Influence of Varying Quantitative Fecal Immunochemical Test Positivity Thresholds on Colorectal Cancer Detection: A Community-Based Cohort Study.
Influence of Varying Quantitative Fecal Immunochemical Test Positivity Thresholds on Colorectal Cancer Detection: A Community-Based Cohort Study.
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DOI:
10.7326/m18-0244
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发表时间:
2018-10-02
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39.2
通讯作者:
Corley DA
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Selby K;Jensen CD;Lee JK;Doubeni CA;Schottinger JE;Zhao WK;Chubak J;Halm E;Ghai NR;Contreras R;Skinner C;Kamineni A;Levin TR;Corley DA
The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is commonly used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Despite demographic variations in stool hemoglobin concentrations, little data exist regarding optimal positivity thresholds by age and sex. Identify programmatic (multi-test) FIT performance characteristics and optimal FIT quantitative hemoglobin positivity thresholds in a large, population-based screening program. Retrospective cohort study Kaiser Permanente Northern and Southern California Adults 50–75 years of age, screening eligible, with baseline quantitative FIT results (2013–2014), and 2 years follow-up. Nearly two-thirds (411,641) had a previous FIT within 2 years. FIT programmatic sensitivity for CRC and number of positive tests per cancer detected, overall and by age and sex. Among 640,859 persons completing a baseline FIT and followed for 2 years, 481,817 (75%) had ≥1 additional FIT and 1,245 (0.19%) were diagnosed with CRC. Cancer detection (programmatic sensitivity) increased at lower positivity thresholds, from 925/1,245 (74.3%) at 30 μg/g, to 950 (76.3%) at 20 μg/g, and 987 (79.3%) at 10 μg/g; the number of positive tests per cancer detected increased from 43 at 30 μg/g, to 52 at 20 μg/g, and 85 at 10 μg/g. Reducing the positivity threshold from 20 to 15 μg/g would detect 3% more cancers and require 23% more colonoscopies. At the conventional 20 μg/g FIT threshold, programmatic sensitivity decreased with increasing age (79.0%, 73.4%, and 68.9% for ages 50–59, 60–69 and 70–75 years, respectively, p=0.009) and was higher in men than women (77.0% vs. 70.6%, p=0.011). Information on advanced adenoma were lacking. Increased cancer detection at lower positivity thresholds is counter-balanced by substantial increases in positive tests. Tailored thresholds may provide more comparable screening benefits for different demographic groups, dependent upon local resources.