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@ARTICLE{Selby:144684,
author = {K. Selby and E. H. Levine and C. Doan and A. Gies$^*$ and
H. Brenner$^*$ and C. Quesenberry and J. K. Lee and D. A.
Corley},
title = {{E}ffect of {S}ex, {A}ge and {P}ositivity {T}hreshold on
{F}ecal {I}mmunochemical {T}est {A}ccuracy: a {S}ystematic
{R}eview and {M}eta-{A}nalysis.},
journal = {Gastroenterology},
volume = {157},
number = {6},
issn = {0016-5085},
address = {Philadelphia, Pa. [u.a.]},
publisher = {Saunders},
reportid = {DKFZ-2019-02126},
pages = {1494-1505},
year = {2019},
note = {157(6):1494-1505},
abstract = {Quantitative fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for
hemoglobin are commonly used for colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening. We aimed to quantify the change in CRC and
advanced adenoma detection and number of positive test
results at different positivity thresholds and by sex and
age.We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE, selecting articles of
FIT for CRC detection in asymptomatic adults undergoing
screening. We calculated sensitivity and specificity, as
well as detected number of cancers, advanced adenomas, and
positive test results at positivity thresholds ≤10 μg
hemoglobin/g feces, 10 to ≤20 μg/g, 20 to ≤30 μg/g,
and >30 μg/g. We also analyzed results from stratified by
patient sex, age, and reference standard.Our meta-analysis
comprised 46 studies with 2.4 million participants and 6478
detected cancers. Sensitivity for detection of CRC increased
from $69\%$ $(95\%$ CI, $63\%-75\%)$ at thresholds >10 μg/g
and ≤20 μg/g to $80\%$ $(95\%$ CI, $76\%-83\%)$ at
thresholds ≤10 μg/g. At these threshold values,
sensitivity for detection of advanced adenomas increased
from $21\%$ $(95\%$ CI, $18\%-2\%5)$ to $31\%$ $(95\%$ CI,
$27\%-35\%),$ whereas specificity decreased from $94\%$
$(95\%$ CI, $93\%-96\%)$ to $91\%$ $(95\%$ CI, $89\%-93\%).$
In 3 studies stratified by sex, sensitivity of CRC detection
was $77\%$ in men $(95\%$ CI, $75\%-79\%)$ and $81\%$ in
women $(95\%$ CI, $60\%-100\%)$ (P=.68). In 3 studies
stratified by age groups, sensitivity of CRC detection was
$85\%$ for ages 50-59 years $(95\%$ CI, $71\%-99\%)$ and
$73\%$ for ages 60-69 years $(95\%$ CI, $71\%-75\%)$
(P=.10). All studies with colonoscopy follow up had similar
sensitivity levels for detection of CRC to studies that
analyzed 2-year registry follow-up data $(74\%;$ $95\%$ CI,
$68\%-78\%$ vs $75\%;$ $95\%$ CI, $73\%-77\%).In$ a
meta-analysis of studies that analyzed detection of CRC and
advanced adenomas at different FIT positivity thresholds, we
found the sensitivity and specificity of detection to vary
with positive cut-off value. It might be possible to
decrease positive threshold values for centers with
sufficient follow-up colonoscopy resources. More research is
needed to precisely establish FIT thresholds for each sex
and age subgroup.},
subtyp = {Review Article},
cin = {C070 / C120 / L101},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)C070-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)C120-20160331 /
I:(DE-He78)L101-20160331},
pnm = {313 - Cancer risk factors and prevention (POF3-313)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-313},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:31472152},
doi = {10.1053/j.gastro.2019.08.023},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/144684},
}