Sensitivity of Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening

NCT ID: NCT05163236

Last Updated: 2021-12-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1149 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-20

Study Completion Date

2021-10-11

Brief Summary

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Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) was introduced in France late 2015, FIT has better diagnostic accuracy for colorectal cancers (CRCs) than previous screening tests. Our primary objective was to evaluate the sensitivity of FIT and the proportion of interval cancer.

Detailed Description

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Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) aims to detect pre-symptomatic lesions, i.e., early stage colorectal cancers (CRCs) or pre-cancerous lesions such as colonic adenomas in order to reduce CRC mortality. FIT was introduced in France late 2015, FIT has better diagnostic accuracy for CRCs than previous screening tests. Determining the incidence of post-test interval CRCs, diagnosed after a negative FIT and before the recommended date of the next test (2-year interval), allows assessment of the sensitivity of the test. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of FIT during the CRC screening campaign in the Finistère department (France) from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017. Its secondary objectives were the evaluation of diagnostic circumstances and their impact on treatment and survival, and risk factors for interval cancer (IC).

Conditions

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Colorectal Neoplasms Malignant Colonoscopy Early Detection of Cancer Female Mass Screening Middle Aged Occult Blood

Keywords

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Screening Fecal immunochemical test survival interval cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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CRC in excluded population

CRC diagnosed in the population excluded from screening

Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) not performed

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Screen-detected colorectal cancers (SD-CRCs)

CRC diagnosed after a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

Positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Colorectal cancers (CRCs) with delayed diagnosis

CRCs diagnosed after a positive fecal immunochemical (FIT) test, but without colonoscopy or \> 2 years after a positive fecal immunochemical test

Positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Fecal immunochemical test interval colorectal cancers (FIT IC)

CRCs diagnosed 2 years after a negative FIT

Negative fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

colorectal cancers (CRCs) in non-responders

CRCs diagnosed in the FIT non-responders population

Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) not performed

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Post-colonoscopy interval cancers

CRCs diagnosed within 5 years after a colonoscopy performed following a positive test that did not find colorectal cancer

Positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Interventions

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Positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Negative fecal immunochemical test (FIT)

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) not performed

We evaluated CRCs screening campaign from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, and interval cancers within two years after a negative test, and five years for post-colonoscopy interval cancers.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All subjects between 50 and 77 years diagnosed with an in situ or an invasive CRC
* Inhabitants of the Finistère area
* Subjects were included by period:

* from January 2016 to December 2017 for subjects with SD-CRC, non-responders and the excluded population
* from January 2016 to December 2019 for subjects with FIT-ICs (2-year interval)
* from January 2016 to December 2020 for subjects with post-colonoscopy IC
* from January 2018 to December 2020 for subjects with delayed diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects who refused to participate in the case of refusal of data collection
* Subject swith CRC other than adenocarcinoma were excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

77 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Registre des Tumeurs Digestives du Finistère

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Régional de Coordination des Dépistages des Cancers Bretagne (CRCDC Bretagne)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Brest

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michel ROBASZKIEWICZ

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Hospital, Brest

Locations

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University Hospital

Brest, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

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Other Identifiers

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FITBACK ( 29BRC21.0147)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id