Faecal immunochemical test is superior to symptoms in predicting pathology in patients with suspected colorectal cancer symptoms referred on a 2WW pathway: a …

N D'Souza, TG Delisle, M Chen, S Benton, M Abulafi - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To assess whether a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) could be used to select
patients with suspected colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms for urgent investigation. Design …

Using the faecal immunochemical test in patients with rectal bleeding: evidence from the NICE FIT study

G Hicks, N D'Souza, T Georgiou Delisle… - Colorectal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this work was to investigate whether the faecal immunochemical test (FIT)
could safely rule out colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with rectal bleeding (RB). Method This …

[HTML][HTML] Faecal immunochemical test for suspected colorectal cancer symptoms: patient survey of usability and acceptability

TG Delisle, N D'Souza, B Davies, S Benton, M Chen… - Bjgp Open, 2022 - bjgpopen.org
Background Recent evidence suggests that the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) can rule out
colorectal cancer (CRC) in symptomatic patients. To date, there is no research on usability …

Finding the needle in the haystack: the diagnostic accuracy of the faecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer in younger symptomatic patients

…, NICE FIT Steering Group, TG Delisle… - Colorectal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Detection of early onset colorectal cancer is challenging, and remains a rare diagnosis
amongst younger people with gastrointestinal symptoms. We investigated whether faecal …

A comparison of the faecal haemoglobin concentrations and diagnostic accuracy in patients suspected with colorectal cancer and serious bowel disease as reported …

…, N D'Souza, M Chen, T Georgiou Delisle… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Objectives Faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT) are used in colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening programmes and to triage patients presenting with symptoms suggestive …

Introduction of an integrated primary care faecal immunochemical test referral pathway for patients with suspected colorectal cancer symptoms

T Georgiou Delisle, N D'Souza, J Tan… - Colorectal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine the efficacy of a new 2‐week wait pathway that uses the faecal
immunochemical test (FIT) in primary care to triage patients with high and low risk symptoms …

Can FIT rule out colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients? Diagnostic test accuracy results from 9,822 patients in the NICE FIT study.

T Georgiou Delisle, N D'Souza, M Chen, S Benton… - 2020 - ascopubs.org
4093 Background: The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a non-invasive quantitative test
that measures occult blood in faeces (faecal haemoglobin, FHb). FIT is already used …

[HTML][HTML] An unusual presentation of Covid-19 in a patient with acute abdomen

T Butters, P Grech, TG Delisle, SS Ceraldi… - Human Pathology …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Covid-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is a multisystemic, complex disease, usually presenting
as a localised upper respiratory tract infection. In severe cases it may spread to involve the …

PTH-106 Patient perception of FIT in the diagnostic pathway for colorectal cancer: a mixed method study

TG Delisle, N D'Souza, B Davies, S Benton, M Chen… - 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Introduction The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a non-invasive, quantitative immunoassay
detecting haemoglobin in faeces. FIT is used in bowel cancer screening in the UK for the …

O51 Can FIT rule out colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients? Results from the NICE FIT study

N D'Souza, TG Delisle, S Benton, M Chen, M Abulafi - 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Colon and anorectum Page 1 EEN treatment.We explored dietary triggers of CD relapse by
performing dietary assessment and measuring faecal food biomarkers in children with CD …