Diagnostic Accuracy of Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer Surveillance in Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors

Berbel Ykema, Lisanne Rigter, Manon Spaander, Leon Moons, Tanya Bisseling, Berthe Aleman, Jan Paul de Boer, Pieternella Lugtenburg, Cecile Janus, Eefke Petersen, Judith Roesink, John Raemaekers, Richard van der Maazen, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Andrea Gini, Wieke Verbeek, Margriet Lemmens, Gerrit Meijer, Flora van Leeuwen, Petur SnaebjornssonBeatriz Carvalho, Monique van Leerdam

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors have an increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative fecal immunochemical testing (FIT, OC Sensor) and/or a multi-target stool DNA test (mt-sDNA, Cologuard®) for advanced neoplasia (AN) was evaluated.

METHODS: 101 HL survivors underwent a surveillance colonoscopy and were asked to perform two stool tests (FIT and mt-sDNA). Advanced adenoma (AA), advanced serrated lesion (ASL), and AN (AA, ASL, CRC) were evaluated. Sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) for AN were calculated for different FIT cut-offs and mt-sDNA with colonoscopy as reference.

RESULTS: FIT and mt-sDNA were analyzed in 73 (72%) and 82 (81%) participants, respectively. AN was detected in 19 (26%) and 22 (27%), respectively. AN sensitivities for FIT cut-off of 10 ug Hb/g feces (FIT10) and mt-sDNA were 37% (95% confidence interval (CI): 16-62) and 68% (95% CI: 45-86), with corresponding specificities of 91% (95% CI: 80-97) and 70% (95% CI: 57-86), respectively. AUC for FIT was 0.68 (95% CI: 0.54-0.82) and for mt-sDNA 0.76 (95% CI: 0.63-0.89).

CONCLUSIONS: In HL survivors, mt-sDNA showed highest sensitivity but with relatively low specificity for AN. Cost-effectiveness analyses is necessary to determine the optimal surveillance strategy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number190
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Clinical medicine
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Cancer survivors
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Early detection of cancer
  • Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT)
  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Multi-target stool test
  • Sensitivity and specificity

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