331 Antithrombotics Do Not Impact the Performance of Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Effects of Oral Anticoagulant and Aspirin Use on Ability of Fecal Immunochemical Tests to Detect Advanced Neoplasia

“…One of the variables that may have an impact on FIT performance is the use of anticoagulants and aspirin. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] These medications are frequently used in the CRC screening target population aged 50 years and are associated with gastrointestinal bleeding. [15][16][17] They may thus have an effect on the accuracy of fecal occult blood tests.…”