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Dvořák V, Petráš M, Dvořák V, Lomozová D, Dlouhý P, Králová Lesná I, Pilka R. Reduced risk of CIN2+ recurrence in women immunized with a 9-valent HPV vaccine post-excision: Retrospective cohort study. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2024; 20:2343552. [PMID: 38723789 PMCID: PMC11086040 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2343552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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The main aim of our study was to investigate the specific contribution of a 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine (9vHPV) to the recurrence risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+) in women vaccinated post-excision. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective monocentric cohort study in women aged 22-49 years undergoing conization between 2014 and 2023. The 9vHPV-vaccinated women were matched to unvaccinated women for age and follow-up duration in a 1:2 ratio to eliminate allocation bias. The risk of CIN2+ recurrence was estimated by the incidence rate ratio using Poisson regression with adjustment for comorbidities, smoking status, nulliparity, CIN grade, positive cone margin, and HPV genotypes. The CIN2+ recurrence rates in 147 women enrolled in the analysis were 18 and 2 cases per 100,000 person-days for unvaccinated and vaccinated women, respectively, during a mean follow-up period of 30 months (±22 months). A reduction in CIN2+ recurrences by 90% (95% confidence interval: 12-99%) was documented in 9vHPV-vaccinated participants compared to women undergoing only surgical excision. Moreover, vaccinated women with a positive cone margin showed a 42% (though non-significant) reduction in relapse (p = .661). Full post-conization vaccination with the 9vHPV contributed to an additional reduction in the risk of CIN2+ recurrence. This finding is consistent with current knowledge and suggests a high adjuvant effect of the 9vHPV vaccine.
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- Vladimír Dvořák
- Center of Ambulatory Gynecology and Primary Care, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Center of Ambulatory Gynecology and Primary Care, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hygiene, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory for Atherosclerosis Research, Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Military University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Goulenok T, Sacré K. HPV Infection and Prevention in Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Scoping Review. J Clin Rheumatol 2024; 30:S34-S41. [PMID: 39325123 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000002122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND/HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are a significant public health concern as they cause various cancers, including those of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, penis, and oropharynx, in both women and men. SUMMARY INTEGRATING THE CURRENT PUBLISHED LITERATURE Individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus, have an increased risk of developing persistent HPV infection and subsequent precancerous lesions due to their immunosuppression. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Vaccination and screening for precancerous lesions are 2 central management strategies that must be implemented in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Although HPV vaccination has been proven to be safe and effective in these patients, coverage remains low and should be encouraged. Screening for cervical cancer should be more widely implemented in this population, as recommended in guidelines for other immunosuppressed patients. FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS Catch-up vaccination, vaginal self-sampling screening for HPV detection, and therapeutic vaccination are new options that should be considered.
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- Tiphaine Goulenok
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Rykkelid M, Wennberg HM, Richardsen E, Sørbye SW. Post-Conization HPV Vaccination and Its Impact on Viral Status: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Troms and Finnmark, 2022. Pathogens 2024; 13:381. [PMID: 38787233 PMCID: PMC11124440 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13050381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with cellular changes in the cervix leading to cancer, which highlights the importance of vaccination in preventing HPV infections and subsequent cellular changes. Women undergoing the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), a treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2+), remain at risk of recurrence. This study assessed the effect of post-conization HPV vaccination on the viral status of women at six months post-conization, aiming to evaluate the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing recurrence of CIN2+. A retrospective cohort study was conducted among women in Troms and Finnmark who underwent conization in 2022. Using the SymPathy database and the national vaccination register (SYSVAK), we analyzed the vaccination statuses and HPV test results of women born before 1991, who had not received the HPV vaccine prior to conization. Out of 419 women undergoing conization, 243 met the inclusion criteria. A significant association was found between post-conization HPV vaccination and a negative HPV test at six months of follow-up (ARR = 12.1%, p = 0.039). Post-conization HPV vaccination significantly reduced the risk of a positive HPV test at the first follow-up, suggesting its potential in preventing the recurrence of high-grade cellular changes. However, the retrospective design and the insufficient control of confounding variables in this study underscore the need for further studies to confirm these findings.
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- Marie Rykkelid
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway; (M.R.); (H.M.W.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway; (M.R.); (H.M.W.)
