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Muresu N, Sotgiu G, Marras S, Gentili D, Sechi I, Cossu A, Dettori A, Pietri RE, Paoni L, Ghi ME, Bagella MP, Marrazzu A, Cossu A, Genovesi A, Piana A, Saderi L. Cervical Screening in North Sardinia (Italy): Genotype Distribution and Prevalence of HPV among Women with ASC-US Cytology. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19020693. [PMID: 35055515 PMCID: PMC8775344 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
The assessment of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype dynamics could support the adoption of more tailored preventive actions against cervical cancer. The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence of HPV infection, HPV genotype distribution, and the epidemiological characteristics of women with ASC-US cytology since the introduction of HPV-DNA testing in Sardinia (Italy), (March 2016–December 2020). Specimens were tested by RT-PCR for 14 high-risk HPV genotypes. A total of 1186 patients were enrolled, with a median (IQR) age of 41 (38–48) years. Of these women, 48.1% were positive for at least one HPV genotype; 311 (26.2%) women were vaccinated with a median (IQR) age of 38 (30/47) years. The percentage of prevalence of HPV-16, -31, -66, -56, and -51 was 36.3%, 18.7%, 11.9%, 11.4% and 10.7%, respectively. The highest prevalence of infection was found in women aged <41 years, and single women. Moreover, women aged >41 years (OR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.31–0.86; p-value: 0.01), having parity (OR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.34–0.96, p-value: 0.04), and higher educational level (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.18–0.87; p-value: 0.02) were associated with a lower CIN2+ risk. We did not find a significant difference in terms of prevalence of HPV-16 infection between vaccinated and non-vaccinated (18.3% vs. 17.1%; p-value < 0.001). Our results support the adoption of nonavalent HPV-vaccine to prevent the most prevalent infections caused by HPV-16 and -31 genotypes and underscore the need of surveillance to implement tailored vaccination programs and preventive strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Narcisa Muresu
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (N.M.); (S.M.); (D.G.); (I.S.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-079-228472
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (N.M.); (S.M.); (D.G.); (I.S.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (N.M.); (S.M.); (D.G.); (I.S.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (N.M.); (S.M.); (D.G.); (I.S.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (N.M.); (S.M.); (D.G.); (I.S.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- Biomedical Science Ph.D. School, Biomedical Science Department, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
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- ASSL Sassari, Coordinamento Consultori Familiari ASSL, Sassari 07100, Italy; (R.E.P.); (L.P.); (M.E.G.); (M.P.B.); (A.M.)
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- ASSL Sassari, Coordinamento Consultori Familiari ASSL, Sassari 07100, Italy; (R.E.P.); (L.P.); (M.E.G.); (M.P.B.); (A.M.)
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- ASSL Sassari, Coordinamento Consultori Familiari ASSL, Sassari 07100, Italy; (R.E.P.); (L.P.); (M.E.G.); (M.P.B.); (A.M.)
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- ASSL Sassari, Coordinamento Consultori Familiari ASSL, Sassari 07100, Italy; (R.E.P.); (L.P.); (M.E.G.); (M.P.B.); (A.M.)
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- ASSL Sassari, Coordinamento Consultori Familiari ASSL, Sassari 07100, Italy; (R.E.P.); (L.P.); (M.E.G.); (M.P.B.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Institute of Pathology, University of Sassari, Via Matteotti, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
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- Department Health Education, Prevention, and Health Promotion Activities, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy; (N.M.); (S.M.); (D.G.); (I.S.); (A.C.); (A.P.)
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Padre Manzella Street, 07100 Sassari, Italy;
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Aron J, Albert PS, Wentzensen N, Cheung LC. Hidden mover-stayer model for disease progression accounting for misclassified and partially observed diagnostic tests: Application to the natural history of human papillomavirus and cervical precancer. Stat Med 2021; 40:3460-3476. [PMID: 33845514 DOI: 10.1002/sim.8977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hidden Markov models (HMMs) have been proposed to model the natural history of diseases while accounting for misclassification in state identification. We introduce a discrete time HMM for human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical precancer/cancer where the hidden and observed state spaces are defined by all possible combinations of HPV, cytology, and colposcopy results. Because the population of women undergoing cervical cancer screening is heterogeneous with respect to sexual behavior, and therefore risk of HPV acquisition and subsequent precancers, we use a mover-stayer mixture model that assumes a proportion of the population will stay in the healthy state and are not subject to disease progression. As each state is a combination of three distinct tests that characterize the cervix, partially observed data arise when at least one but not every test is observed. The standard forward-backward algorithm, used for evaluating the E-step within the E-M algorithm for maximum-likelihood estimation of HMMs, cannot incorporate time points with partially observed data. We propose a new forward-backward algorithm that considers all possible fully observed states that could have occurred across a participant's follow-up visits. We apply our method to data from a large management trial for women with low-grade cervical abnormalities. Our simulation study found that our method has relatively little bias and out preforms simpler methods that resulted in larger bias.
