Protocol Outlines for Parts 1 and 2 of the Prospective Endoscopy III Study for the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer: Validation of a Concept Based on Blood Biomarkers

Louise Rasmussen   ¹ , MD ;   Michael Wilhelmsen   ¹ , MD ;   Ib Jarle Christensen   ¹ , MSc ;   Jens Andersen   ¹ , MD ;   Lars Nannestad Jørgensen   ^{2, 3} , MD, DMSc ;   Morten Rasmussen   ² , MD, PhD ;   Jakob W Hendel   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Mogens R Madsen   ⁵ , MD ;   Jesper Vilandt   ⁶ , MD ;   Thore Hillig   ⁷ , PhD ;   Michael Klærke   ⁸ , MD ;   Anna-Marie Bloch Münster   ⁹ , MD ;   Lars M Andersen   ¹⁰ , MD ;   Berit Andersen   ¹¹ , MD, PhD ;   Nete Hornung   ¹² , MD, PhD ;   Erland J Erlandsen   ¹³ , MSc ;   Ali Khalid   ¹⁴ , MD ;   Hans Jørgen Nielsen   ^{1, 3} , MD, DMSc

¹ Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark

² Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

³ Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

⁴ Gastro Unit, Section for Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark

⁵ Department of Surgery, Herning Hospital, Herning, Denmark

⁶ Department of Surgery, Hillerød Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark

⁷ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hillerød Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark

⁸ Department of Surgery, Horsens Hospital, Horsens, Denmark

⁹ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hospitalsenheden Vest, Holstebro, Denmark

¹⁰ Department of Surgery, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark

¹¹ Department of Public Health Programmes, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark

¹² Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark

¹³ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Silkeborg Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark

¹⁴ Department of Surgery, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark