Cost effectiveness of extending human papillomavirus vaccine administration until age 45
1. The FDA approved the expansion of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination from ages 9 to 26 in women and ...
Tag: cervical cancer
Quick Take: T-Cell Receptor Gene Therapy for Human Papillomavirus–Associated Epithelial Cancers: A First-in-Human, Phase I/II Study
Genetically engineered T-cell therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (CAR T-cells), have been approved for the treatment of hematologic ...
Survival greater in cervical cancer patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy compared to minimally invasive techniques: the LACC trial
1. This randomized controlled trial of women with early-stage cervical cancer reports that patients who underwent minimally invasive radical hysterectomy ...
Improved survival with open surgery compared to minimally invasive radical hysterectomy among early cervical cancer patients
1. A retrospective cohort study noted that minimally invasive surgery was associated with a higher risk of death compared to ...
Cervical cancer screening practices less cost-effective than suggested guidelines
1. From a cost-effectiveness analysis, current screening practices failed to outperform every other screening scenario in terms of health benefits ...
Laparoscopic staging may detect more advanced cervical cancer
1. After clinical staging, one-third of cervical cancer patients were upstaged (found to have nodal or peritoneal spread) on laparoscopy. ...
Gender-associated sexual behavior linked to oral oncogenic HPV rates
1. Oral oncogenic HPV prevalence was more than 4 times higher among men than women. 2.The gender difference was due primarily ...
HPV-targeted T-cell therapy may induce cervical cancer regression
1. In a small, prospective trial of nine patients with metastatic cervical cancer, three patients demonstrated complete or partial response ...
Patient Basics: Cervical Cancer
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? The cervix is a small, donut-shaped structure. It is located at the ...
Non-surgical outpatient treatment for CIN shows promise
1. Patients with CIN-2 who were treated with hexaminolevulinate 5% photodynamic therapy showed histological improvement. 2. This treatment method also ...
