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dc.contributor.authorMeester, R.
dc.contributor.authorZauber, A.
dc.contributor.authorDoubeni, C.
dc.contributor.authorJensen, C.
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, V.
dc.contributor.authorHelfand, M.
dc.contributor.authorDominitz, J.
dc.contributor.authorLevin, T.
dc.contributor.authorCorley, D.
dc.contributor.authorLansdorp_Vogelaar, Iris
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T22:17:40Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T22:17:40Z
dc.date.created2017-02-26T19:31:41Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationMeester, R. and Zauber, A. and Doubeni, C. and Jensen, C. and Quinn, V. and Helfand, M. and Dominitz, J. et al. 2016. Consequences of Increasing Time to Colonoscopy Examination After Positive Result From Fecal Colorectal Cancer Screening Test. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 14 (10): pp. 1445-1451.e8.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50167
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cgh.2016.05.017
dc.description.abstract

Background & Aims: Delays in diagnostic testing after a positive result from a screening test can undermine the benefits of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but there are few empirical data on the effects of such delays. We used microsimulation modeling to estimate the consequences of time to colonoscopy after a positive result from a fecal immunochemical test (FIT). Methods: We used an established microsimulation model to simulate an average-risk United States population cohort that underwent annual FIT screening (from ages 50 to 75 years), with follow-up colonoscopy examinations for individuals with positive results (cutoff, 20 µg/g) at different time points in the following 12 months. Main evaluated outcomes were CRC incidence and mortality; additional outcomes were total life-years lost and net costs of screening. Results: For individuals who underwent diagnostic colonoscopy within 2 weeks of a positive result from an FIT, the estimated lifetime risk of CRC incidence was 35.5/1000 persons, and mortality was 7.8/1000 persons. Every month added until colonoscopy was associated with a 0.1/1000 person increase in cancer incidence risk (an increase of 0.3%/month, compared with individuals who received colonoscopies within 2 weeks) and mortality risk (increase of 1.4%/month). Among individuals who received colonoscopy examinations 12 months after a positive result from an FIT, the incidence of CRC was 27.0/1000 persons (increase of 4%, compared with 2 weeks), and mortality was 9.1/1000 persons (increase of 16%). Total years of life gained for the entire screening cohort decreased from an estimated 93.7/1000 persons with an almost immediate follow-up colonoscopy (cost savings of $208 per patient, compared with no colonoscopy) to 84.8/1000 persons with follow-up colonoscopies at 12 months (decrease of 9%; cost savings of $100/patient, compared with no colonoscopy). Conclusions: By using a microsimulation model of an average-risk United States screening cohort, we estimated that delays of up to 12 months after a positive result from an FIT can produce proportional losses of up to nearly 10% in overall screening benefits. These findings indicate the importance of timely follow-up colonoscopy examinations of patients with positive results from FITs.

dc.publisherW.B. Saunders Co
dc.titleConsequences of Increasing Time to Colonoscopy Examination After Positive Result From Fecal Colorectal Cancer Screening Test
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume14
dcterms.source.number10
dcterms.source.startPage1445
dcterms.source.endPage1451.e8
dcterms.source.issn1542-3565
dcterms.source.titleClinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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