scholarly journals Cervical Cancer Screening in South Florida Veteran Population 2014-2020: Cytology and High-Risk HPV Correlation and HPV Epidemiology

Author(s):  
Lee B Syler ◽  
Corinne L Stobaugh ◽  
Philip R Foulis ◽  
George T Carlton ◽  
Lauren A DeLand ◽  
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Objective: This project aims to use our robust women's health patient data to analyze the correlation between cytology and Hr-HPV testing, study performance of Hr-HPV testing for detecting cytology lesions, and examine epidemiologic measures of HPV infections in the women's veteran population. Methods: We collected patient data from 2014 to 2020 from our computerized patient record system. We performed HPV assays using the ROCHE 4800 system. The COBAS HPV assay detects HPV 16, HPV 18, and 12 other HPV types (31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68). We organized cytology results and Hr-HPV assays with Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel for analysis. Results: A total of 9437 cervical specimens were co-tested. High-grade cytology lesions (HSIL or higher and ASC-H) were overwhelmingly positive for Hr-HPV (94.1% and 87.2%, respectively). Low-grade cytology lesions (LSIL and ASC-US) were positive for Hr-HPV in lower percentages (72.6% and 54.9%, respectively). Hr-HPV testing had a sensitivity of 91.3%, a specificity of 93.1%, a positive predictive value of 16.4%, and a negative predictive value of 99.8% for detecting high-grade cytology lesions. Hr-HPV testing had a lower performance for detecting low-grade cytology lesions. Ten (10) cases had high-grade cytology and negative Hr-HPV test. Nine out of ten (9/10) of these patients showed no dysplasia (6) or low-grade dysplasia (3) on subsequent biopsy. Overall, 14.4% of tests were positive for Hr-HPV. The highest positive Hr-HPV test rates were in the second and eighth decades of life, 25.1% and 22.0%, respectively. In women over age 30, HPV types 16 and 18 were present in 11.7% and 6.4% of tests, respectively. Other HPV types were present in 82.3% of tests. Conclusions: Hr-HPV testing has high performance for detecting high-grade cytology lesions. We believe our findings are in accordance with recent studies and guidelines that recommend primary Hr-HPV testing as the preferred screening method. The percentage of positive Hr-HPV tests and rates for age and HPV types 16 and 18 in our women's veteran population suggest similar HPV prevalence to that of the general US population.

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 2185-2192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pompeyo Viciana ◽  
Yusnelkis Milanés-Guisado ◽  
María Fontillón ◽  
Ana Domínguez Castaño ◽  
César Sotomayor ◽  
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Abstract Background Screening methods for anal squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) are suboptimal. We aimed to determine the diagnostic performance of a composite endpoint comprising anal liquid-based cytology (aLBC) and high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) testing to predict histological high-grade SILs (hHSILs). Methods From the SeVIHanal cohort, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected men who have sex with men (MSM) who had an aLBC with concomitant HR-HPV testing were included. hHSILs were determined by high-resolution anoscopy (HRA)–guided biopsy. Results A total of 705 visits obtained from 426 patients were included. The prevalence of HR-HPV among aLBC results were 51.9% (133/215) normal, 87.9% (20/232) low-grade SILs (LSILs), and 90.9% (149/164) high-grade SILs; P (linear association) < .001. Low prevalence of hHSILs was only observed for the composite aLBC/HR-HPV testing endpoint “normal/noHR-HPV” (10%) and “LSIL/noHR-HPV” (4%). The prognostic values (95% confidence interval) for HR-HPV to predict hHSILs in normal cytology were positive predictive value (PPV), 29.3% (25.6%–33.3%); negative predictive value (NPV), 90.2% (82.8%–94.7%); sensitivity, 83% (69.2%–92.4%); and specificity, 44.1% (36.4%–51.9%). Corresponding figures for cytologic LSILs were PPV, 39.2% (37.4%–41.1%); NPV, 96.4% (78.9%–99.5%); sensitivity, 98.8% (93.3%–99.9%); and specificity, 17.9% (12.1%–24.9%). A positive interaction and a synergistic effect for the composite endpoint were observed (relative excess risk = 1.50, attributable proportion of histological results to interaction = 0.17, synergy index = 1.24). Conclusions HRA should not be indicated in the setting of LSILs/noHR-HPV following aLBC-based screening. In contrast, HIV-infected MSM with normal aLBC/HR-HPV infection should be considered for HRA. Clinical Trials Registration NCT03713229.


