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DBT=digital breast tomosynthesis; DCIS=ductal carcinoma in situ; DM=digital mammography
Flowchart of recruitment phase and study design
Cancers Detected with DBT Only
Potentially eligible
presented for
screening 33198
9662 women received
the complete
experimental procedure
66 received DM only*:
3 were recalled:
1 had cancer
1 had lesion of
uncertain malignant
Potential
49 had incomplete DBT
imaging or registration*:
13 were recalled,
2 had cancer,
and 1 had lesion of
uncertain malignant
potential
0
72
DBT + DM
arm
9777
Excluded 2209
(large breasts, familial risk
score update recent
breast cancer in relatives,
augmentation prostheses,
pregnancy, randomization
procedure or tomosynthesis
temporary not available)
Eligible
30989
8
Refusals 11429
Randomization
disclorure
19560
DM
arm
9783
positive
344 positive
339
cancers 84 cancers 44
negative
9433
DM to identify significantly more lesions with
fewer false-positives and similar recall rates
compared with DM alone continues to expand.
Several large, multicentre clinical trials are
currently underway that will, hopefully, answer
some of the remaining questions currently
preventing the greater adoption of DBT in the
clinical setting.
negative
9444
80
1 or 2
1 or 2
5 DCIS)
5 DCIS) in 3D years
Detected in at least
one (including
of the
2 reading (including
rounds
years
Interval
Detected
in 2D but not in 3D
cancers
Interval
cancers
DM at Next
screening Round
DM at Next
screening Round
Interval
1 or 2
Interval
cancers
1 or 2
cancers
years Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography:
years
Diagnostic
Breast
DM at Next
DM at Next
screening
Round
screening Round
Detection by
Cancer
Size
Cancers 31% Detected with
31% DBT Only
DBT=digital breast tomosynthesis; DCIS=ductal carcinoma in situ; DM=digital mammography
Figure 1 Flowchart of recruitment phase and study design.
Control Arm
Study Arm
16%
14%
14%
72
8
5%
0
Lesion size
< 10 mm
Lesion size
≥ 10 mm to
< 20 mm
DCIS
80
Detected in at least one of the 2 reading rounds in 3D
Detected in 2D but not in 3D
Figure
2 Cancers
detected
with DBT only vs Digital Mammography:
Diagnostic
Breast
Tomosynthesis
Detection by Cancer Size
31%
31%
Control Arm
Study Arm
16%
14%
14%
5%
Lesion size
< 10 mm
Lesion size
≥ 10 mm to
< 20 mm
DCIS
Figure 3 DBT vs digital mammography: Detection by cancer size
for DBT + DM versus DM alone, the increase was
related to positive studies, suggesting it resulted
from the need to review multiple images, not the
interpretation itself. Variability between readers
was similar in both arms. 17
“Our data confirms the excellent results of 3D
mammography, previously evidenced in other
European prospective studies carried out on
large-popula tion screening programs,” said the
lead investigator, Pierpaolo Pattacini, MD. “But
our results go a step further: only randomised
trials can evaluate the effectiveness of a new
screening technology, like whether it can save
more lives.”
Conclusions
The body of evidence as to the ability of DBT +
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