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. 2022 Jun 27;20:26. doi: 10.1186/s13053-022-00224-2

Table 4.

Summary of the main recommendations on screening for PC (AISP, CAPS, AGA) [66, 90, 91]

CAPS AGA AISP
Target population
 PJS (LKB1/STK11) + + +
 FAMMM (CDKN2A) + + +
 HBOC (BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2) + + +
 LS (MLH1, MSH2, or MSH6) + + +
 AT (ATM) + +
 FPC + + +
 HP (PRSS1, SPINK1, PRSS2) ? + +
The onset of screening (patients’ age)
 PJS 40 35 30
 FAMMM 40 40 30
 HBOC 45 or 55a 50a 40b
 LS 45 or 55a 50a 40b
 AT 45 or 55a 50a
 FPC 50 or 55a 50a 45a
 HP 40 40b
Method of screening
 MRI/MRCP + + +
 EUS + + +
 HbA1c +
Intervals
 If no abnormality 12 M 12 M 12 M
 If abnormality 3 or 6 M 3 or 6 M Mf

Abbreviations

CAPS- Cancer of the Pancreas Surveillance Consortium

AGA American Gastroenterological Association

AISP Italian Association for the Study of the Pancreas AISP

PJS Peutz -Jeghers syndrome

FAMMM Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma

HBOC Hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome

LS Lynch syndrome

AT Ataxia-teleangiectasia syndrome

HP Hereditary pancreatitis

FPC Familial pancreatic cancer

M Months

Mf More frequently in high-risk patients

a 10 years less than age of the youngest affected family member

b 5 years less than age of the youngest affected family member