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway;
- Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of North Norway (UNN), 9019 Tromsø, Norway
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Pruski D, Millert-Kalińska S, Łagiedo M, Sikora J, Jach R, Przybylski M. Effect of HPV Vaccination on Virus Disappearance in Cervical Samples of a Cohort of HPV-Positive Polish Patients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7592. [PMID: 38137661 PMCID: PMC10743582 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12247592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The introduction of human papillomavirus vaccines revolutionized cervical cancer prevention. Our research hypothesis is that HPV vaccination affects the remission of HPV in cervical swabs. We provide a prospective, ongoing, 24-month, non-randomized study in HPV-positive women. We enrolled 60 patients with positive HPV swabs from the cervix (fifty-one vaccinated with the nine-valent vaccine against HPV and nine unvaccinated). Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, we determined IgG class antibodies of HPV in the patients' serums. Persistent HPV infection after vaccination was significantly less frequent in the nine-valent vaccinated group (23.5%) compared to the control group (88.9%; p < 0.001). Antibody level after vaccination was significantly higher in the vaccinated patients compared to the control group. The reactive antibody level was seen in the case of all patients in the vaccinated group and one-third of the unvaccinated group (33.3%, n = 3). The vaccination of HPV-positive patients may increase the chance of HPV remission in cervical swabs and may be a worthwhile element of secondary prevention in HPV-positive patients.
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- Dominik Pruski
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, District Public Hospital in Poznan, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (S.M.-K.); (M.P.)
- Dominik Pruski Gynecology Specialised Practise, 60-408 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, District Public Hospital in Poznan, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (S.M.-K.); (M.P.)
- Doctoral School, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Pathomorphology and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Pathomorphology and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Cracow, Poland;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, District Public Hospital in Poznan, 60-479 Poznań, Poland; (S.M.-K.); (M.P.)
- Marcin Przybylski Gynecology Specialised Practise, 60-682 Poznań, Poland
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Petráš M, Dvořák V, Lomozová D, Máčalík R, Neradová S, Dlouhý P, Malinová J, Rosina J, Lesná IK. Timing of HPV vaccination as adjuvant treatment of CIN2+ recurrence in women undergoing surgical excision: a meta-analysis and meta-regression. Sex Transm Infect 2023; 99:561-570. [PMID: 37553234 PMCID: PMC10715477 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-055793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The main aim was to determine the overall vaccine effectiveness (VE) against recurrent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+) including specific VE associated with timing of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination using data from published studies. DESIGN Meta-analysis and meta-regression. DATA SOURCES A computerised literature search was undertaken using the MEDLINE, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Derwent Drug File, ProQuest Science and Technology, Cochrane and MedRxiv databases. To be eligible, the studies, with no language restrictions, had to be published between 1 January 2001 and 25 May 2023. REVIEW METHODS Included were studies with an unvaccinated reference group that assessed CIN2+ recurrence irrespective of the HPV genotype in women undergoing conisation provided. The present study was carried out in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses and Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines. The risk of study bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation guidelines were used to assess the strength of evidence for the primary outcome. Data synthesis was conducted using meta-analysis and meta-regression. RESULTS Out of a total of 14 322 publications, 20 studies with a total of 21 estimates were included. The overall VE against recurrent CIN2+ irrespective of the HPV genotype achieved 69.5% (95% CI: 54.7% to 79.5%). While the HPV vaccine valency, follow-up duration, type of study including its risk of bias had no effect on VE, the highest VE of 78.1% (95% CI: 68.7% to 84.7%) was reported for women receiving their first dose not earlier than the day of excision. This outcome was supported by additional analyses and a VE prediction interval ranging from 67.1% to 85.4%. CONCLUSIONS The outcome of this meta-analysis and meta-regression convincingly showed the beneficial effect of post-excisional HPV vaccination against CIN2+ recurrence. Studies published to date have been unable to determine whether or not vaccination, completed or initiated before conisation, would be associated with more favourable results. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42022353530.
