Fecal immunochemical test program performance over 4 rounds of annual screening: a retrospective cohort study

CD Jensen, DA Corley, VP Quinn… - Annals of internal …, 2016 - acpjournals.org
Background: The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a common method for colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening, yet its acceptability and performance over several rounds of annual testing …

Influence of varying quantitative fecal immunochemical test positivity thresholds on colorectal cancer detection: a community-based cohort study

K Selby, CD Jensen, JK Lee, CA Doubeni… - Annals of internal …, 2018 - acpjournals.org
Background: The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is commonly used for colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening. Despite demographic variations in stool hemoglobin concentrations, few …

Attendance and yield over three rounds of population-based fecal immunochemical test screening

A Kapidzic, EJ Grobbee, L Hol… - Official journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening for colorectal cancer (CRC)
requires timely successive rounds for an optimal preventive effect. However, data on …

Clinical validation of a multitarget fecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer screening: a diagnostic test accuracy study

W de Klaver, PHA Wisse, F van Wifferen… - Annals of Internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is used in colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening, yet it leaves room for improvement. Objective: To develop a multitarget FIT …

Are fecal immunochemical test characteristics influenced by sample return time? A population-based colorectal cancer screening trial

AH Van Roon, L Hol, AJ Van Vuuren… - Official journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) are preferred over guaiac-based fecal
occult blood testing as colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tool. However, hemoglobin (Hb) …

Immunochemical fecal occult blood testing is equally sensitive for proximal and distal advanced neoplasia

TR De Wijkerslooth, EM Stoop… - Official journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is increasingly used for colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening. We aimed to estimate its diagnostic accuracy in invitational population …

Performance characteristics of fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer and advanced adenomatous polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TF Imperiale, RN Gruber, TE Stump… - Annals of internal …, 2019 - acpjournals.org
Background: Studies report inconsistent performance of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs)
for colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced adenomas. Purpose: To summarize performance …

Colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal-cancer screening

E Quintero, A Castells, L Bujanda… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) are accepted strategies
for colorectal-cancer screening in the average-risk population. Methods In this randomized …

Adenoma detection rate and colorectal cancer risk in fecal immunochemical test screening programs: an observational cohort study

M Zorzi, G Antonelli, C Barbiellini Amidei… - Annals of Internal …, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs based on fecal immunochemical
tests (FITs) represent the standard of care for population-based interventions. Their benefit …

Diagnostic accuracy of fecal immunochemical test in patients at increased risk for colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis

A Katsoula, P Paschos, AB Haidich… - JAMA internal …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The potential role of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for screening patients at
increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) has not yet been elucidated. Objective To assess …