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- Jordan Aron
- Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer and Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer and Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer and Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer and Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Hall MT, Smith MA, Simms KT, Barnabas R, Murray JM, Canfell K. Elimination of cervical cancer in Tanzania: Modelled analysis of elimination in the context of endemic HIV infection and active HIV control. Int J Cancer 2021; 149:297-306. [PMID: 33634857 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a strategic initiative for cervical cancer (CC) elimination which involves scaling up three interventions: human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, twice-lifetime HPV-screening screening and pre-cancer/cancer treatment by 2030. CC is challenging to control in countries with endemic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as women living with HIV (WLHIV) are at elevated risk of HPV infection, persistence and progression. This analysis estimated the impact of the elimination interventions on CC incidence and mortality but additionally considered more intensive screening for WLHIV, using Tanzania as an example. A dynamic HIV/HPV model was used to simulate the elimination strategy for vaccination, screening and pre-cancer/cancer treatment, with 3-yearly HPV-screening in WLHIV starting at age 25 years, in the context of sustained HIV control in Tanzania from 2020 to 2119. Without vaccination or HPV screening, CC incidence rates per 100 000 women are predicted to fall from 58.0 in 2020 to 41.6 (range: 39.1-44.7) in 2119, due to existing HIV control. HPV vaccination and twice-lifetime HPV-screening for the general population and 3-yearly screening for WLHIV, would reduce CC incidence to 1.3 (range: 1.3-2.5) by 2119, with elimination (<4/100 000) in 2076 (range: 2076-2092). CC mortality rates per 100 000 women are predicted to reach 1.1 (range: 1.1-2.1) with further reductions contingent on increased CC treatment access. Vaccination and 3-yearly HPV-screening for WLHIV is predicted to achieve elimination in the subgroup of WLHIV potentially as early as 2061 (range: 2061-2078), with a 2119 CC incidence rate of 1.7 (range: 1.7-3.3). Scaling-up vaccination and HPV-screening will substantially reduce CC incidence in Tanzania, with elimination predicted within a century. Three-yearly HPV-screening and HPV vaccination, at high coverage rates, would facilitate CC elimination among WLHIV, and thus accelerate elimination in the overall population.
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- Michaela T Hall
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Lhee MJ, Cha YJ, Bae JM, Kim YT, Cho NH. Diagnostic algorithm to reflect regressive changes of human papilloma virus in tissue biopsies. Yonsei Med J 2014; 55:331-8. [PMID: 24532500 PMCID: PMC3936611 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2014.55.2.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Landmark indicators have not yet to be developed to detect the regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). We propose that quantitative viral load and indicative histological criteria can be used to differentiate between atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) and a CIN of grade 1. MATERIALS AND METHODS We collected 115 tissue biopsies from women who tested positive for the human papilloma virus (HPV). Nine morphological parameters including nuclear size, perinuclear halo, hyperchromasia, typical koilocyte (TK), abortive koilocyte (AK), bi-/multi-nucleation, keratohyaline granules, inflammation, and dyskeratosis were examined for each case. Correlation analyses, cumulative logistic regression, and binary logistic regression were used to determine optimal cut-off values of HPV copy numbers. The parameters TK, perinuclear halo, multi-nucleation, and nuclear size were significantly correlated quantitatively to HPV copy number. RESULTS An HPV loading number of 58.9 and AK number of 20 were optimal to discriminate between negative and subtle findings in biopsies. An HPV loading number of 271.49 and AK of 20 were optimal for discriminating between equivocal changes and obvious koilocytosis. CONCLUSION We propose that a squamous epithelial lesion with AK of >20 and quantitative HPV copy number between 58.9-271.49 represents a new spectrum of subtle pathological findings, characterized by AK in ASCUS. This can be described as a distinct entity and called "regressing koilocytosis".
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- Min Jin Lhee
- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
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Luu HN, Adler-Storthz K, Dillon LM, Follen M, Scheurer ME. Comparing the Performance of Hybrid Capture II and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the Identification of Cervical Dysplasia in the Screening and Diagnostic Settings. Clin Med Insights Oncol 2013; 7:247-55. [PMID: 24137052 PMCID: PMC3795532 DOI: 10.4137/cmo.s12811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Both PCR and Hybrid Capture II (HCII) have been used for identifying cervical dysplasia; however, comparisons on the performance between these two tests show inconsistent results. We evaluated the performance of HCII and PCR MY09/11 in both screening and diagnostic populations in sub-sample of 1,675 non-pregnant women from a cohort in three clinical centers in the United States and Canada. METHODS Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and concordance between the two tests were calculated. RESULTS Specificity of HCII in detecting low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) was higher in the screening group (88.7%; 95% CI: 86.2%-90.8%) compared to the diagnostic group (46.3%; 95% CI: 42.1%-50.6%); however, specificity of PCR was low in both the screening (32.8%; 95% CI: 29.6%-36.2%) and diagnostic (14.4%; 95% CI: 11.6%-17.6%) groups. There was comparable sensitivity by both tests in both groups to detect high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL); however, HCII was more specific (89.1%; 95% CI: 86.8%-91.0%; 66.2%; 95% CI: 62.0%-70.1%) than PCR (33.3%; 95% CI: 30.2%-36.5%; 17.9%; 95% CI: 14.8%-21.6%) in the screening and diagnostic groups, respectively. Overall agreement for HPV positivity was approximately 50% between HCII and PCR MY09/11; with more positive results coming from the PCR MY09/11. CONCLUSION In the current study, PCR MY09/11 was more sensitive but less specific than HCII in detecting LSIL, and HCII was more sensitive and specific in detecting HSIL than PCR in both screening and diagnostic groups.
