Purpose
To evaluate lung cancer detection rate at five years in a high risk population previously enrolled in two rounds (baseline and one year) of a lung cancer screening trial (SOS) with chest digital tomosynthesis (DTS).
Methods and materials
1342 subjects were enrolled with a drop out of 23.1%. DTS were independently reported by two radiologists and nodules larger than 5 mm undewent CT. If CT was not resolutive further examination were performed according to 2017 Fleischner Society guidelines. Analysis on interval cancer diagnosed between second and third DTS was conducted.
Results
Positive DTS were 7.2%, 0.7% and 7.6% at first, second and third round. During the third round DTS correctly classified solid nodules density in 84.4% of cases. AUCs in DTS and CT ROC curves were 0.78 (0.68±0.88) and 0.87 (0.80±0.93), respectively. Cancer detection rate was 0.9% at baseline and five years (66.7% received surgery), while at 1 year was 0.3% with 80% surgical approach. Interval cancer were diagnosed in 0.98% of subjects (average 1137 days after last DTS). In 22.2% a negative/invariate nodule at basal...
Conclusion
DTS identify solid opacity and has a comparable AUC to CT. Cancer detection rate was in accordance with Low Dose CT trials results. DTS could be a complementary tool to LDCT if scheduled in an interval between 1 and 5 years in order to design a lung cancer screening.
Personal information and conflict of interest
A. Cerutti; Cuneo/IT - nothing to disclose P. Demaria; Cuneo/IT - nothing to disclose I. Baralis; Turin/IT - nothing to disclose A. Negri; Saluzzo/IT - nothing to disclose M. Grosso; Cuneo (CN)/IT - nothing to disclose R. Priotto; Madonna Dell'olmo (CN)/IT - nothing to disclose G. Gallarato; Cuneo (CN)/IT - nothing to disclose S. Chauvie; Cuneo/IT - nothing to disclose A. Demaggi; Cuneo/IT - nothing to disclose
References
1)Rami-Porta R, Bolejack V, Giroux DJ, et al.The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: the new database to inform the 8th edition of the TNM classification of lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2014; 9(11):1618–1624.
2)Humphrey LL et al (2004) Lung cancer screening with sputum cytologic examination, chest radiography, and computed tomography: an update for the U.S. preventive services task force. Ann Intern Med 140(9):740–753.
3)Gopal M, Abdullah SE, Grady JJ, et al: “Screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography: A systematic review and meta-analysis of...