2008 ◽  
Vol 132 (8) ◽  
pp. 1290-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann T. Moriarty ◽  
Mary R. Schwartz ◽  
Galen Eversole ◽  
Marilee Means ◽  
Amy Clayton ◽  
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Abstract Context.—Oncogenic, high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) testing is used to evaluate women who are older than 20 years with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) and in conjunction with a screening Papanicolaou test in women older than 30 years. Objectives.—To evaluate the 2006 laboratory practice data from laboratories incorporating human papillomavirus (HPV) testing with the Papanicolaou test. Design.—To use the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Supplemental Questionnaire Survey for 2006 to determine laboratory practices of participants in the CAP Interlaboratory Comparison Program in Cervicovaginal Cytology. Results.—A total of 679 laboratories responded to the questionnaire. Most (73%) refer HPV testing to reference laboratories. Nine percent perform HPV testing in cytology. Forty-five percent offer low-risk HPV (LR-HPV) testing. The most common reflex is ASC-US, although HR-HPV is also offered with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL), or any other Papanicolaou test result. Digene Hybrid Capture II is the most common method. Human papilloma virus median test volumes are 55 monthly. Frequency distributions of HPV test volumes are significantly different from those found in 2003. Laboratories performing in-house testing reported significantly higher monthly HPV volumes (P &lt; .001). Median rates for HR-HPV positivity are 36.6% for ASC-US, 50.0% for atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude HSIL (ASC-H), and 4% for women 30 years of age and older in conjunction with a screening Papanicolaou test. Conclusions.—Reference HPV testing remains the most common pattern. The most common reflex indication is for ASC-US, but HPV testing is modified locally to include a variety of scenarios. LR-HPV testing is commonly offered despite its lack of clinical significance. These data form a baseline for ongoing monitoring of HPV testing practice trends.


2001 ◽  
Vol 125 (11) ◽  
pp. 1453-1457
Author(s):  
Nak-Woo Lee ◽  
Daesu Kim ◽  
Jong-Tae Park ◽  
Aeree Kim

Abstract Objective.—To determine whether human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is useful in the evaluation of patients diagnosed with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)/low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) and whether the HPV test is appropriate as an alternative screening method. Design.—The results of Papanicolaou (Pap) tests and subsequent hybrid capture tube (HCT) II tests for high-risk–type HPV were analyzed for 457 patients. Among these tests, 208 histologic diagnoses were made and correlated with the results of Pap and HPV tests. The sensitivity and specificity of the Pap test, HPV test, and the combined method of Pap and HPV tests to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2/3 and all CIN were also measured. Results.—Sixty (63.8%) of 94 women with LSIL and 31 (26.3%) of 118 women with ASCUS tested positive for high-risk HPV. The sensitivity values for Pap tests in detecting all cases of CIN and CIN 2/3 were 91.4% and 92.9%, respectively. The sensitivity values of HCT II tests using the high-risk probe for detecting all cases of CIN and CIN 2/3 were 62.6% and 88.1%, respectively. Biopsies confirmed that 10 (22.7%) of 44 LSIL patients with high-risk HPV had CIN 2/3, but only 1 (4.5%) of 22 LSIL patients without high-risk HPV had CIN 2/3. Conclusion.—Testing for high-risk HPV with the HCT II test is useful in the detection of CIN 2/3 in LSIL groups and in the selection of patients for colposcopy in ASCUS groups, but it is not suitable for cervical cancer screening tests.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17025-e17025
Author(s):  
Tetsuji Kurokawa ◽  
Akiko Shinagawa ◽  
Yoko Chino ◽  
Motohiro Kobayashi ◽  
Yoshio Yoshida