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- Hung N Luu
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. ; Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Texas, USA
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Gilani SM, Mazzara PF. Cytohistologic correlation in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Acta Cytol 2013; 57:575-80. [PMID: 24107547 DOI: 10.1159/000353769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to compare the correlation between Pap smear and colposcopic biopsy findings in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. STUDY DESIGN A total of 68,738 ThinPrep Pap smears were done in 2011 in our institution, and of these, 865 of the women (787 premenopausal and 78 postmenopausal) had subsequent colposcopic directed biopsies performed within 3 months of obtaining the results. RESULTS We discovered that 52.5% of the Pap smears in postmenopausal women versus 33.6% in premenopausal women were classified as false positive (FP), with respect to the biopsy, and of these, 47.6 vs. 17% cases had no transformation zone (TZ) on the subsequent biopsies, respectively. Interestingly, with respect to high-risk human papilloma virus (hrHPV) testing in patients having both Pap smear and biopsies performed, we found the Pap smear diagnoses were a better predictor of positive hrHPV than the respective colposcopic biopsies. CONCLUSION As many of the FP postmenopausal women had an absent TZ (47.6%) on biopsy, and because the majority (83.3%) of those which had hrHPV testing were positive, we suggest that this indicates a potential sampling error on biopsy, perhaps due to an inability to visualize the involved area in older women due to an upward migration of the TZ.
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- Syed M Gilani
- Department of Pathology, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Mich., USA
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Ticconi C, Pietropolli A, Fabbri G, Capogna MV, Perno CF, Piccione E. Recurrent miscarriage and cervical human papillomavirus infection. Am J Reprod Immunol 2013; 70:343-6. [PMID: 24102829 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PROBLEM To investigate the possible relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and recurrent miscarriage (RM). METHODS In this retrospective case-control study, 49 women with unexplained RM (Group 1 - cases) and 475 women without any miscarriage and with at least one pregnancy at term (Group 2 - controls) were checked for cervical HPV infection through Hybrid Capture(®) II (HC 2) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS HPV+ DNA tests were detected in 13 (26.53%) RM women and in 294 (61.89%) control women (P < 0.001). The prevalence rate in HPV+DNA tests was significantly different in the 30-39 years age range. No differences between groups were detected in HPV types, nor in the cytological and histological findings. CONCLUSION Women with RM have a lower prevalence of HPV+DNA tests than controls. This suggests that immune reactivity potentially leading to RM could be in some way protective against genital HPV infection.
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- Carlo Ticconi
- Academic Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Section of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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de Almeida FG, Machado AP, Fernandes CEDS, Ferreira AT, Padovani CTJ, Tozetti IA. Molecular epidemiology of the human papillomavirus infection in self-collected samples from young women. J Med Virol 2013; 86:266-71. [PMID: 24009072 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the highest in young, sexually active women less than 35 years of age. Direct diagnosis of infection by enabling genotyping methods is important considering that the viral types are divided into high (HR-HPV) and low (LR-HPV) oncogenic risk. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of HPV infection in self-collected samples from young women. A cross-sectional study of 245 sexually active students (18 to 35 years of age) was undertaken with self-collected samples. Extracted DNA was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the PGMY 09/11 and PC04/GH20 primers for the detection of HPV DNA and the β-globin gene, respectively. Viral genotyping was performed by type-specific PCR (TS-PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Of the 236 valid samples, 68 (28.9%) were positive for HPV DNA, as genotyped by TS-PCR and RFLP. The HR-HPV were most prevalent, especially HPV-16, -31, -33, and -45, and the most prevalent LR-HPV were HPV-6 and -83. Multi-type HPV infections were detected in 17 (25%) samples. HPV infection was statistically more prevalent among younger women with lower educational levels and who had more partners in the past 2 years. A high prevalence of HPV infection was found in the age group examined, especially HR-HPV types, as well as the presence of risk behaviors associated with HPV infection were observed. Considering these results, vaccinating females before the onset of sexual activity in Brazil should be emphasized.
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- Flávia Gatto de Almeida
- Program of Infectious and Parasitary Diseases from Medicine School, Universidade Federal de MatoGrosso do Sul/UFMS, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Luu HN, Dahlstrom KR, Mullen PD, VonVille HM, Scheurer ME. Comparison of the accuracy of Hybrid Capture II and polymerase chain reaction in detecting clinically important cervical dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Med 2013; 2:367-90. [PMID: 23930214 PMCID: PMC3699849 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The effectiveness of screening programs for cervical cancer has benefited from the inclusion of Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA assays; which assay to choose, however, is not clear based on previous reviews. Our review addressed test accuracy of Hybrid Capture II (HCII) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays based on studies with stronger designs and with more clinically relevant outcomes. We searched OvidMedline, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library for English language studies comparing both tests, published 1985–2012, with cervical dysplasia defined by the Bethesda classification. Meta-analysis provided pooled sensitivity, specificity, and 95% confidence intervals (CIs); meta-regression identified sources of heterogeneity. From 29 reports, we found that the pooled sensitivity and specificity to detect high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) was higher for HCII than PCR (0.89 [CI: 0.89–0.90] and 0.85 [CI: 0.84–0.86] vs. 0.73 [CI: 0.73–0.74] and 0.62 [CI: 0.62–0.64]). Both assays had higher accuracy to detect cervical dysplasia in Europe than in Asia-Pacific or North America (diagnostic odd ratio – dOR = 4.08 [CI: 1.39–11.91] and 4.56 [CI: 1.86–11.17] for HCII vs. 2.66 [CI: 1.16–6.53] and 3.78 [CI: 1.50–9.51] for PCR) and accuracy to detect HSIL than atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)/ low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) (HCII-dOR = 9.04 [CI: 4.12–19.86] and PCR-dOR = 5.60 [CI: 2.87–10.94]). For HCII, using histology as a gold standard results in higher accuracy than using cytology (dOR = 2.87 [CI: 1.31–6.29]). Based on higher test accuracy, our results support the use of HCII in cervical cancer screening programs. The role of HPV type distribution should be explored to determine the worldwide comparability of HPV test accuracy.