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- Marek Petráš
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Center of Ambulatory Gynecology and Primary Care, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hygiene, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Biophysics and Medical Informatics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Health Care and Population Protection, Ceské vysoké ucení technické v Praze Fakulta biomedicinského inzenyrstvi, Kladno, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Anesthesia, Charles University First Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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Han L, Zhang B. Can prophylactic HPV vaccination reduce the recurrence of cervical lesions after surgery? Review and prospect. Infect Agent Cancer 2023; 18:66. [PMID: 37898754 PMCID: PMC10613367 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-023-00547-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023] Open
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Women with HSIL typically undergo conization/LEEP to remove cervical lesions, but the risk of HSIL lesions returning after surgical treatment remains higher than in the general population. HPV vaccination is essential to prevent cervical cancer. However, the effect of prophylactic HPV vaccination on reducing the risk of recurrent cervical lesions after surgical treatment remains unclear. This review aims to analyze and summarize the latest literature on the role of prophylactic HPV vaccine in reducing the recurrence of cervical lesions after surgery in patients with HSIL, and to review and update the history, efficacy, effectiveness and safety of HPV vaccine, focusing on the current status of global HPV vaccine implementation and obstacles.
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- Ling Han
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound Imaging, The First College of Clinical Medical Science,, China Three Gorges University, Jiefang Road 2, Yichang City, 443003, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Ultrasound Imaging, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Jiefang Road 2, Yichang City, 443003, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
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Reuschenbach M, Doorbar J, Del Pino M, Joura EA, Walker C, Drury R, Rauscher A, Saah AJ. Prophylactic HPV vaccines in patients with HPV-associated diseases and cancer. Vaccine 2023; 41:6194-6205. [PMID: 37704498 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Individuals with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disease remain at risk for subsequent HPV infection and related disease after treatment of specific lesions. Prophylactic HPV vaccines have shown benefits in preventing subsequent HPV-related disease when administered before or soon after treatment. Based on our understanding of the HPV life cycle and vaccine mechanism of action, prophylactic HPV vaccination is not expected to clear active persistent HPV infection or unresected HPV-associated dysplastic tissue remaining after surgery. However, vaccination may reasonably be expected to prevent new HPV infections caused by a different HPV type as well as re-infection with the same HPV type, whether from a new exposure to an infected partner or through autoinoculation from an adjacent or distant productively infected site. In this review, we describe the evidence for using prophylactic HPV vaccines in patients with HPV-associated disease before, during, or after treatment and discuss potential mechanisms by which individuals with HPV-associated disease may or may not benefit from prophylactic vaccines. We also consider how precise terminology relating to the use of prophylactic vaccines in this population is critical to avoid the incorrect implication that prophylactic vaccines have direct therapeutic potential, which would be counter to the vaccine's mechanism of action, as well as considered off-label. In other words, the observed effects occur through the known mechanism of action of prophylactic HPV vaccines, namely by preventing virus of the same or a different HPV type from infecting the patient after the procedure.
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- Miriam Reuschenbach
- Merck & Co., Inc., 2025 E Scott Ave, Rahway, NJ, USA; MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH, Levelingstraße 4a, 81673 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, BT86/E 01, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 2025 E Scott Ave, Rahway, NJ, USA
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Chen M, Li C, Cui Q, Zhou C, Chen P, Yao S. The efficacy of human papillomavirus prophylactic vaccination after conization in preventing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia recurrence: A prospective observational study in China. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2023; 286:10-15. [PMID: 37159990 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection is the cause of most cervical cancers. Since therapeutic vaccines are not yet available for clinical practice, the administration of HPV prophylactic vaccines in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) arouses great interest and its value after excisional treatment of CIN remains unclear. We conducted this prospective cohort study to evaluate the impact of HPV prophylactic vaccination on preventing women from subsequent infection and cervical lesions after excision treatment. 148 patients after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for CIN2+ disease received HPV prophylactic vaccination (6/11/16/18 vaccine, Gardasil®, Merck) after surgery (V-group) and 273 didn't get vaccination (NV-group). The HPV infection rates at the first and second year after LEEP were significantly lower in the V-group than that in NV-group (P = 0.049 and P = 0.026). CIN2+ recurrence was observed in 29 cases (10.62 %) in the NV-group and 2 cases (2.03 %) in the V-group. Logistic regression analysis showed that the HPV16/18 infection, the CIN3 pathology after LEEP and no vaccination after LEEP were significant risk factors of recurrence. Patients without HPV vaccination had a higher CIN2+ recurrence rate (OR = 12.35, 95 % CI 1.919-79.492, P = 0.008). Our study showed the quadrivalent prophylactic HPV vaccination after LEEP had a significantly protective role in the prevention of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion recurrence. Further randomized, controlled trials are required in elucidating the efficacy of the prophylactic HPV vaccines using shortly after LEEP in patients with CIN disease.