e17025 Background:The estimated age-standardized incidence rate for cervical cancer is higher in Japan than in North America and the UK. It is important to improve cancer screening. The introduction of HPV testing with cytology for triage of those that test positive for cervical cancer screening has been challenging. The Fukui Cervical Cancer Screening (FCCS) study was designed to determine the best cervical cancer screening method in the Japanese population. We performed a subanalysis using baseline data of FCCS study to determine the performance of cytology, the human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and cotesting with cytology and HPV testing, and to evaluate whether the stratification of HPV16, HPV18, and 12 other hrHPV types appropriately balances risks and harms in the Japanese cancer screening population. Methods:The study enrolled 7,584 women aged 25 years or older undergoing routine screening. All women underwent liquid-based cytology (LBC) and cobas HPV testing. Women with abnormal cytology regardless of the HPV status, women with positive hrHPV results regardless of cytology results, and women randomly selected from among those with normal cytology and negative hrHPV results were referred for colposcopy. Results:The prevalence of hrHPV, HPV16, and HPV18 was 6.8%, 1.2%, and 0.5%, respectively. The estimated sensitivities for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or worse for cytology, HPV testing, and cotesting with cytology and HPV testing were 71%, 92%, and 100%, respectively. The estimated positive predictive values for cytology, HPV testing, and cotesting with cytology and HPV testing were 33%, 21% and 21%, respectively. Using a strategy whereby those with abnormal cytology or positive HPV16 genotype undergo colposcopy and biopsy results in a sensitivity of 85% and a positive predictive value of 33%. This strategy results in improved sensitivity while at the same time maintains the positive predictive value compared to screening with cytology alone. Conclusions:Baseline data from the FCCS study suggests that strategy of using colposcopy for women with abnormal cytology and/or HPV16 positivity appropriately balances risks and harms for Japanese women. Clinical trial information: UMIN000025977.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (25) ◽  
pp. 3044-3050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip E. Castle ◽  
Andrew G. Glass ◽  
Brenda B. Rush ◽  
David R. Scott ◽  
Nicolas Wentzensen ◽  
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Purpose To describe the long-term (≥ 10 years) benefits of clinical human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing for cervical precancer and cancer risk prediction. Methods Cervicovaginal lavages collected from 19,512 women attending a health maintenance program were retrospectively tested for HPV using a clinical test. HPV positives were tested for HPV16 and HPV18 individually using a research test. A Papanicolaou (Pap) result classified as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) or more severe was considered abnormal. Women underwent follow-up prospectively with routine annual Pap testing up to 18 years. Cumulative incidence rates (CIRs) of ≥ grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3+) or cancer for enrollment test results were calculated. Results A baseline negative HPV test provided greater reassurance against CIN3+ over the 18-year follow-up than a normal Pap (CIR, 0.90% v 1.27%). Although both baseline Pap and HPV tests predicted who would develop CIN3+ within the first 2 years of follow-up, only HPV testing predicted who would develop CIN3+ 10 to 18 years later (P = .004). HPV16- and HPV18-positive women with normal Pap were at elevated risk of CIN3+ compared with other HPV-positive women with normal Pap and were at similar risk of CIN3+ compared with women with a low-grade squamous intraepithelial Pap. Conclusion HPV testing to rule out cervical disease followed by Pap testing and possibly combined with the detection of HPV16 and HPV18 among HPV positives to identify those at immediate risk of CIN3+ would be an efficient algorithm for cervical cancer screening, especially in women age 30 years or older.


Author(s):  
Anne Jeffries ◽  
Consuelo M. Beck-Sagué ◽  
Ariel Bernardo Marroquin-Garcia ◽  
Michael Dean ◽  
Virginia McCoy ◽  
...  