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- Hung N Luu
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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[The role of human papillomavirus typization and cytology in early detection of relapse of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia]. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2011; 68:314-20. [PMID: 21630519 DOI: 10.2298/vsp1104314z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Female patients who underwent ceratin treatment forms of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) are at five times greater risk for disease relapse in comparison to the rest of female population. The aim of the study was to investigate validity of human papillomavirus (HPV) typization and cytology in detection of relapse. METHODS; The prospective clinical investigation included 35 patients with relapse and 30 ones without it after adequate treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. HPV typization using PCR methods and cytological test (conventional Pap smear) were performed in all the patients. Validation of tests applied was performed by determining their sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value. RESULTS More severe degrees of CIN relapse occur significantly more often in patients which remain HPV positive despite of the treatment. The patients which remain positive on HPV type 18 or, on both HPV types 18 and 16, have more often CIN relapses of more severe degree in relation to those just positive on HPV type 16. HPV typization has higher predictive value for diagnosis of the rezidual disease in older patients. Sensitivity of HPV typization for diagnosis all CIN relapse degrees is 68.57%, for more severe degrees (HSIL and MIC) 90.47%, specificity is 93.33%, while positive and negative predictive values are 90.47% and 93.53%, respectively. Sensitivity of cytology for diagnosis of more severe CIN relapses is 80.95%. HPV typization used along with cytology ofters the highest sensitivity (95.23%). CONCLUSION Both tests, HPV typization and Pap smear, offer satisfactory sensitivity and high specificity in detection of relapse, parcticularly those with more severe degree. The highest sensitivity in detection of CIN relapse is obtained by using both tests.
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Chaudhary AK, Pandya S, Mehrotra R, Bharti AC, Singh M, Singh M. Comparative study between the Hybrid Capture II test and PCR based assay for the detection of human papillomavirus DNA in oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Virol J 2010; 7:253. [PMID: 20863370 PMCID: PMC2956722 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-7-253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Oral malignancy is a major global health problem. Besides the main risk factors of tobacco, smoking and alcohol, infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) and genetic alterations are likely to play an important role in these lesions. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of HC-II assay and PCR for the detection of specific HPV type (HPV 16 E6) in OSMF and OSCC cases as well as find out the prevalence of the high risk HPV (HR-HPV) in these lesions. Methods and materials Four hundred and thirty patients of the potentially malignant and malignant oral lesions were taken from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India from Sept 2007-March 2010. Of which 208 cases were oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and 222 cases were oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The HC-II assay and PCR were used for the detection of HR-HPV DNA. Result The overall prevalence of HR-HPV 16 E6 DNA positivity was nearly 26% by PCR and 27.4% by the HC-II assay in case of potentially malignant disorder of the oral lesions such as OSMF. However, in case of malignant oral lesions such as OSCC, 32.4% HPV 16 E6 positive by PCR and 31.4% by the HC-II assay. In case of OSMF, the two test gave concordant result for 42 positive samples and 154 negative samples, with an overall level of agreement of 85.4% (Cohen's kappa = 66.83%, 95% CI 0.553-0.783). The sensitivity and specificity of the test were 73.7% and 92.05% (p < 0.00). In case of OSCC, the two test gave concordant result for 61 positive samples and 152 negative samples, with an overall level of agreement of 88.3% (Cohen's kappa = 79.29, 95% CI 0.769-0.939) and the sensitivity and specificity of the test were 87.14% and 92.76% (p < 0.00). Conclusion This study concluded that slight difference was found between the positivity rate of HR-HPV infection detected by the HC-II and PCR assay in OSMF and OSCC cases and the HC II assay seemed to have better sensitivity in case of OSCC.
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Dillner J, Rebolj M, Birembaut P, Petry KU, Szarewski A, Munk C, de Sanjose S, Naucler P, Lloveras B, Kjaer S, Cuzick J, van Ballegooijen M, Clavel C, Iftner T. Long term predictive values of cytology and human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: joint European cohort study. BMJ 2008; 337:a1754. [PMID: 18852164 PMCID: PMC2658827 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 449] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To obtain large scale and generalisable data on the long term predictive value of cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or cancer (CIN3+). DESIGN Multinational cohort study with joint database analysis. SETTING Seven primary HPV screening studies in six European countries. PARTICIPANTS 24,295 women attending cervical screening enrolled into HPV screening trials who had at least one cervical cytology or histopathology examination during follow-up. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Long term cumulative incidence of CIN3+. RESULTS The cumulative incidence rate of CIN3+ after six years was considerably lower among women negative for HPV at baseline (0.27%, 95% confidence interval 0.12% to 0.45%) than among women with negative results on cytology (0.97%, 0.53% to 1.34%)). By comparison, the cumulative incidence rate for women with negative cytology results at the most commonly recommended screening interval in Europe (three years) was 0.51% (0.23% to 0.77%). The cumulative incidence rate among women with negative cytology results who were positive for HPV increased continuously over time, reaching 10% at six years, whereas the rate among women with positive cytology results who were negative for HPV remained below 3%. CONCLUSIONS A consistently low six year cumulative incidence rate of CIN3+ among women negative for HPV suggests that cervical screening strategies in which women are screened for HPV every six years are safe and effective.
