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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Oral Treatment with EGCG, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, and Hyaluronic Acid Improves HPV Clearance and Counteracts Its Persistence: A Clinical Study.

Giuseppina Porcaro, Maria Rosaria Pavone-Cossut, Sonia Moretti, Gabriele Bilotta, Cesare Aragona, Vittorio Unfer

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07344337 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Effect of a Dietary Supplement Based on EGCG, Vitamin B12, Hyaluronic Acid, and Folic Acid on the Maintenance of Physiological Balance and the Natural Defenses of the Male Genital System in Subjects Exposed to HPV Infection.

TypeinterventionalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRan2026 to 2028Enrolled96ConditionsHPV Infection, InfertilitiesArmsPervistop
NCT07697196 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

An Interventional Study Evaluating the Effect of Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), Folic Acid (FA), Vitamin B12 (B12) and Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in Affecting the DNA Integration of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Women With Persistent Infection

TypeinterventionalSponsorIRCCS San RaffaeleRan2026 to 2028Enrolled42ConditionsHPV Infection, HPV Integration, HPV Disease, HPV Genital InfectionArmsEpigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), Folic Acid (FA), Vitamin B12 (B12), and Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Giuseppina PorcaroDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Women's Health Centre, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Maria Rosaria Pavone-CossutNational HIV/AIDS Research Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Sonia MorettiNational HIV/AIDS Research Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Gabriele BilottaIVF Clinic, Alma Res Fertility Center, 00198 Rome, Italy.
Cesare AragonaSystems Biology Laboratory, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, 00198 Rome, Italy.
Vittorio UnferDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1805-3181

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection represents one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. However, the lack of effective therapeutic strategies to counteract viral infection and its persistence still makes the management of HPV a medical concern. Persistence is indeed a crucial issue in the context of HPV, as it may increase the risk of viral DNA integration into the host genome, thus exposing patients to tumoral progression. This clinical study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dietary supplement containing epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), folic acid (FA), vitamin B12 (B12), and hyaluronic acid (HA) in improving HPV clearance and HPV-induced cervical lesions, and in counteracting viral persistence. A total of 106 patients who tested positive for HPV DNA were enrolled in this study and were treated daily for 6 months with a tablet containing EGCG (200 mg), FA (400 μg), B12 (1 mg), and HA (50 mg) (Pervistop

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CatechinFolic AcidHyaluronic AcidPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsVitamin B 12Administration, OralAdultDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedYoung AdultCatechinepigallocatechin gallateFolic AcidHyaluronic AcidVitamin B 12cervical lesionsclearanceEGCGfolic acidHPVhyaluronic acidpersistencevitamin B12

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PMID40508059
PMCPMC12155352

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