Modeled Reductions in Late-stage Cancer with a Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test
Modeled Reductions in Late-stage Cancer with a Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test
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DOI:
10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1134
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发表时间:
2021-03-01
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3.8
通讯作者:
Berg, Christine D.
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作者:
Hubbell, Earl;Clarke, Christina A.;Berg, Christine D.
Background: Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, with many cases detected at a late stage when prognosis is poor. New technologies enabling multi-cancer early detection (MCED) may make "universal cancer screening" possible. We extend single-cancer models to understand the potential public health effects of adding a MCED test to usual care.Methods: We obtained data on stage-specific incidence and survival of all invasive cancers diagnosed in persons aged 50-79 between 2006 and 2015 from the US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, and combined this with published performance of a MCED test in a state transition model (interception model) to predict diagnostic yield, stage shift, and potential mortality reductions. We model long-term (incident) performance, accounting for constraints on detection due to repeated screening.Results: The MCED test could intercept 485 cancers per year per 100,000 persons, reducing late-stage (III+IV) incidence by 78% in those intercepted. Accounting for lead time, this could reduce 5-year cancer mortality by 39% in those intercepted, resulting in an absolute reduction of 104 deaths per 100,000, or 26% of all cancer-related deaths. Findings are robust across tumor growth scenarios.Conclusions: Evaluating the impact of a MCED test that affects multiple cancer types simultaneously requires modeling across all cancer incidence. Assuming MCED test metrics hold in a clinical setting, the aggregate potential to improve public health is significant.Impact: Modeling performance of a MCED test in a representative population suggests that it could substantially reduce overall cancer mortality if added to usual care.