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- Joakim Dillner
- Lund University, Medical Microbiology, University Hospital MAS, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
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Smith JS, Melendy A, Rana RK, Pimenta JM. Age-specific prevalence of infection with human papillomavirus in females: a global review. J Adolesc Health 2008; 43:S5-25, S25.e1-41. [PMID: 18809145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2008] [Revised: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/03/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Global data on age-specific prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection overall, and for high-risk HPV types 16 and 18, are essential for the future implementation of HPV prophylactic vaccines for cervical cancer prevention. METHODS A systematic review of peer-reviewed publications was conducted to summarize worldwide data on genital HPV-DNA prevalence in women. Studies with clear descriptions of polymerase chain reaction or hybrid capture detection assays were included. RESULTS A total of 346,160 women were included in 375 studies. Of 134 studies with age-stratified HPV prevalence data (116 low sexual risk populations, 18 high sexual risk populations), over 50% were from Europe and the Middle East (38%) and North America (19%), with smaller proportions from Asia and Australia (21%), Central and South America (11%), and Africa (10%). Across all geographical regions, data on HPV prevalence were generally limited to women over 18 years of age. Consistently across studies, HPV infection prevalence decreased with increasing age from a peak prevalence in younger women (< or =25 years of age). In middle-aged women (35-50 years), maximum HPV prevalence differed across geographical regions: Africa (approximately 20%), Asia/Australia (approximately 15%), Central and South America (approximately 20%), North America (approximately 20%), Southern Europe/Middle East (approximately 15%), and Northern Europe (approximately 15%). Inconsistent trends in HPV prevalence by age were noted in older women, with a decrease or plateau of HPV prevalence in older ages in most studies, whereas others showed an increase of HPV prevalence in older ages. Similar trends of HPV 16 and/or 18 prevalence by age were noted among 12 populations with available data. DISCUSSION Genital HPV infection in women is predominantly acquired in adolescence, and peak prevalence in middle-aged women appears to differ across geographical regions. Worldwide variations in HPV prevalence across age appear to largely reflect differences in sexual behavior across geographical regions. Further studies of HPV prevalence in adolescents are needed for all geographic regions.
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- Jennifer S Smith
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
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Nomelini RS, Barcelos ACM, Michelin MA, Adad SJ, Murta EFC. Utilization of human papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer prevention in a university hospital. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2008; 23:1309-18. [PMID: 17546322 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007000600006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the performance and cost of using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and hybrid capture in the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in patients with cytological abnormalities (ASCUS/low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion--LSIL), and the feasibility of implementing these methods in Brazil's Unified National Health System (SUS). Colposcopy gave a negative predictive value of 92.86% and efficiency of 87.8% for diagnosing CIN. The sensitivity of PCR and hybrid capture for detecting CIN was 83.33% and 66.67%, respectively, and the negative predictive value for diagnosing CIN2/CIN3 was 100% and 94.74%, respectively. The annual cost for 80 patients was lower when all patients with ASCUS/LSIL were referred for colposcopy than when HPV testing was performed and those with positive results were referred for colposcopy. Therefore, at present, it is financially unfeasible for the National Health System to implement HPV testing to screen patients with cytological abnormalities (ASCUS/LSIL). However, considering that large-scale use might make such methods cheaper, PCR should be the chosen method, since it is less expensive, more sensitive, and has a high negative predictive value.
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- Rosekeila Simões Nomelini
- Disciplina de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Av. Getúlio Guaritá s/n, Uberaba, MG 38025-450, Brazil
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Musiani M, Venturoli S, Gallinella G, Zerbini M. Qualitative PCR-ELISA protocol for the detection and typing of viral genomes. Nat Protoc 2008; 2:2502-10. [PMID: 17947992 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PCR is an established technique providing rapid and highly productive amplification of specific DNA sequences. The demand for equally rapid, sensitive and objective methods to achieve detection of PCR products has led to the coupling of PCR with ELISA. PCR-ELISA involves direct incorporation of labeled nucleotides in amplicons during PCR-amplification, their hybridization to specific probes and hybrid capture-immunoassay in microtiter wells. PCR-ELISA is performed in 1 d and is very flexible, with the ability to process simultaneously up to 96 or 384 samples. This technique is potentially automatable and does not require expensive equipment, and thus can be fundamental in laboratories without access to a real-time PCR thermocycler. PCR-ELISA has mainly been used to detect infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and fungi. A PCR-ELISA protocol for the qualitative detection of papillomavirus genomes and simultaneous typing of different genotypes are detailed here as an example of the technique.
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- Monica Musiani
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Microbiology, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna 40138, Italy.
