Implementation of lung cancer screening in Europe: challenges and potential solutions: summary of a multidisciplinary roundtable discussion.



Field, John K ORCID: 0000-0003-3951-6365, deKoning, Harry, Oudkerk, Mattijs, Anwar, Sadia, Mulshine, James, Pastorino, Ugo, Eberhardt, Wilfried and Prosch, Helmut
(2019) Implementation of lung cancer screening in Europe: challenges and potential solutions: summary of a multidisciplinary roundtable discussion. ESMO open, 4 (5). e000577-.

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Abstract

Recent randomised trials on screening with low-dose CT have shown important reductions in lung cancer (LC) mortality and have triggered international efforts to implement LC screening. Detection rates of stage I LC with volume CT approaching 70% have been demonstrated. In April 2019 'ESMO Open - Cancer Horizons' convened a roundtable discussion on the challenges and potential solutions regarding the implementation of LC screening in Europe. The expert panel reviewed the current evidence for LC screening with low-dose CT and discussed the next steps, which are covered in this article. The panel concluded that national health policy groups in Europe should start to implement CT screening as adequate evidence is available. It was recognised that there are opportunities to improve the screening process through 'Implementation Research Programmes'.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Lung cancer screening, patient recruitment, nodule management, lung cancer mortality, secondary care pathways
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 08 Nov 2019 09:21
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:20
DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2019-000577
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3060985