Randomized Comparison of Surveillance Intervals after Colonoscopic Removal of Newly Diagnosed Adenomatous Polyps
Sidney J. Winawer, Ann G. Zauber, Michael J. O'Brien, May Nah Ho, Leonard Gottlieb, Stephen S. Sternberg, Jerome D. Waye, John Bond, Melvin Schapiro, Edward T. Stewart, Joel Panish, Fred Ackroyd, Robert C. Kurtz, Moshe Shike, for The National Polyp Study Workgroup
Background The identification and removal of adenomatous polypsand post-polypectomy surveillance are considered to be importantfor the control of colorectal cancer. In current practice, theintervals between colonoscopies after polypectomy are variable,often a year long, and not based on data from randomized clinicaltrials. We sought to determine whether follow-up colonoscopyat three years would detect important colonic lesions as wellas follow-up colonoscopy at both one and three years.
Methods Patients were eligible if they had one or more adenomas,no previous polypectomy, and a complete colonoscopy and if alltheir polyps had been removed. They were randomly assigned tohave follow-up colonoscopy at one and three years or at threeyears only. The two study end points were the detection of anyadenoma, and the detection of adenomas with advanced pathologicalfeatures (defined as those >1 cm in diameter and those withhigh-grade dysplasia or invasive cancer).
Results Of 2632 eligible patients, 1418 were randomly assignedto the two follow-up groups, 699 to the two-examination groupand 719 to the one-examination group. The percentage of patientswith adenomas in the group examined at one and three years was41.7 percent, as compared with 32.0 percent in the group examinedat three years (P = 0.006). The percentage of patients withadenomas with advanced pathological features was the same inboth groups (3.3 percent).
Conclusions Colonoscopy performed three years after colonoscopicremoval of adenomatous polyps detects important colonic lesionsas effectively as follow-up colonoscopy after both one and threeyears. An interval of at least three years is recommended beforefollow-up examination after colonoscopic removal of newly diagnosedadenomatous polyps. Adoption of this recommendation nationallyshould reduce the cost of post-polypectomy surveillance andscreening.
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From the National Polyp Study Headquarters, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (S.J.W., A.G.Z., M.N.H., S.S.S., R.C.K., M. Shike); Mallory Institute of Pathology, Boston City Hospital, Boston (M.J.O., L.G.); Mount Sinai Hospital, New York (J.D.W.); Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis (J.B.); Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, Calif. (M. Schapiro); Milwaukee County Medical Complex, Milwaukee (E.T.S.); Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (J.P.); and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (F.A.). The following are other members of the National Polyp Study Workgroup who participated in this study: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York: C.J. Lightdale, H. Gerdes, L. Hornsby-Lewis, M. Edelman, M. Fleisher, B. Diaz, J. Lapidus, B. Flehinger, and R.A. McMahon; Strang Clinic, New York: C. Miller; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York: A. Szporn, N. Harpaz, M. Khilnani, and S. Yessayan; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis: H. Ansel, S. Ewing, and T. Dobson; Milwaukee County Medical Complex, Milwaukee: W. Hogan, J. Helm, R. Komorowski, and E. McLaughlin; St. Luke's Hospital, Racine, Wis.: J. Geenen, R. Venu, G.K. Johnson, and N. DeBoer; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston: S. Hedberg, P. Shellito, D. Hall, G. Dickersin, and N. Horton; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles: J. Sherman, J.A. Hamlin, S. Geller, and M. Kojimoto; Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, Calif.: M. Auslander, D. Kasimian, L. Kussin, and C. Scoggins; and Mallory Institute of Pathology, Boston (Pathology Review Center): C. Magrath.
Address reprint requests to Dr. Winawer at the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021.
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