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Hong D, Ye F, Chen H, Lü W, Cheng Q, Hu Y, Xie X. Distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes in the patients with cervical carcinoma and its precursors in Zhejiang Province, China. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2007; 18:104-9. [PMID: 17466048 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2007.00968.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Various evidences reveal that the human papillomavirus (HPV) is the single most important etiologic agent in cervical carcinoma (CC). To investigate the distribution of HPV genotypes in the patients with CC and its precursors in Zhejiang Province, China, a total of 631 eligible samples from patients in Zhejiang Province with CC (N = 181), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) II-III (N = 345), and CIN I (N = 105) were detected. Age-matched samples of 217 women without cervical neoplasia were detected as control. An improved polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay validated by Hybrid Capture II and PCR sequencing was designed for HPV genotype. The prevalence of HPV was 95.0% in CC, 88.4% in CIN II-III, and 73.3% in CIN I, while only 41.9% in control. High-risk/low-risk HPV ratio showed a significant trend of increase with increased grade of CIN and transformation to carcinoma. A total of 24 HPV genotypes were detected in CC and its precursors. Of those, HPV 16 (65.2%), 18 (9.4%), and 58 (9.4%) were the major HPV genotypes in CC, while HPV 16 (37.6%), 58 (19.1%), 33 (10.6%), and 18 (5.4%) in CIN. In conclusion, the distribution of predominant HPV genotypes in the patients with CC and its precursors in Zhejiang Province is HPV 16, 58, and 18, probably as well as 33, which may be high-risk factors for CC.
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- D Hong
- Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang University, and Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Cotton SC, Sharp L, Little J, Duncan I, Alexander L, Cruickshank ME, Gray NM, Jenkins D, Philips Z, Robertson A, Seth R. Trial of management of borderline and other low-grade abnormal smears (TOMBOLA): Trial design. Contemp Clin Trials 2006; 27:449-71. [PMID: 16765101 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2006.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2004] [Revised: 01/05/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cervical screening reduces the risk of cervical cancer by detecting and treating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). The management of women with low-grade cervical abnormalities is controversial. Two management policies exist: repeat smears in primary care and colposcopy examination. It is not clear which of these is the more effective and efficient. There is also uncertainty as to the most effective and efficient management of women at colposcopy when an area of abnormality is seen on the cervix - immediate treatment or biopsy and selective recall for treatment if the biopsy result suggests this is necessary. The result of a human papillomavirus (HPV) test might assist in deciding the appropriate management of women with low-grade abnormalities. TOMBOLA, a pragmatic randomised-controlled trial set within the cervical screening programmes in Scotland and England, addresses these three areas of uncertainty. Almost four and a half thousand women aged 20-59 with a low-grade cervical abnormality have been recruited and randomised to either repeat smears or colposcopy examination. Women in the colposcopy arm of the trial are further randomised to a policy of either immediate treatment or biopsy and selective recall for treatment if they have an abnormal transformation zone. Women are followed up to an exit examination at 3 years. HPV testing is undertaken at recruitment and at the exit examination. The primary endpoint is cumulative incidence of CIN2/3. A range of other clinical, psychosocial and economic outcomes is being considered. This paper describes the design of the trial, and discusses the rationale underlying aspects of the design and the challenges faced in designing and implementing the trial.
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- Seonaidh C Cotton
- Department of Public Health, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
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Cuzick J, Clavel C, Petry KU, Meijer CJLM, Hoyer H, Ratnam S, Szarewski A, Birembaut P, Kulasingam S, Sasieni P, Iftner T. Overview of the European and North American studies on HPV testing in primary cervical cancer screening. Int J Cancer 2006; 119:1095-101. [PMID: 16586444 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 741] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Several studies suggest that HPV testing is more sensitive than cytology in primary cervical screening. These studies had different designs and were reported in different ways. Individual patient data were collected for all European and North American studies in which cytology was routinely performed and HPV testing was included as an additional parallel test. More than 60,000 women were included. The sensitivity and specificity of HPV testing were compared with routine cytology, both overall and for ages <35, 35-49 and 50+. The age-specific prevalence of high risk HPV (hr-HPV) was also analysed. HPV testing was substantially more sensitive in detecting CIN2+ than cytology (96.1% vs. 53.0%) but less specific (90.7% vs. 96.3%). The sensitivity of HPV testing was similar in all studies carried out in different areas of Europe and North America, whereas the sensitivity of cytology was highly variable. HPV sensitivity was uniformly high at all ages, whereas the sensitivity of cytology was substantially better in women over the age of 50 than in younger women (79.3% vs. 59.6%). The specificity of both tests increased with age. Positivity rates for HPV testing in women without high-grade CIN were region dependent. These results support the use of HPV testing as the sole primary screening test, with cytology reserved for women who test HPV positive. Large demonstration projects are needed to fully evaluate this strategy.
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- Jack Cuzick
- Cancer Research UK, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London.
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Sandri MT, Lentati P, Benini E, Dell'Orto P, Zorzino L, Carozzi FM, Maisonneuve P, Passerini R, Salvatici M, Casadio C, Boveri S, Sideri M. Comparison of the Digene HC2 assay and the Roche AMPLICOR human papillomavirus (HPV) test for detection of high-risk HPV genotypes in cervical samples. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:2141-6. [PMID: 16757611 PMCID: PMC1489432 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00049-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many different methods with different sensitivity and specificity have been proposed to detect the presence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) in cervical samples. The HC2 is one of the most widely used. Recently, a new standardized PCR-based method, the AMPLICOR HPV test, has been introduced. Both assays recognize the same 13 HR HPV genotypes. The performances of these two commercially available assays were compared in 167 consecutive women (for a total of 168 samples) who presented at the Colposcopy Clinic either for a follow-up or for a diagnostic visit. Concordant results were found in 140/168 cervical samples (overall agreement, 83%; Cohen's kappa = 0.63). Twenty-eight samples gave discordant results: 20 were positive with the AMPLICOR HPV test and negative with the HC2 assay, and 8 were negative with the AMPLICOR HPV test and positive with the HC2 assay. The genotyping showed that no HR HPV was detected in the 8 HC2 assay-positive AMPLICOR HPV test-negative samples, while in 8/20 AMPLICOR HPV test-positive HC2 assay-negative samples, an HR HPV genotype was found. The AMPLICOR HPV test scored positive in a significantly higher percentage of subjects with normal Pap smears. All 7 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 patients scored positive with the AMPLICOR HPV test, while 2 of them scored negative with HC2. Both tests had positive results in the only patient with squamous cell carcinoma. In conclusion, this study shows that the HC2 assay and the AMPLICOR HPV test give comparable results, with both being suitable for routine use. The differences noted in some cases may suggest a different optimal clinical use.
