Year after diagnosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
Base-case strategies (assumes 3 years of CT) | |||||||||||
Standard of care | OC+CT | CT | CT | OC | OC | OC | OC | ||||
CTC-based | CTC | CT | CT | OC | OC | OC | OC | ||||
Scenario analysis strategies (assumes 5 years of CT) | |||||||||||
Standard of care | OC+CT | CT | CT | OC+CT | CT | OC | OC | OC | |||
CTC-based | CTC | CT | CT | CTC | CT | OC | OC | OC | |||
Scenario analysis strategies (assumes less intensive OC follow-up) | |||||||||||
Standard of care | OC+CT | CT | CT | OC | OC | OC | |||||
CTC-based | CTC | CT | CT | OC | OC | OC |
*Schedule assumes that all test results show no lesion, hyperplastic polyp or adenoma <10 mm. Persons with adenomas 10 mm or larger get OC after 1 year and the 3 yearly thereafter.
CTC, CT colonography; OC, optical colonoscopy.