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Table 2 Classification scheme for yearly surveillance assessments

From: The association between post-treatment surveillance testing and survival in stage II and III colon cancer patients: An observational comparative effectiveness study

Year 1 categorization

 

Year 1 CEAa

Year 1 CT

Year 1 colonoscopy

 More Adherent

 

≥ 2

≥ 1

≥ 1

 

≥ 2

≥ 1

0

 

≥ 2

0

≥ 1

 

1

≥ 1

0

 

1

0

≥ 1

 Less Adherent

 

≥ 2

0

0

 

1

0

0

 

0

≥ 1

0

 

0

0

≥ 1

 Nonadherent

 

0

0

0

Year 2 categorization

Year 1 colonoscopy

Year 2 CEA

Year 2 CT

Year 2 colonoscopy

 More Adherent

 

≥ 2

≥ 1

 
 

≥ 2

0

≥ 1

≥ 1

≥ 2

0

0

≥ 1

1

0

0

 

1

≥ 1

 
 

1

0

≥ 1

 Less Adherent

0

≥ 2

0

0

0

1

0

0

 

0

≥ 1

 
 

0

0

≥ 1

 Nonadherent

 

0

0

0

Year 3 categorization

Year 2 colonoscopy

Year 3 CEA

Year 3 CT

Year 3 colonoscopy

 More Adherent

 

≥ 2

≥ 1

 
 

≥ 2

0

 
 

1

≥ 1

 
 

1

0

≥ 1

≥ 1

1

0

0

 Less Adherent

0

1

0

0

 

0

≥ 1

 
 

0

0

≥ 1

 Nonadherent

 

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviations: CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen, CT, computed tomography
  2. Bold font indicates testing that is adherent with NCCN guidelines