Comprehensive Study of Interval Cancers

Principal Investigator

Name
Robert Schoen

Institution
University of Pittsburgh

Email
rschoen@pitt.edu

About this CDAS Project

Study
PLCO (Learn more about this study)

Project ID
2006-0227

Initial CDAS Request Approval
Jul 1, 2006

Title
Comprehensive Study of Interval Cancers

Summary
The study reviews colon interval cancers and attempts to identify the clinical circumstances which led to their occurrence.

Aims

Better understanding of interval cancers will help inform study of sensitivity of the FSG screening test.

Collaborators

Joel Weissfeld (University of Pittsburgh)

Related Publications

• Colorectal cancers not detected by screening flexible sigmoidoscopy in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial.
  Schoen RE, Pinsky PF, Weissfeld JL, Yokochi LA, Church T, Laiyemo AO, Bresalier R, Hickey T, Riley T, Prorok PC
  Gastrointest. Endosc. 2012 Mar; Volume 75 (Issue 3): Pages 612-20 PUBMED