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ArticleInfectious agents and cancer2024

High-risk human papillomavirus genotyping in cervical cancers in Tanzania.

Gad Murenzi, Edda Vuhahula, Asteria Kimambo, Subira Matiku, Obed Tuyishime, Edwin Liwa, Thomas Habanabakize, Eulade Rugengamanzi, Atuganile Malango, Gallican Kubwimana and 2 more

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Gad MurenziResearch for Development, Kigali, Rwanda. gadcollins@gmail.com.
Edda VuhahulaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Asteria KimamboMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Subira MatikuMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Obed TuyishimeResearch for Development, Kigali, Rwanda.
Edwin LiwaMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Thomas HabanabakizeKing Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda.
Eulade RugengamanziResearch for Development, Kigali, Rwanda.
Atuganile MalangoMuhimbili National Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Gallican KubwimanaResearch for Development, Kigali, Rwanda.
Kathryn Anastos *Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Philip E Castle *National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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Einstein/Rwanda/DRC Consortium for Research in HIV/HPV/MalignanciesU54CA254568 · NCI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI YOTEBIENG, MARCEL · 2020 to 2024
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NCI NIH HHS U54 CA254568
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backgroundHigh-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection causes almost all cervical cancer. Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (Women living with HIV: WLWHIV) are at a six-fold increased risk of developing cervical cancer. This study assessed hrHPV types in cervical cancer by HIV status and histologic subtypes at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Tanzania.

methodsThis cross-sectional study used formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) archived tissue blocks of cervical carcinomas diagnosed in the Department of Anatomical Pathology at MNH from January to December 2020. Tissue sections were tested for 15 HPV genotypes (16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68) using the Ampfire assay. The distribution of HPV genotypes was assessed and compared by HIV status and histologic subtypes.

resultsThe mean age ± standard deviation (N = 227, with valid HPV results) was 55 ± 12.9 years, 28.6% (n = 65) were WLWHIV, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was the most common histologic subtype (91.2%). Most cervical carcinomas (81.1%, n = 184) tested positive for hrHPV with HPV16 (44.1%), HPV18 (15.9%), HPV35 (8.4%) and HPV45 (5.7%) being the most common HPV types. hrHPV was higher among older women with 64.5%, 85.1% and 81.3% among 30-40, 41-60 and ≥ 61-year-old women, respectively (p = 0.033). HPV16 was more commonly detected in SCC (47.8%) than in adenocarcinomas (5%) (p < 0.0001). There was no difference in hrHPV positivity by HIV status.

conclusionsWe found a high proportion of hrHPV among cervical carcinomas diagnosed in Tanzania. Rolling out HPV vaccines that target more hrHPV types than HPV16/18, especially HPV35 and HPV45, could optimize protection against cervical cancer in Tanzania.

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Cervical cancerHIVHPVTanzaniaWomen living with HIV

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