Article
Oncology
Natasja Hendriks, Margot M. Koeneman, Anna J. M. van de Sande, Charlotte G. J. Penders, Jurgen M. J. Piek, Loes F. S. Kooreman, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Linde Hoosemans, Simone J. S. Sep, Peggy J. de Vos Van Steenwijk, Heleen J. van Beekhuizen, Brigitte F. M. Slangen, Hans W. Nijman, Roy F. P. M. Kruitwagen, Arnold-Jan Kruse
Summary: Topical imiquimod cream may be an alternative treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, although its effectiveness is considerably lower compared to standard treatment options.
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOTHERAPY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
M. Kyrgiou, S. J. Bowden, A. Athanasiou, M. Paraskevaidi, K. Kechagias, A. Zikopoulos, V Terzidou, P. Martin-Hirsch, M. Arbyn, P. Bennett, E. Paraskevaidis
Summary: Treating CIN may increase the risk of preterm birth, caution is needed when making treatment decisions. Treatment should be conducted effectively to optimize disease clearance and minimize recurrence risk.
BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Smita Joshi, Richard Muwonge, Vinay Kulkarni, Mahesh Mandolkar, Eric Lucas, Sanjay Pujari, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Partha Basu
Summary: This study provides updated incidence rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) among women living with HIV (WHIV), and examines disease outcomes and HPV status among women treated for CIN. The study found that women who cleared HPV infection had a significantly increased risk of incident CIN 2 or worse lesions, while those with persistent HPV infection had an even higher risk of such lesions. The study also highlights the importance of long-term surveillance and the possibility of extending screening intervals among HPV negative women.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Maria Kyrgiou, Anna-Barbara Moscicki
Summary: The microbiome in the female reproductive tract plays a crucial role in maintaining health and homeostasis. Imbalances in the genital tract microbiome and specific bacteria and cytokines may contribute to the development of HPV infection and cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia, leading to cervical cancer.
SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Barbara Gardella, Marianna Francesca Pasquali, Marco La Verde, Stefano Cianci, Marco Torella, Mattia Dominoni
Summary: This study reviewed the interaction between vaginal microbiota, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and the immune response. While some studies struggle to demonstrate the correlation between vaginal microbiota and HPV-related lesions, there is significant evidence suggesting changes in vaginal microbiota in HPV-positive women. The presence of new bacteria, pathway deregulation, and cytokine overexpression are strongly associated with the progression of cervical dysplasia and chronic inflammation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
G. M. Armstrong, K. Ragupathy
Summary: Comparing thermal ablation (TA) and large-loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, the study found that TA has lower recurrence rates than LLETZ, suggesting wider adoption of TA as a treatment option for young women of reproductive age.
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shuk Tak Kwok, Karen K. L. Chan, Ka Yu Tse, Mandy M. Y. Chu, Lesley S. K. Lau, Hextan Y. S. Ngan, Siew-Fei Ngu
Summary: The objective of this study is to determine the predictors of residual/recurrent HSIL and assess the outcome of women with positive margins after excisional treatment for cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL). The results showed that positive margins were significantly associated with higher rates of subsequent abnormal cervical smear, requiring further colposcopy, and further treatment for SIL compared to negative margins. Repeat excision may be considered in selected women with positive margin, endocervical glandular involvement and those who are older or unable to comply with follow-up.
TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Guenther A. Rezniczek, Nadja Neghabian, Sadia Rehman, Clemens B. Tempfer
Summary: When performing Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ) for cervical dysplasia, video colposcopy and a headlight resulted in comparable resected cone mass. The video colposcopy group had shorter procedure time, less postoperative pain, but lower surgeon satisfaction.
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Qiaoli Zheng, Xianzhen Chen, Rui Han, Jiang Zhu, Hui Wang, Lingjing Chen, Yinjing Song, Luxia Chen, Hao Cheng, Na Jin
Summary: The HPV58 E7 protein is highly expressed in both cervical cancer and CIN tissues. Combined with p16 and Ki-67 immunohistochemistry, the HPV58 E7 IHC may be sensitive and specific for evaluating HPV-driven cervical cancer and pre-cancerous lesions.
