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MULTIPREVENT: Integrated screening for smoking-related multimorbidity using low-dose chest computed tomography.

A large lung screening platform is expanding to simultaneously detect and predict risk for five smoking-related diseases using advanced AI integration.

This protocol paper describes MULTIPREVENT, a large prospective cohort study leveraging the existing MOLTEST-BIS lung cancer screening infrastructure to extend integrated multimorbidity screening combining LDCT radiomics, spirometry, biomarkers, and Illumina Global Screening Array genomic profiling in 3000 heavy smokers with two follow-up timepoints through 2032. AI-based integration of all data streams is planned to develop predictive risk models for lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, COPD, osteoporosis, and diabetes simultaneously, positioning the study as a foundational platform for population-based multimorbidity prevention.

What the study was

Study design
Protocol paper (prospective epidemiological cohort)
Population
3000 participants from the MOLTEST-BIS lung cancer screening cohort (aged 50-79, ≥30 pack-years), followed up in 2025-2027 and 2030-2032
Sample size
3000
Category
Prevention
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Public Health

Why it surfaced

Well-designed multicohort precision prevention protocol integrating imaging, biomarkers, and genomics; note as protocol paper only — no outcome data yet.

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