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Long term predictive values of cytology and human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: joint European cohort study.

Dillner, Joakim LU ; Rebolj, Matejka ; Birembaut, Philippe ; Petry, Karl-Ulrich ; Szarewski, Anne ; Munk, Christian ; de Sanjose, Silvia ; Naucler, Pontus LU ; Lloveras, Belen and Kjaer, Susanne , et al. (2008) In BMJ: British Medical Journal 337.
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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%... (More)
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. (Less)
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms: virology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms: epidemiology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms: diagnosis, Papillomavirus Infections: epidemiology, Papillomavirus Infections: diagnosis, Europe: epidemiology, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: virology, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: diagnosis, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: epidemiology
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BMJ: British Medical Journal
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337
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a1754
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BMJ Publishing Group
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  • wos:000260298800033
  • pmid:18852164
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1756-1833
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10.1136/bmj.a1754
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English
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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Dillner, Joakim and Rebolj, Matejka and Birembaut, Philippe and Petry, Karl-Ulrich and Szarewski, Anne and Munk, Christian and de Sanjose, Silvia and Naucler, Pontus and Lloveras, Belen and Kjaer, Susanne and Cuzick, Jack and van Ballegooijen, Marjolein and Clavel, Christine and Iftner, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{1756-1833}},
  keywords     = {{Uterine Cervical Neoplasms: virology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms: epidemiology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms: diagnosis; Papillomavirus Infections: epidemiology; Papillomavirus Infections: diagnosis; Europe: epidemiology; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: virology; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: diagnosis; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: epidemiology}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{BMJ Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{BMJ: British Medical Journal}},
  title        = {{Long term predictive values of cytology and human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: joint European cohort study.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1754}},
  doi          = {{10.1136/bmj.a1754}},
  volume       = {{337}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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