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    MA02 - Improving Outcomes for Patients with Lung Cancer (ID 895)

    • Event: WCLC 2018
    • Type: Mini Oral Abstract Session
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/24/2018, 10:30 - 12:00, Room 201 BD
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      MA02.10 - The First Year of Implementing a Lung Cancer Screening Program in an Urban Safety-Net Health System (ID 13436)

      11:35 - 11:40  |  Author(s): Joanne Sanders

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      Background

      Little is known about implementing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) -based screening for lung cancer in settings that care for minority and underinsured populations. These patients may benefit most from guideline-based screening but may also be least likely to complete this multi-step process.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method

      Parkland Health & Hospital system provides care through a combination of federal, state, and county-supported funding for more than one million, racial/ethnically diverse residents of Dallas County, Texas.

      A systematic protocol for LDCT screening was implemented in February 2017. We report initial screens and follow-up procedures for this first year through June 2018.

      4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result

      844 LDCTs were ordered; 528 (63%) were completed, 68 (8%) had been scheduled. We detail demographics of completers and non-completers (Table 1) and proportion of LungRADS scores (Figure 1). For every year older, patients are 3% more likely to complete their scan. Of 249 completers requiring some form of follow-up (47%), only 3 required CT biopsy.

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      8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion

      While a systematic screening program in an urban safety-net setting generates high volume, a significant percentage of patients do not complete their initial screen. Of those who complete, many require follow-up procedures. More long-term data are needed to understand non-completion trends and subsequent annual screening.

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