Massive study reveals real cancer risk for HPV-Positive women with mild pap smears
NCT ID NCT07259616
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study followed over 46,000 women in the Netherlands who tested positive for HPV and had mild abnormal Pap results. Researchers tracked how many developed cervical cancer within five years. The goal was to see if these women could safely have fewer follow-up tests, making screening less stressful and more efficient.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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46,079 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2017
- Finished
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Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
This retrospective cohort study included women who participated in the population-based cervical cancer screening program in the Netherlands between January 2017 and December 2018. Eligible participants were HPV-positive and had cytology results categorized as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US), atypical glandular cells of endocervical origin (AGC), or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) or stable negative for intra-epithelial leasion or malignancy (NILM) cytology results after one year according to the Bethesda system.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Women who participated in the cervical cancer screening program in the Netherlands between January 2017 and December 2018, who: * Tested HPV-positive with cytology results categorized as atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US), atypical glandular cells of endocervical origin (AGC), or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) according to the Bethesda system, or * Were HPV-positive and had stable negative for intra-epithelial leasion or malignancy (NILM) cytology after one year. Exclusion Criteria: * None
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