Abstract
Guidelines recommend routine screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in asymptomatic adults starting at age 50. The most extensively used noninvasive test for CRC screening is the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), which has an overall sensitivity for CRC of approximately 61.0%-91.0%, which drops to 27.0%-67.0% for advanced adenomas. These figures contain a high false-positive rate and a low positive predictive value. This work aimed to develop a new, noninvasive CRC screening tool based on fecal bacterial markers capable of decreasing FIT false-positive rates in a FIT-positive population. We defined a fecal bacterial signature (RAID-CRC Screen) in a proof-of-concept with 172 FIT-positive individuals and validated the obtained results on an external cohort of 327 FIT-positive subjects. All study participants had joined the national CRC screening program. In the clinical validation of RAID-CRC Screen, a sensitivity of 83.9% and a specificity of 16.3% were obtained for the detection of advanced neoplasm lesions (advanced adenomas and/or CRC). FIT 20 μg/g produced 184 false-positive results. Using RAID-CRC Screen, this value was reduced to 154, thus reducing the false-positive rate by 16.3%. The RAID-CRC Screen test could be implemented in CRC screening programs to allow a significant reduction in the number of colonoscopies performed unnecessarily for FIT-positive participants of CRC screening programs.
Highlights
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, accounting for more than 880,000 deaths in 2018 [1]
Peptostreptococcus stomatis (PTST) and Bacteroides fragilis (BCTF) absolute abundance was significantly higher in the CRC population than in individuals with normal colonoscopy (p = 0.002 and p = 0.017, respectively)
There were no significant differences, a tendency could be observed in Gemella morbillorum (GMLL), as it showed a higher absolute abundance in CRC patients (p = 0.073); PTST and Roseburia intestinalis (RSBI) absolute abundances were higher in the presence of either nonadvanced adenomas (NAAs) or AA (p = 0.056 and 0.060, respectively)
Summary
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, accounting for more than 880,000 deaths in 2018 [1]. Fecal bacterial signature for colorectal cancer screening reduced FIT false positive results funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript
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