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- Maria T Sandri
- Laboratory Medicine Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
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Cricca M, Venturoli S, Morselli-Labate AM, Costa S, Santini D, Ambretti S, Musiani M, Zerbini M. HPV DNA patterns and disease implications in the follow-up of patients treated for HPV16 high-grade carcinoma in situ. J Med Virol 2006; 78:494-500. [PMID: 16482538 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Twenty-five patients with high-grade cervical lesions associated with HPV16 infection were studied at the time of surgical treatment and followed up after conization. Before surgical treatment, the following parameters were analyzed: (1) physical status of HPV16 DNA, (2) viral load, (3) cytological presentation confirmed by histological diagnosis, and (4) colposcopy. At the time of conization, (5) margin presentation, and (6) cone biopsy were evaluated. At each stage of the follow-up (7) physical status of HPV16 DNA, (8) viral load, (9) cytological test, and (10) colposcopy were repeated. The correlation between the different parameters was examined. Significant differences in the viral loads were observed between integrated and episomal forms and between the coexisting integrated/episomal forms and the only episomal form, while no statistically significant differences were observed between integrated and coexisting forms. At the first stage of follow-up, 11 of 25 patients analyzed (44%) were negative to HPV DNA cytology and colposcopy tests, 13 of the 25 (52%) were HPV16 DNA negative, 17 (68%) cytology negative, and 20 (80%) colposcopy negative. At the closing stage, 15 of 25 subjects (60%) were negative to all three tests, 16 of the 25 (64%) were HPV16 DNA negative, 19 (76%) cytology negative, and 20 colposcopy negative (80%). These observations suggest that in surgery treated patients the viral clearance at the closing stage of follow-up was unrelated to the HPV DNA physical status and to the viral load before treatment, but was associated significantly with the effectiveness of surgery treatment, in particular with margin cone presentation.
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- Monica Cricca
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Microbiology Section, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Söderlund-Strand A, Rymark P, Andersson P, Dillner J, Dillner L. Comparison between the Hybrid Capture II test and a PCR-based human papillomavirus detection method for diagnosis and posttreatment follow-up of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:3260-6. [PMID: 16000445 PMCID: PMC1169159 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.7.3260-3266.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the major cause of cervical cancer and its precursor, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and HPV testing has therefore been proposed for improved triaging and follow-up of women treated for CIN. We compared two common HPV DNA detection tests (Hybrid Capture II [HCII] and PCR-enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA) using the primers GP5+/GP6+ followed by HPV typing with reverse dot blot hybridization) for sensitivity and specificity for detection of CIN and of CIN recurrence after treatment. Two hundred and thirty-nine women referred to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Västerås, Sweden, were enrolled because of atypical Pap smears; 177 of these were later treated for dysplasia by conization or loop diathermy. Samples for HPV DNA testing were taken before and 4 to 6 months after treatment. There was substantial agreement between the HCII and PCR-EIA (kappa, 0.70 before treatment and 0.72 after treatment). The sensitivity for histopathologically confirmed CIN III was 100.0% for PCR-EIA and 95.6% for HCII. For patients with CIN II or worse (CIN II+), the sensitivities were 92.9% (PCR-EIA) and 91.8% (HCII). The specificities for CIN II+ in the pretreatment setting were 30.4% for PCR-EIA and 24.1% for HCII. After treatment, the sensitivities for CIN III in cytology were 100.0% by both methods, and for CIN II+, sensitivities were 80.0% by both methods. The specificities for CIN II+ in the posttreatment setting were 83.5% for PCR and 85.4% for HCII. In conclusion, the sensitivities of both PCR-EIA and HCII are high and almost equal, suggesting that both methods are suitable as tools for detection and posttreatment follow-up of CIN II-III.