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- Ming Chen
- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, China.
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Illah O, Olaitan A. Updates on HPV Vaccination. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:243. [PMID: 36673053 PMCID: PMC9857409 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13020243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Cervical cancer still poses a significant global challenge. Developed countries have mitigated this challenge by the introduction of structured screening programmes and, more recently, the HPV vaccine. Countries that have successfully introduced national HPV vaccination programmes are on course for cervical cancer elimination in a few decades. In developing countries that lack structured screening and HPV vaccination programmes, cervical cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The HPV vaccine is key to addressing the disproportionate distribution of cervical cancer incidence, with much to be gained from increasing vaccine coverage and uptake globally. This review covers the history and science of the HPV vaccine, its efficacy, effectiveness and safety, and some of the considerations and challenges posed to the achievement of global HPV vaccination coverage and the consequent elimination of cervical cancer.
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- Ojone Illah
- Women’s Cancer Department, EGA Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Gennigens C, Jerusalem G, Lapaille L, De Cuypere M, Streel S, Kridelka F, Ray-Coquard I. Recurrent or primary metastatic cervical cancer: current and future treatments. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100579. [PMID: 36108558 PMCID: PMC9588874 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Despite screening programs for early detection and the approval of human papillomavirus vaccines, around 6% of women with cervical cancer (CC) are discovered with primary metastatic disease. Moreover, one-third of the patients receiving chemoradiation followed by brachytherapy for locally advanced disease will have a recurrence. At the end, the vast majority of recurrent or metastatic CC not amenable to locoregional treatments are considered incurable disease with very poor prognosis. Historically, cisplatin monotherapy, then a combination of cisplatin and paclitaxel were considered the standard of care. Ten years ago, the addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy demonstrated favorable data in terms of response rate and overall survival. Even with this improvement, novel therapies are needed for the treatment of recurrent CC in first as well as later lines. In the last decades, a better understanding of the interactions between human papillomavirus infection and the host immune system response has focused interest on the use of immunotherapeutic drugs in CC patients. Indeed, immune checkpoint inhibitors (pembrolizumab, cemiplimab, and others) have recently emerged as novel therapeutic pillars that could provide durable responses with impact on overall survival in patients in the primary (in addition to chemotherapy) or recurrent (monotherapy) settings. Tisotumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting the tissue factor, is another emerging drug. Several trials in monotherapy or in combination with immunotherapy, chemotherapy, or bevacizumab showed very promising results. There is a high need for more potent biomarkers to better accurately determine which patients would receive the greatest benefit from all these aforementioned drugs, but also to identify patients with specific molecular characteristics that could benefit from other targeted therapies. The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identified several genes significantly mutated, potentially targetable. These molecular data have highlighted the molecular heterogeneity of CC.
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- C Gennigens
- Department of Medical Oncology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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Development of a Nomogram Predicting the Risk of Persistence/Recurrence of Cervical Dysplasia. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10040579. [PMID: 35455328 PMCID: PMC9029732 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10040579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Cervical dysplasia persistence/recurrence has a great impact on women’s health and quality of life. In this study, we investigated whether a prognostic nomogram may improve risk assessment after primary conization. Methods: This is a retrospective multi-institutional study based on charts of consecutive patients undergoing conization between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2014. A nomogram assessing the importance of different variables was built. A cohort of patients treated between 1 January 2015 and 30 June 2016 was used to validate the nomogram. Results: A total of 2966 patients undergoing primary conization were analyzed. The median (range) patient age was 40 (18–89) years. At 5-year of follow-up, 6% of patients (175/2966) had developed a persistent/recurrent cervical dysplasia. Median (range) recurrence-free survival was 18 (5–52) months. Diagnosis of CIN3, presence of HR-HPV types, positive endocervical margins, HPV persistence, and the omission of HPV vaccination after conization increased significantly and independently of the risk of developing cervical dysplasia persistence/recurrence. A nomogram weighting the impact of all variables was built with a C-Index of 0.809. A dataset of 549 patients was used to validate the nomogram, with a C-index of 0.809. Conclusions: The present nomogram represents a useful tool for counseling women about their risk of persistence/recurrence after primary conization. HPV vaccination after conization is associated with a reduced risk of CIN2+.
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