RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Management of patients with increased risk for familial pancreatic cancer: updated recommendations from the International Cancer of the Pancreas Screening (CAPS) Consortium JF Gut JO Gut FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology SP gutjnl-2019-319352 DO 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319352 A1 Michael Goggins A1 Kasper Alexander Overbeek A1 Randall Brand A1 Sapna Syngal A1 Marco Del Chiaro A1 Detlef K Bartsch A1 Claudio Bassi A1 Alfredo Carrato A1 James Farrell A1 Elliot K Fishman A1 Paul Fockens A1 Thomas M Gress A1 Jeanin E van Hooft A1 R H Hruban A1 Fay Kastrinos A1 Allison Klein A1 Anne Marie Lennon A1 Aimee Lucas A1 Walter Park A1 Anil Rustgi A1 Diane Simeone A1 Elena Stoffel A1 Hans F A Vasen A1 Djuna L Cahen A1 Marcia Irene Canto A1 Marco Bruno A1 , YR 2019 UL http://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2019/11/18/gutjnl-2019-319352.abstract AB Background and aim The International Cancer of the Pancreas Screening Consortium met in 2018 to update its consensus recommendations for the management of individuals with increased risk of pancreatic cancer based on family history or germline mutation status (high-risk individuals).Methods A modified Delphi approach was employed to reach consensus among a multidisciplinary group of experts who voted on consensus statements. Consensus was considered reached if ≥75% agreed or disagreed.Results Consensus was reached on 55 statements. The main goals of surveillance (to identify high-grade dysplastic precursor lesions and T1N0M0 pancreatic cancer) remained unchanged. Experts agreed that for those with familial risk, surveillance should start no earlier than age 50 or 10 years earlier than the youngest relative with pancreatic cancer, but were split on whether to start at age 50 or 55. Germline ATM mutation carriers with one affected first-degree relative are now considered eligible for surveillance. Experts agreed that preferred surveillance tests are endoscopic ultrasound and MRI/magnetic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, but no consensus was reached on how to alternate these modalities. Annual surveillance is recommended in the absence of concerning lesions. Main areas of disagreement included if and how surveillance should be performed for hereditary pancreatitis, and the management of indeterminate lesions.Conclusions Pancreatic surveillance is recommended for selected high-risk individuals to detect early pancreatic cancer and its high-grade precursors, but should be performed in a research setting by multidisciplinary teams in centres with appropriate expertise. Until more evidence supporting these recommendations is available, the benefits, risks and costs of surveillance of pancreatic surveillance need additional evaluation.