the therapeutic intervention of the Wnt signaling system still exist, despite promising approaches for the development of anti-cancer medicines targeting this route. The advent of computational techniques for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and drug development has spurred the researchers to explore CRC at an early stage. This report had unzipped the importance of &lt;i&gt;APC&lt;\/i&gt; in Wnt signaling pathway associated with current advances and challenges in drug discovery for CRC. A combinatorial computational approach identified the potential anti-cancerous drug among XL888, 5-bromouracil, 5-fluorouracil, and Ganetespib against &lt;i&gt;APC&lt;\/i&gt;\nwhich is often treated as gatekeeper of CRC. 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