Single-visit “screen-and-treat” strategies using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and cryotherapy (liquid nitrous oxide ablation) in low-resource settings are commonly used to detect and treat precancerous lesions for cervical cancer prevention. This study compared VIA sensitivity and specificity in rural indigenous Guatemalan communities, to that of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for detection of precancerous changes, using cytology as the reference standard. Between 3–8 September 2017, trained nurses examined 222 women aged 23–58 years with VIA. Specimens for liquid-based cytology and HPV testing were obtained prior to VIA with a cytobrush and transported in PreservCyt to a US clinical laboratory. VIA and HPV test sensitivities were assessed as proportions of women with abnormal cytology that had abnormal VIA or HPV results, respectively, and specificities, as proportions with normal cytology with normal VIA or negative HPV tests. Of 222 women, 18 (8.1%) had abnormal cytology (1 carcinoma in a participant who received VIA-based cryotherapy in 2015, 4 high- and 5 low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, and 8 atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)). Excluding ASCUS, sensitivities of VIA and HPV were 20.0% and 100%, respectively. VIA-based screening may not be acceptable for detecting precancerous lesions, and field cryotherapy for preventing malignancy. The World Health Organization recommended in 2021 “…using HPV DNA detection as the primary screening test rather than VIA or cytology.”


2004 ◽  
Vol 128 (11) ◽  
pp. 1257-1262
Author(s):  
Michelle Howard ◽  
John W. Sellors ◽  
Alice Lytwyn ◽  
Paula Roth ◽  
James B. Mahony

Abstract Context.—Cervicography and oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) testing have been proposed for improving the accuracy of cervical cancer screening. Objective.—To examine whether cervicography and HPV testing can improve beyond chance the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or 3 in women with atypical cells of undetermined significance or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions on cytology. Design.—Cross-sectional analysis. Oncogenic HPV testing by Hybrid Capture II assay or cervicography combined with cytology was compared with the reference standard of colposcopy with directed biopsy. Setting.—Community family practices. Participants.—Three hundred four women with low-grade cytologic abnormality. Main Outcome Measures.—The gain in accuracy for detecting histologic CIN 2 or 3 or carcinoma. Because an adjunct test may improve sensitivity by chance alone, the sensitivity or specificity if the second test performed randomly was estimated. Results.—Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 or 3 was found in 11.8% (36/304) of the women and invasive squamous cell carcinoma in 0.3% (1/304). The sensitivity of cytology for detecting CIN 2 or 3 was 73.0% and increased by 21.6% to 94.6% with the addition of a cervigram showing a low-grade lesion or higher or a positive HPV test result. These gains were reduced to 8.1% and 10.8% above the sensitivities expected if the additional tests performed randomly. The corresponding specificities decreased from 49.1% to 32.2% and 33.0%. There was insufficient power to determine whether observed sensitivities were statistically significantly higher than the expected sensitivities. Conclusion.—Adjunctive HPV testing or cervicography may provide similar gains in sensitivity, but they can appear misleadingly large if chance increases are not taken into account.


2003 ◽  
Vol 127 (9) ◽  
pp. 1169-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Lytwyn ◽  
John W. Sellors ◽  
James B. Mahony ◽  
Dean Daya ◽  
William Chapman ◽  
...  

Abstract Context.—Although human papillomavirus (HPV) testing may aid in managing low-grade abnormality on screening cervical cytology, patient compliance with repeat testing programs requires consideration. Objectives.—To determine effectiveness and costs of repeated Papanicolaou (Pap) test and oncogenic HPV testing for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 or 3. Design.—We conducted a randomized controlled trial of combined Pap test and cervical HPV testing by Hybrid Capture 1 test compared with Pap test alone; tests were performed every 6 months for up to 2 years. The study end point was colposcopic examination performed on all women at 2 years, or earlier if an HPV test was positive or if a Pap test showed high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. Setting.—Sixty-six community family practices. Participants.—Two hundred fifty-seven women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on screening cervical cytology. Main Outcome Measures.—Detection of histologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 or 3, fully allocated costs, and loss to follow-up. Results.—Combined Pap test and HPV testing detected 11 (100%) of 11 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3, whereas Pap test alone detected 7 (63.6%) of these 11 cases (P = .14); corresponding specificities were 39 (46.4%) of 84 and 45 (71.4%) of 63 (P = .005). The cost-effectiveness ratio was Can $4456 per additional case of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Sixty-nine (26.8%) of the 257 women (24.6% combined group vs 29.1% Pap test only group, P = .41) defaulted from testing or from colposcopy when referred with an abnormal result. Conclusions.—Combined testing was more costly but may detect more cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3 than Pap test alone. However, poor adherence limits usefulness of a management strategy that requires repeated follow-up.


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