Predictive value of diminutive colonic adenoma trial: the PREDICT trial.
OBJECTIVE
Diminutive adenomas (1-9 mm in diameter) are frequently found during colon cancer screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS). This trial assessed the predictive value of these diminutive adenomas for advanced adenomas in the proximal colon.


METHODS
In a multicenter, prospective cohort trial, we matched 200 patients with normal FS and 200 patients with diminutive adenomas on FS for age and gender. All patients underwent colonoscopy. The presence of advanced adenomas (adenoma >or= 10 mm in diameter, villous adenoma, adenoma with high grade dysplasia, and colon cancer) and adenomas (any size) was recorded. Before colonoscopy, patients completed questionnaires about risk factors for adenomas.


RESULTS
The prevalence of advanced adenomas in the proximal colon was similar in patients with diminutive adenomas and patients with normal FS (6% vs. 5.5%, respectively) (relative risk, 1.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.5-2.6). Diminutive adenomas on FS did not accurately predict advanced adenomas in the proximal colon: sensitivity, 52% (95% CI, 32%-72%); specificity, 50% (95% CI, 49%-51%); positive predictive value, 6% (95% CI, 4%-8%); and negative predictive value, 95% (95% CI, 92%-97%). Male gender (odds ratio, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.01-2.61) was associated with an increased risk of proximal colon adenomas.


CONCLUSIONS
Diminutive adenomas on sigmoidoscopy may not accurately predict advanced adenomas in the proximal colon.
Schoenfeld
Philip
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Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, and VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA. pssmd@aol.com
Shad
Javaid
J
Ormseth
Eric
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Coyle
Walter
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Cash
Brooks
B
Butler
James
J
Schindler
William
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Kikendall
Walter J
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Furlong
Christopher
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Sobin
Leslie H
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Hobbs
Christine M
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Cruess
David
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Rex
Douglas
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy