San Diego—For patients undergoing colonoscopy after a positive result on a fecal immunochemical test, adenoma detection rate was inversely associated with the risk for interval cancers in a large Dutch screening study.
A 10% improvement in ADR translated to a 50% reduction in the risk for interval post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) in FIT-positive patients.
“There is a linear relationship between ADR and interval PCCRC risk, so endoscopists should strive to obtain an ADR as