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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2015 Oct 19;122(3):393–401. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29758

TABLE 1.

Target endpoints for Lynch Syndrome screening in the colorectal cancer specialty clinic.

Outcome measures Conventional care 2/28/13-6/30/13 Universal tumor screening 7/1/13-12/31/13
New colorectal cancer cases seen 30 44
Received screening 9/30 (30%) 32/44 (73%)
 MSI + IHC 6 (67%) 23 (74%)
 MSI only 1 (11%) 5 (16%)
 IHC only 2 (22%) 3 (10%)
Did not have screening 21/30 (70%) 13/44 (30%)
 Prior screening or Lynch syndrome diagnosis 0 5 (39%)
 Patient declined 0 3 (23%)
 Insurance non-coverage 0 3 (23%)
 Reason unknown 21 (100%) 2 (15%)
Genetics evaluation 4 10
 Same day appointment offered 0 3

MSI = microsatellite instability; IHC = immunohistochemistry