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ArticleBMJ open gastroenterology2025

Post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer and the association with endoscopic findings in the Danish colorectal cancer screening programme.

Simon Ladefoged Rasmussen, Lasse Pedersen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Morten Rasmussen, Inge Bernstein, Ole Thorlacius-Ussing

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Article in BMJ open gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Simon Ladefoged RasmussenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark simon.rasmussen@rn.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2560-4877
Lasse PedersenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Christian Torp-PedersenDepartment of Clinical Investigation and Cardiology, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark.
Morten RasmussenDepartment of Digestive Diseases K, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Inge BernsteinDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg Universitetshospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Ole Thorlacius-UssingDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in Denmark, with a 5-year mortality of 40%. To reduce CRC incidence and mortality, a faecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based screening programme was introduced in 2014. Adenoma detection rate (ADR) is an established quality marker inversely associated with post-colonoscopy CRC (PCCRC), but evidence mainly stems from non-FIT populations. Using ADR in a FIT-based setting may be costly due to histopathological examination. Alternative markers like polyp detection rate (PDR) and sessile serrated lesion detection rate (SDR) could be viable but lack evidence for their association with PCCRC.

methodsWe conducted a nationwide cohort study of 77 009 FIT-positive participants undergoing colonoscopy (2014-2017). National registry data on CRC outcomes were linked, and endoscopy units were grouped by ADR, PDR and SDR levels. Poisson regression adjusted for age, sex and comorbidities was used to assess PCCRC risk.

resultsAmong 70 009 colonoscopies within 6 months of FIT positivity, 4401 (92.7%) had CRC, while 342 (7.2%) were PCCRC cases. PCCRC risk was inversely associated with ADR, PDR and SDR. High ADR endoscopy units had a 35% lower PCCRC risk than low ADR units. Similar associations were found for PDR and SDR, with high SDR units showing a 33% lower PCCRC risk than low SDR units.

conclusionsADR, PDR and SDR predict PCCRC risk, with SDR emerging as a feasible, cost-efficient quality marker in FIT-based screening. This study supports SDR as a primary performance indicator in future protocols.

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PMCPMC11931950

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