Review
Oncology
Benjamin R. Roman, Abraham Aragones
Summary: Globally, 4.5% of cancers are caused by HPV, with HPV oropharyngeal cancer now surpassing cervical cancer in the United States. The highest burden of oropharyngeal cancer is seen in middle-aged and older White men. HPV vaccination offers promise in changing disease epidemiology, but current vaccination rates are too low to effectively reduce disease transmission.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Giorgio Bogani, Francesco Sopracordevole, Violante Di Donato, Andrea Ciavattini, Alessandro Ghelardi, Salvatore Lopez, Tommaso Simoncini, Francesco Plotti, Jvan Casarin, Maurizio Serati, Ciro Pinelli, Gaetano Valenti, Alice Bergamini, Barbara Gardella, Andrea Dell'acqua, Ermelinda Monti, Paolo Vercellini, Margherita Fischetti, Giovanni D'ippolito, Lorenzo Aguzzoli, Vincenzo D. Mandato, Paola Carunchio, Gabriele Carlinfante, Luca Giannella, Cono Scaffa, Francesca Falcone, Chiara Borghi, Antonino Ditto, Mario Malzoni, Andrea Giannini, Maria Giovanna Salerno, Viola Liberale, Biagio Contino, Cristina Donfrancesco, Michele Desiato, Anna Myriam Perrone, Giulia Dondi, Pierandrea De Iaco, Valentina Chiappa, Simone Ferrero, Giuseppe Sarpietro, Maria G. Matarazzo, Antonio Cianci, Sara Bosio, Simona Ruisi, Rocco Guerrisi, Claudia Brusadelli, Lavinia Mosca, Antonio Simone Lagana, Raffaele Tinelli, Mauro Signorelli, Rosa De Vincenzo, Gian Franco Zannoni, Gabriella Ferrandina, Sara Lovati, Marco Petrillo, Salvatore Dessole, Annunziata Carlea, Fulvio Zullo, Roberto Angioli, Stefano Greggi, Arsenio Spinillo, Fabio Ghezzi, Nicola Colacurci, Ludovico Muzii, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Giovanni Scambia, Francesco Raspagliesi
Summary: This study evaluated the outcomes of high-risk (HR) HPV-positive and -negative women with high-grade cervical dysplasia. It found that HR-HPV-positive patients had a higher risk of recurrence at 5 years compared to HR-HPV-negative patients. Further prospective studies are needed to corroborate these findings.
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wiebren A. A. Tjalma, Jaques van Heerden, Tim Van den Wyngaert
Summary: Since the introduction of HPV vaccination, countries with high vaccination coverage have seen a decrease in precancerous cervical lesions. However, women with these lesions are often not vaccinated or not given the latest vaccine. Vaccination can reduce the risk of recurrence and understanding its importance in these cases is beneficial. The ideal timing for vaccination, either before or after surgery, is yet to be determined.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Eileen E. Reynolds, Amy Weinstein, Huma Farid, Howard Libman
Summary: Successful cervical cytology screening programs and human papillomavirus immunization have reduced the incidence of cervical cancer. Guidelines from the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force differ on the recommended age and methods for cervical cancer screening.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sarah J. Bowden, Triada Doulgeraki, Emmanouil Bouras, Georgios Markozannes, Antonios Athanasiou, Harriet Grout-Smith, Konstantinos S. Kechagias, Laura Burney Ellis, Verena Zuber, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, James M. Flanagan, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Ilkka Kalliala, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: Persistent HPV infection is necessary but not sufficient for cervical cancer. Behavioral, environmental, or comorbid exposures may affect the development of cervical cancer. However, the validity of the observational studies describing these associations is still unclear.
Article
Oncology
Aurelia Vattai, Nadine Kremer, Sarah Meister, Susanne Beyer, Lucia Keilmann, Anna Hester, Mina Temelkov, Helene Heidegger, Elisa Schmoeckel, Mirjana Kessler, Sven Mahner, Udo Jeschke, Linda Hertlein, Thomas Kolben
Summary: The expression of FoxP3 may serve as a predictive factor for assessing the risks of CIN II progression and could potentially be a target for immune therapy in cervical cancer patients. Positive correlation was found between FoxP3-positive cells in epithelium and total FoxP3 expression, suggesting its role in progression and regression of cervical intraepithelial lesions.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Richard D. Riley, Sofia Dias, Sarah Donegan, Jayne F. Tierney, Lesley A. Stewart, Orestis Efthimiou, David M. Phillippo
Summary: Network meta-analysis combines evidence from randomized trials to compare the efficacy of multiple treatments. Individual participant data (IPD) have potential advantages in network meta-analysis, providing more precise, reliable, and informative results, allowing treatment comparisons for individual patients and targeted populations based on their specific characteristics.
BMJ EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Akanksha Garg, Laura Burney Ellis, Ryan Laurence Love, Karen Grewal, Sarah Bowden, Phillip R. Bennett, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: The vaginal microbiota has been found to affect a number of reproductive outcomes. Obesity, a global epidemic, has been shown to be a risk factor for adverse female health outcomes. A healthy vaginal microbiome is dominated by Lactobacillus crispatus, but obesity is associated with higher diversity and lower dominance of Lactobacillus. This review summarizes the evidence on the vaginal microbiome in obese women and its impact on reproductive outcomes, as well as explores the mechanisms by which obesity alters microbial composition and suggests potential therapeutic targets for the vaginal microbiota.
BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Riitta Vilkko, Sari Raisanen, Mika Gissler, Vedran Stefanovic, Ilkka Kalliala, Seppo Heinonen
Summary: The objective of this study is to examine the impact of busy work days on selected neonatal adverse outcomes in different sized delivery hospitals and the entire national obstetric ecosystem. A cross-sectional register study was conducted to analyze the differences in the incidence of adverse outcomes between busy and optimal days at hospital and ecosystem levels. Results show that at the ecosystem level, the adjusted odds ratio for birth asphyxia was 0.81 on busy versus optimal days. Breakdown analysis by hospital categories revealed that in non-tertiary hospitals, the adjusted odds ratios for asphyxia on busy versus optimal days were 0.25 and 0.17, while in tertiary hospitals it was 1.20. Consequently, the busy day effect has varying impacts on neonatal adverse outcomes depending on the type of hospital.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anita Semertzidou, Harriet Grout-Smith, Ilkka Kalliala, Akanksha Garg, Vasso Terzidou, Julian Marchesi, David MacIntyre, Phillip Bennett, Konstantinos Tsilidis, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the strength and validity of associations between diabetes and anti-diabetic interventions and the risk of gynaecological or obstetric conditions. The results showed a positive association between gestational diabetes and caesarean section, large for gestational age babies, major congenital malformations, and heart defects. There was also an inverse relationship between metformin use and ovarian cancer incidence.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sarah J. Bowden, Laura Burney Ellis, Ilkka Kalliala, Maria Paraskevaidi, Jack Tighe, Konstantinos S. Kechagias, Triada Doulgeraki, Evangelos Paraskevaidis, Marc Arbyn, James Flanagan, Areti Veroniki, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of DNA methylation markers in detecting high-grade CIN and cervical cancer. A meta-analysis will be conducted to assess the diagnostic test accuracy of DNA methylation as a diagnostic marker for CIN or cervical cancer, as well as the impact of different methylation cut-off thresholds on accuracy. The results will be disseminated to academic beneficiaries, medical practitioners, patients, and the public.
Review
Biology
Konstantinos S. Kechagias, Marina Zafeiri, Konstantinos Katsikas Triantafyllidis, Georgios Kyrtsonis, Georgios Geropoulos, Deirdre Lyons, Laura Burney Ellis, Sarah Bowden, Apostolia Galani, Maria Paraskevaidi, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the literature on malignant melanoma in the cervix uteri and found that most patients presented with non-specific symptoms such as vaginal bleeding and discharge, and most of them were postmenopausal. The main treatment approach was surgical resection, and despite early diagnosis in most patients, the prognosis was poor. Increased awareness among clinicians about this rare malignancy can prevent misdiagnosis and improve clinical outcomes.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sarah J. Bowden, Triada Doulgeraki, Emmanouil Bouras, Georgios Markozannes, Antonios Athanasiou, Harriet Grout-Smith, Konstantinos S. Kechagias, Laura Burney Ellis, Verena Zuber, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, James M. Flanagan, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Ilkka Kalliala, Maria Kyrgiou
Summary: Persistent HPV infection is necessary but not sufficient for cervical cancer. Behavioral, environmental, or comorbid exposures may affect the development of cervical cancer. However, the validity of the observational studies describing these associations is still unclear.
Meeting Abstract
Immunology
Belen Gimeno-Molina, Erna Bayar, Katherine Mountain, Ryan Love, Yun Lee, Ingrid Muller, Anne Dell, Stuart Haslam, Paola Grassi, Gang Wu, David MacIntyre, Phillip Bennett, Pascale Kropf, Lynne Sykes
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Immunology
Katherine Mountain, David MacIntyre, Denise Chan, Alice Hyde, James Pasint-Magyar, Yun Lee, Richard Brown, Anna David, Anne Dell, Ten Feizi, Stuart Haslam, Yan Liu, Holly Lewis, Jane Norman, Sarah Stock, Tiong Teoh, Vasso Terzidou, Samit Kundu, Phillip Bennett, Lynne Sykes
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Sofia Vainamo, Schahzad Saqib, Ilkka Kalliala, Kaisa Kervinen, Kaisu Luiro, Maarit Niinimaki, Mervi Halttunen-Nieminen, Seppo Virtanen, Pekka Nieminen, Anne Salonen, Tiina Holster
Summary: Non-Lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiota is associated with poor gynecologic health and complications during pregnancy. Lactobacillus crispatus is more abundant in women who achieve clinical pregnancy and live birth, indicating its potential positive impact on the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and early pregnancy.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kerrie Stevenson, Gracia Fellmeth, Samuel Edwards, Clara Calvert, Phillip Bennett, Oona M. R. Campbell, Daniela C. Fuhr
Summary: There are one billion migrants globally, of whom 82 million are forced migrants. Pregnant migrants face various stressors before, during, and after migration, making them vulnerable to mental health disorders. This study aimed to assess the global prevalence and risk factors for perinatal mental health disorders or substance use among migrant women.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)