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Henderson JT, Webber EM, Weyrich M, et al. Screening for Breast Cancer: A Comparative Effectiveness Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2024 Apr. (Evidence Synthesis, No. 231.)

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Appendix E Table 1Additional Details on Included Trials and NRSIs

Intervention CategoryStudy Design

Author, Year

Study/Trial Name

CountryComparison (IG vs. CG)Number of ReadersReader Experience/TrainingType of ReadingConsensus MethodCase and Mortality Ascertainment Method
Age to StopNRSIGarcia-Albeniz, 2020USContinuing annual DM beyond 70 years of age vs. Stopping annual DM at 70 years of ageNRNRNRNRMedicare data and National Death Index
Screening FrequencyRCT

Blamey, 2002

UKCCCR

UKAnnual DM vs. Triennial DMNRNRNRNRLocal hospital data and regional cancer registries
NRSI

Ho, 2022

BCSC

USAnnual DBT/DM or DM vs. Biennial DBT/DM or DMNRNRNRNRBCSC registry data, pathology databases, stage/regional tumor registries, state death records

McGuinness, 2018

KYRAS

USAnnual DM vs. Biennial DMNRNRNRNRElectronic health record

Miglioretti, 2015

BCSC

USAnnual DM vs. Biennial DMNRNRNRNRBCSC registry data, pathology databases, stage/regional tumor registries
Parvinen, 2011FinlandAnnual DM vs. Biennial DM8NRDualNRNational cancer and mortality databases
Digital Breast TomosynthesisRCT

Armaroli, 2022

Proteus

Donna

Fair

ItalyDBT/DM (round 1), DM (round 2) vs. DM38Radiologists received basic training in integrated DM and DBT and pass a trial evaluation with the interpretation of 40 DBT cases. Readers met regional quality assurance of 5,000+ mammograms per year with periodic audits of performance.Dual independentIf either radiologist gave a score of 3 (probably benign) or higher the case was considered positive and recalled for investigation without consensus or arbitrationPopulation screening database, histology reports, hospital and population cancer registry

Heindel, 2022

TOSYMA

Good

GermanyDBT/sDM vs. DMNRParticipated in all regular teaching courses for mammography screening program and having passed the yearly test of 50 screening case studies, a volume of at least 5,000 screening mammograms the year before participating in the study, readers regularly assessed with an emphasis on a comparable number of sets for DBT/sDM and DM imagesDual independentIn case of any suspicious abnormality, reading results were clarified with an arbitrator to decide whether women had to be recalled for further diagnostic testsCancer registries

Pattacini, 2022

RETomo

Good

ItalyDBT/DM (round 1), DM (round 2) vs. DM104 to 20 years. Regional quality assurance criterion of at least 5,000 mammograms per year and period audits of individual performance indications and interval cancer imagining reviewDual independentArbitration by third reviewerScreening database and cancer registry

Hofvind, 2021

To-Be

Good

NorwayDBT/sDM vs. DM (round 1), DBT/sDM (round 2)8Their experience in screen reading (screen film and digital mammography) before start-up of the trial varied from zero to approximately 110,000 examinationsDual independentConsensus was done by pairs of radiologists, and a third radiologist was consulted if the pair could not agreeNational cancer registry
NRSI

Sprague, 2023

BCSC

USDBT vs. DMNRNRNRNRBCSC registry data, pathology databases, stage/regional tumor registries

Ho, 2022

BCSC-2022a

USDBT vs. DM699NRNRNRBCSC registry data, pathology databases, stage/regional tumor registries, state death records

Kerlikowske, 2022

BCSC-2022b

USDBT vs. DMNRNRNRNRBCSC registry data, pathology databases, regional/state tumor registries, SEER programs

Johnson, 2021

MBTST

SwedenDBT/DM vs. DM72 to 41 years. Previous experience with DBT from clinical work or studies of previous DBTDual independentExaminations that scored as suspicious based on any modality were evaluated at a consensus meetingNational cancer registry
Richman, 2021USDBT/DM vs. DMNRNRNRNRCommercial insurance claims

Hovda, 2020

OVVV

SwedenDBT/sDM (round 1), DM (round 2) vs. DMNR0 to 14 (using DM), 0 to 3 (using DBT)Dual independentReadings given a score of 1-5. If at least one radiologist gave score of 2 (probably benign) or greater a consensus meeting was held to determine recall Consensus with random pairs of radiologistsNational cancer registry

Conant, 2016

PROSPR

USDBT/DM vs. DMNRNRNRNRElectronic health records, pathology databases, institutional and state cancer registries
Supplemental MRIRCT

Veenhuizen, 2021

DENSE

The NetherlandsDM plus MRI vs. DMNR5 to 23 yearsSingle readerFor those with a BI-RADS 3 score, double reading was performed, consensus on level 3 lead to repeat MRI within 6 monthsNational cancer registry
NRSIGanguli, 2022USMRI vs. DMNRNRNRNRMedical claims database
Supplemental UltrasoundRCT

Ohuchi, 2016

J-START

JapanDM plus US vs. DMNR<1 for ultrasound training. Ultrasonography is performed by qualified physicians, laboratory technologists, clinical radiological technologists, or nurses having experience with breast ultrasonography and completed the breast ultrasonography training program. The technologists and the physicians involved in this trial are asked to finish 2-day, 16-hour education program for the standardization of ultrasound screening for breast cancerDual independentResults of ultrasound were reassessed by physicians at the study sites, including radiologists and breast surgeonsStudy database, postal survey, vital registry
NRSI

Lee, 2019

BCSC

USDM plus US vs. DMNRNRNRNRBCSC registry data, pathology databases, stage/regional tumor registries, state death records

Abbreviations: BCSC=Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium; BI-RADS=Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System; DBT=digital breast tomosynthesis; DENSE=Dense Tissue and Early Breast Neoplasm Screening; DM=digital mammography; J-START=Japan Strategic Anti-cancer Randomized Trial; MBTST=Malmo Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Trial; NR=not reported; NRSI=nonrandomized study of intervention; RCT=randomized controlled trial; RETomo=Reggio Emilia Tomosynthesis Trial; sDM=synthetic mammography; PROSPR=Population-based Research Optimizing Screening through Personalized Regimens; To-Be=Tomosynthesis Trial in Bergen; TOSYMA=TOmosynthesis plus SYnthesized MAmmography study; OVVV=Oslo-Vestfold-Vestre Viken; UKCCR=United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research trial; US=ultrasound

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