NRG Oncology
This trial examines colorectal cancer incidence in participants with 1 to 2 non-advanced adenomas randomized to surveillance colonoscopy at 10 years compared to participants randomized to surveillance colonoscopy at 5 and 10 years.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States (US). The lifetime risk of colorectal cancer in both men and women in the US is approximately 6%. About 93% of colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses are in patients older than 50 years (Siegel 2014). Randomized controlled trials show that screening for CRC significantly decreases CRC incidence and mortality (Schoen 2012, Atkin 2010, Mandel 1999, Mandel 2000). CRC screening has received a Grade A recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. In…
Inclusion Criteria: * The participant must have signed and dated an IRB-approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines. * Participants greater than or equal to 45 and less than 70 years of age at the time of colonoscopy. * Participants with a first-time diagnosis of 1-2 non-advanced tubular adenomas (less than 10 mm without tubulovillous or villous changes or high grade or severe dysplasia) from the qualifying colonoscopy within 4 years prior to randomization. * Sessile serrated polyps/adenomas, as long as they do not meet the criteria for advanced adenomas, will…
The five- and ten-year colonoscopies, in addition to any unscheduled colonoscopies, will be performed according to currently accepted guidelines for the performance of quality colonoscopy. Participants will be given the standardized colonoscopy preparation instructions per institutional standards.