Authors : T V Indirani, Lalitha Subramanian, Igena Sharo Suji I
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijogr.2021.108
Volume : 8
Issue : 4
Year : 2021
Page No : 525-530
Introduction: Cancer cervix is the second leading cancer causing 21% of all cancer deaths. Cervical cancer can be prevented if detected by premalignant changes and is curable in its earliest stage. Various procedures including VIA/VILI, pap smear have been routinely used for the purpose of screening cervical cancers. Infection with Human Papilloma virus is the principal cause of cancer cervix. Roche COBAS HPV test was approved by US FDA on April 24, 2014 as one of the first line primary screening method for cancer cervix based on the presence of high risk HPV DNA. The FOGSI guidelines in January 2018 has suggested cobas HPV test for cancer cervix screening.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 100 women with high risk cervical lesions during the period of 18 months. Women attending the NCD clinic of Government Thoothukudi Medical college hospital were taken for the study. The women were to undergo VIA/VILI, Pap smear study and subjected to COBAS HR HPV Test after their consent.
Cobas HPV Test: Cervical specimens collected in PreservCyt solution using an endocervical brush/ spatula or collected in SurePath preservative fluid using a cervical broom were sent for COBAS HR HPV test. Collected sample kits were recruited in Department of Radiation oncology, Government Thoothukudi medical college for storage at low temperature for a short period, after pooling of samples, these were sent through the Department of radiation oncology to Adayar cancer institute, Chennai, with which the department has treated with for COBAS HPV test. The results were analysed and proceeded.
This study has proven that screening for high risk HPV test in cervical specimen can easily pickup the premalignant lesion with high sensitivity, specificity when compared with other screening tests. Hence, this study emphasizes the importance of implementing HPV tests that can provide a 3-year screening free interval, compared to yearly pap screening. The other advantage is that the results are available immediately reducing the frequency of visits to hospital for further follow up on colposcopy/biopsy.
Keywords: Cancer cervix, Cobas HPV test, Colposcopy, Pap smear, VIAVILI.