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ArticleBMC cancer2020

Clinical validation of full genotyping CLART® HPV4S assay on SurePath and ThinPrep collected screening samples according to the international guidelines for human papillomavirus test requirements for cervical screening.

Ditte Møller Ejegod, Camilla Lagheden, Ramya Bhatia, Helle Pedersen, Elia Alcañiz Boada, Karin Sundström, Javier Cortés, F Xavier Bosch Josë, Kate Cuschieri, Joakim Dillner and 1 more

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Article in BMC cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Ditte Møller EjegodMolecular Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650, Hvidovre, Denmark. ditte.ejegod@regionh.dk.
Camilla LaghedenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital, Forskningsgatan, F56 14186, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ramya BhatiaHPV Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, Scotland, UK.
Helle PedersenMolecular Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650, Hvidovre, Denmark.
Elia Alcañiz BoadaHPV Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, Scotland, UK.
Karin SundströmDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital, Forskningsgatan, F56 14186, Stockholm, Sweden.
Javier CortésSpanish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Palma, Spain.
F Xavier Bosch JosëCancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Granvia de L'Hospitalet 199-203, Barcelona, Spain.
Kate CuschieriScottish HPV Reference Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, EH16 4SA, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Joakim DillnerDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital, Forskningsgatan, F56 14186, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jesper BondeMolecular Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650, Hvidovre, Denmark.
Hvidovre Hospital · DKKarolinska University Hospital · SEUniversity of Edinburgh · GBCopenhagen University Hospital · DKEdinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBInstitut Català d'Oncologia · ESKarolinska Institutet · SESpanish Society of Family and Community Medicine · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo ensure the highest quality of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in primary cervical cancer screening, novel HPV assays must be evaluated in accordance with the international guidelines. Furthermore, HPV assay with genotyping capabilities are becoming increasingly important in triage of HPV positive women in primary HPV screening. Here we evaluate a full genotyping HPV assay intended for primary screening.

methodsThe CLART® HPV4S (CLART4S) assay is a newly developed full-genotyping assay detecting 14 oncogenic (16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68) and two non-oncogenic HPV genotypes (6, 11). It was evaluated using SurePath and ThinPrep screening samples collected from the Danish and Swedish cervical cancer screening programs, respectively. For calculation of sensitivity, 81 SurePath and 80 ThinPrep samples with confirmed ≥CIN2 were assessed. For clinical specificity analysis, 1184 SurePath and 1169 ThinPrep samples from women with <CIN2 histology were assessed. Sensitivity and specificity of the CLART4S assay was compared to an established reference test; the MGP-PCR (Modified General Primers GP5+/6+ with genotyping using Luminex). Inter and intra laboratory reproducibility of the assay was assessed using 540 SurePath and 520 ThinPrep samples, respectively. The genotype concordance between CLART4S and MGP-PCR was also assessed.

resultsIn SurePath samples, the sensitivity of CLART4S was 0.90 (MGP-PCR =0.93) and the specificity was 0.91 (MGP-PCR = 0.91); In ThinPrep samples the sensitivity of CLART4S was 0.98 (MGP-PCR = 1.00) and specificity was 0.94 (MGP-PCR =0.87). The CLART4S was shown to be non-inferior to that of MGP-PCR for both sensitivity (p = 0.002; p = 0.01) and specificity (p = 0.01; p = 0.00) in SurePath and ThinPrep samples, respectively. Intra-laboratory reproducibility and inter-laboratory agreement was met for both media types. The individual genotype concordance between CLART4S and MGP-PCR was good agreement for almost all 14 HPV genotypes in both media types.

conclusionsThe CLART4S assay was proved non-inferior to the comparator assay MGP-PCR for both sensitivity and specificity using SurePath and ThinPrep cervical cancer screening samples from the Danish and Swedish screening programs, respectively. This is the first study to demonstrate clinical validation of a full-genotyping HPV assay conducted in parallel on both SurePath and ThinPrep collected samples.

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AdultAgedDNA, ViralEarly Detection of CancerFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenotypeHumansMiddle AgedPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPractice Guidelines as TopicPrognosisSpecimen HandlingUterine Cervical DysplasiaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsDNA, Viral

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