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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2023; 11(04): E386-E393
DOI: 10.1055/a-2011-1933
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Personalized endoscopic surveillance and intervention protocols for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: the European FAP Consortium strategy

Arthur S. Aelvoet
 1   Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 3   Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Maria Pellisé
 4   Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut dʼInvestigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen
 1   Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 3   Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Monique E. van Leerdam
 5   Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 6   Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Rodrigo Jover
 7   Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica ISABIAL, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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Francesc Balaguer
 4   Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut dʼInvestigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Michal F. Kaminski
 8   Department of Oncological Gastroenterology and Department of Cancer Prevention, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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John G. Karstensen
 9   Danish Polyposis Registry. Gastrounit, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
10   Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jean-Christophe Saurin
11   Gastroenterology Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France.
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Roel Hompes
 2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
12   Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Patrick M.M. Bossuyt
13   Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Luigi Ricciardiello
14   Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
15   IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di SantʼOrsola, Bologna, Italy
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Andrew Latchford
16   Polyposis Registry, St Markʼs Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom
17   Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Evelien Dekker
 1   Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 2   Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 3   Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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European FAP Consortium› Institutsangaben

http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004622 TRIAL REGISTRATION: Prospective multi-center study NCT04678011 and NCT04677998 at ClinicalTrials.gov (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/)
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Abstract

Background and study aims Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) undergo colectomy and lifelong endoscopic surveillance to prevent colorectal, duodenal and gastric cancer. Endoscopy has advanced significantly in recent years, including both detection technology as well as treatment options. For the lower gastrointestinal tract, current guidelines do not provide clear recommendations for surveillance intervals. Furthermore, the Spigelman staging system for duodenal polyposis has its limitations. We present a newly developed personalized endoscopic surveillance strategy for the lower and upper gastrointestinal tract, aiming to improve the care for patients with FAP. We aim to inform centers caring for FAP patients and encourage the discussion on optimizing endoscopic surveillance and treatment in this high-risk population.

Methods The European FAP Consortium, consisting of endoscopists with expertise in FAP, collaboratively developed new surveillance protocols. The proposed strategy was consensus-based and a result of several consortium meetings, discussing current evidence and limitations of existing systems. This strategy provides clear indications for endoscopic polypectomy in the rectum, pouch, duodenum and stomach and defines new criteria for surveillance intervals. This strategy will be evaluated in a 5-year prospective study in nine FAP expert centers in Europe.

Results We present a newly developed personalized endoscopic surveillance and endoscopic treatment strategy for patients with FAP aiming to prevent cancer, optimize endoscopic resources and limit the number of surgical interventions. Following this new strategy, prospectively collected data in a large cohort of patients will inform us on the efficacy and safety of the proposed approaches.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 28. November 2022

Angenommen nach Revision: 29. Dezember 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
11. Januar 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
24. April 2023

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