Cervical Cancer

Pap/HPV Cotesting Better for Cervical Cancer Screening in Over 30s

Publish Date July 20, 2020

Nondetection rate is 13.1 percent for cotesting, higher when testing is done >12 months prediagnosis.

American Cancer Society Updates HPV Vaccination Guidelines

Publish Date July 14, 2020

Vaccination should be routinely offered at age 9 to 12 years; catch-up vaccination recommended through age 26.

Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: An Introduction to ASTRO’s Clinical Practice Guideline

By

Bryant Furlow

Publish Date July 13, 2020

The consensus guideline, drafted by an ASTRO-convened expert task force, offers recommendations about radiotherapy, including brachytherapy, and chemoradiation, in different stage-of-disease and treatment-strategy settings.

Artificial Intelligence Provides Benefit for Cervical Cancer Screening

Publish Date July 3, 2020

Automated dual-stained slide evaluation reduces number of colposcopies versus current standards.

Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Tied to Worse Cervical Cancer Outcomes

Publish Date July 2, 2020

Meta-analysis included 15 observational studies of minimally invasive hysterectomy versus open surgery.

Cervical Cancer Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial: Ixabepilone to Treat Cervical Cancer

Clinical trial focusing on Ixabepilone and cervical cancer. Ixabepilone to Treat Cervical Cancer

Clinical Trial: An International Study on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (EMBRACE)

Clinical trial focusing on MRI guided brachytherapy. An International Study on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Guided Brachytherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (EMBRACE)

Clinical Trial: Mapatumumab, Cisplatin and Radiotherapy for Advanced Cervical Cancer

Clinical trial focusing on mapatumumab, cisplatin, and radiotherapy. Mapatumumab, Cisplatin and Radiotherapy for Advanced Cervical Cancer

Clinical Trial: Predictive Assays In Cervix Cancer

Clinical trial focusing on predictive assays. Predictive Assays In Cervix Cancer

Clinical Trial: Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Women

Clinical trial focusing on cervical cancer screening. Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Women