Document Type
Article
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
3. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Abstract
Persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can lead to cervical precancer and cancer. Recently, HPV testing has been introduced for primary cervical screening, but the HPV DNA test cannot distinguish between transient and persistent HPV infection. Thus, there is an unmet clinical need to develop a new test to identify women with a high-risk persistent HPV infection. Raman spectra were recorded from cervical smear samples (n = 60) and, on the basis of HPV DNA and HPV mRNA test results, a classifier was developed to identify persistent HPV infection. A further blinded independent test set (n = 14) was used to validate the model, and sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 100% were achieved. Improved triage would allow women with a high-risk persistent HPV infection to be referred for immediate treatment, while women with a low-risk transient infection could avoid overtreatment.
DOI
https://doi.org/ 10.3390/cancers13092008
Recommended Citation
Traynor, D., Martin, C.M., & White, C. (2021). Raman Spectroscopy of Liquid-Based Cervical Smear Samples as a Triage to Stratify Women Who Are HPV-Positive on Screening. Cancers, vol. 13, no. 9. doi:10.3390/cancers13092008