Table 1

Summary of diagnostic yield of familial pancreatic cancer screening and surveillance programmes

StudyHigh-risk groupImaging testsDiagnostic yield*n (%)
Brentnall 1999 (1) n=14FPCEUS+ERCP+CT7/14 (50)†
Kimmey 2002 n=46‡FPCEUS; ERCP§12/46 (26)†
Canto 2004 (2) n=38FPC, PJSEUS; ERCP§, EUS-FNA§, CT§2/38 (5.3)†
Canto 2006 (3) n=78FPC, PJSEUS; CT§,EUS-FNA§, ERCP§8/78 (10.3)¶,†
Poley 2009 (4) n=44FPC, BRCA, PJS, p16, p53, HPEUS;CT§, MRI§10/44 (23)
Langer 2009 (5) n=76FPC, BRCAEUS+MRCP; EUS-FNA§1/76 (1.3)¶,†
Verna 2010 (6) n=51FPC, BRCA, p16EUS and/or MRCP6/51 (12)†
Ludwig 2011 n=109FPC, BRCAMRCP; EUS§, EUS-FNA§9/109 (8.3)¶
Vasen 2011 (7) n=79p16MRI/MRCP14/79† (18)
Al-Sukhni 2011 (8) n=262FPC, BRCA, PJS, p16, HPMRI; CT§, EUS§, ERCP§19/262¶ (7.3)
Schneider 2011 (9)** n=72FPC, BRCA, PALB2EUS+MRCP11/72 (15)¶
Canto 2012 (10) n=216FPC, BRCA, PJSCT, MRI/MRCP, EUS; ERCP§5/216 (2.3)†–92/216 (43)
  • *Yield is defined as the detection of any pathologically proven (pre)malignant lesion (≥PanIN-2/IPMN and pancreatic adenocarcinoma) and lesions that are morphologically suspicious for branch-duct IPMNs.

  • †Includes only pathologically proven pancreatic neoplasms (histology or cytology).

  • ‡Continuation of Brentnall 1999, included 14 high-risk individuals from Brentnall 1999.

  • §Test performed only as an additional test for detected abnormalities.

  • ¶Includes baseline and follow-up.

  • **Continuation of Langer 2009, includes high-risk individuals from this series.

  • ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography; FNA, fine-needle aspiration; FPC, familial pancreatic cancer; IPMN, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; PJS, Peutz–Jeghers syndrome; PanIN, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia.