Could a cream after surgery stop cervical cancer in HIV-Positive women?
NCT ID NCT05413811
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether using an anti-cancer cream (5-fluorouracil) in the vagina after surgery is an acceptable and feasible way to treat cervical precancer in 180 South African women living with HIV. The goal was to see if women would stick with the treatment and find it acceptable, not yet to prove it works. It's an early step toward possibly preventing cervical cancer in this high-risk group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 5-fluorouracil cream
- What this could lead to
- If this combination approach is acceptable and effective, it could offer a better way to prevent cervical cancer in women with HIV.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early feasibility study (180 participants) focused on acceptability, not proof of cure. The results may not apply to all women or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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180 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed HIV-1 infection * On antiretroviral therapy (ART), for at least 90 days prior to enrollment * Cervical biopsy demonstrating CIN2/3 within the preceding 120 days. Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy, * breastfeeding, * intend to become pregnant within 180 days of enrollment * have an active sexually transmitted infection (women may participate once treated) * have a surgically absent cervix * have a history of anogenital (cervical, vaginal, vulvar, or anal) cancer or a biopsy suspicious for cervical cancer * have a medical comorbidity that would interfere with study participation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical HIV Research Unit Temba Lethu Wing Helen Joseph Hospital
Westdene, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa
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