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- Anna Söderlund-Strand
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Lund University, University Hospital of Malmö, SE-205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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Uribe PS, Kaplan KJ, Zahn CM. Evidence for the Role of Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing in Primary Screening for Cervical Dysplasia. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2005; 48:120-6. [PMID: 15725864 DOI: 10.1097/01.grf.0000151589.00827.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Paul S Uribe
- Department of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
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Kulmala SM, Syrjänen S, Shabalova I, Petrovichev N, Kozachenko V, Podistov J, Ivanchenko O, Zakharenko S, Nerovjna R, Kljukina L, Branovskaja M, Grunberga V, Juschenko A, Tosi P, Santopietro R, Syrjänen K. Human papillomavirus testing with the hybrid capture 2 assay and PCR as screening tools. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:2470-5. [PMID: 15184422 PMCID: PMC427873 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.6.2470-2475.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2003] [Revised: 01/10/2004] [Accepted: 02/20/2004] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The recognition of high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) as etiological agents of cervical cancer has increased the demands to use testing for HPV for the detection of abnormal cervical smears and for cervical cancer screening. The present study compared the performance of the Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) assay with that of PCR for the detection of significant cervical lesions in 1,511 women with different risks for HPV infections in three New Independent States of the former Soviet Union. The results showed that the level of agreement between the HC2 assay and PCR was substantial, with a kappa (Cohen) value of 0.669 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.629 to 0.709). Of the 228 samples with discrepant results, 92 were positive by the HC2 assay but negative by PCR, whereas 136 samples were PCR positive but HC2 assay negative. The positive predictive values (PPVs) of the HC2 assay and PCR in detecting high-grade intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) were 4.5% (95% CI, 3.5 to 5.5%) and 3.6% (95% CI, 2.7 to 4.5%), respectively, and the negative predictive values (NPVs) were 99.6% (95% CI, 99.3 to 99.9%) and 99.3% (95% CI, 98.9 to 99.7%), respectively. The sensitivities of the HC2 assay and PCR for the detection of HSILs were 85.2 and 74.0%, respectively, and the specificities were 67.2 and 64.1%, respectively. In receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, the performance of the HC2 assay for the detection of HSILs was excellent (P = 0.0001); the area under the ROC analysis curve was 0.858 (95% CI, 0.811 to 0.905), and the optimal balance between sensitivity (86.5%) and specificity (80%) was obtained with an HC2 assay cutoff level of 15.6 relative light units/positive control. Use of this cutoff would increase the specificity of the HC2 assay to 80.0% without compromising sensitivity. In conclusion, the results of PCR and the HC2 assay were concordant for 85% of samples, resulting in substantial reproducibility. Both tests had low PPVs, equal specificities, and equal (almost 100%) NPVs for the detection of HSILs; but the sensitivity of the HC2 assay was slightly better.
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- S-M Kulmala
- Department of Oral Pathology, Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Lemminkäisenkatu 2, 205020 Turku, Finland
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Delrio-Lafreniere SA, Browning MK, McGlennen RC. Low-density addressable array for the detection and typing of the human papillomavirus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2004; 48:23-31. [PMID: 14761718 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2003] [Accepted: 08/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have developed a low-density DNA array for the detection and typing of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA. The gene chemistry strategy involves using a combination of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the consensus oligonucleotide primers MY09/MY11 followed by a ligase detection reaction (LDR). Fluorochrome-labeled HPV-specific primers are joined to a common primer modified with a unique anchoring sequence called a zip code on its 3' end. The result is a series of 60-70 base pair and single-stranded ligation products that are then hybridized to their respective zip code complements affixed to glass slide based arrays. Nine separate zip codes were assigned, one for each HPV type (6,11,16,18, 31, 33, 35, and 53) and one for a beta-globin internal control marker. Two additional zip-codes were reserved for a pair of consensus HPV LDR products: the cLDR1 and cLDR2 primers hybridize to a conserved sequence within the HPV L1 open reading frame internal to the MY09/MY11 fragment. These consensus primers were shown to detect over 40 different HPV types. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the analytic performance of this low-density microarray based assay for HPV, as well as to introduce our simplified read-out instrumentation, shown here to be a low cost and highly efficient way to detect and genotype HPV for clinical testing.
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- Susie A Delrio-Lafreniere
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Hernández-Hernández DM, Ornelas-Bernal L, Guido-Jiménez M, Apresa-Garcia T, Alvarado-Cabrero I, Salcedo-Vargas M, Mohar-Betancourt A, Garcia-Carranca A. Association between high-risk human papillomavirus DNA load and precursor lesions of cervical cancer in Mexican women. Gynecol Oncol 2003; 90:310-7. [PMID: 12893192 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-8258(03)00320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our objective was to determine the association between viral load of high risk human papilloma virus (HPV) using the Hybrid Capture II (HC II) system and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) lesion stage. METHODS A total of 182 consecutive women with confirmed diagnoses of CIN 1-3 and 182 healthy women with negative Pap were included. All subjects underwent structured interviews focused on socioeconomic and reproductive factors. HC II testing was used to detect human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA. Viral load was measured by light measurements expressed as relative lights unit (RLU) ratio (specimens/control). Log(10)RLU ratios were categorized for analysis into four groups: negative (</=0); low viral load (0.01-1.0), middle viral load (1.01-2.0), and high viral load (2.0-3.6). Frequencies and association measurement odds ratio (OR) adjusted by unconditional multinomial regression (UMR) were used in analysis. RESULTS A total of 75 of 80 (93.7%) patients with CIN 2-3, 82 of 101 (79.4%) with CIN 1, and 36 of 182 (19.8%) controls were positive for HPV DNA. The higher the viral load of HPV DNA infection observed, the higher the probability of being associated with stage of CIN (P <0.001). Association between low viral load HPV and CIN 1 was 16.8 (7.2-39) compared with the highest association observed with high viral load and CIN 2-3 (OR(a) = 365.8, 94.7-1412). Both control and cases in the oldest women presented the highest viral load. CONCLUSIONS We found high frequencies of HPV DNA in CIN 1 and in CIN 2-3 patients. A clear association between viral load of HPV DNA was determined by HC II assay and CIN stage.
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- Dulce M Hernández-Hernández
- Medical Research Unit in Oncology Diseases, Pathology Department, Oncology Hospital, Centro Médico Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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