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. 2018 Jun;7(3):347–360. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.05.04

Table 3. Outcomes from screening before and after stratification by clinical and gene-based approach to assessing risk of lung cancer.

Screening outcome Before stratification (total), N=10,054 PLCO model* stratification (quintiles 2–4), N=6,032 Gene-based stratification (quintiles 2–4), N=6,171 Gene-based stratification (middle tertile), N=2,970
Relative reduction in lung cancer death (%) 17% 28% 44% 55%
Absolute lung cancer deaths averted 17 16 29 18
LC deaths averted per 1,000 screened 3.4 5.5 10.2 12.8
NNS# to avert one lung cancer death 294 182 98 84

#, number needed to screen; *, PLCOm2012 model; , associated with a 21% reduction in all-cause mortality.