RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Multicentric study of cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus testing and assessment of triage methods in Latin America : the ESTAMPA screening study protocol A1 Almonte, Maribel A1 Murillo, Raúl A1 Sánchez, Gloria Inés A1 González, Paula A1 Ferrera, Annabelle A1 Picconi, María Alejandra A1 Wiesner, Carolina A1 Cruz Valdez, Aurelio A1 Lazcano Ponce, Eduardo A1 Jerónimo, José A1 Ferreccio, Catterina A1 Kasamatsu, Elena Satiko A1 Mendoza Torres, Laura Patricia A1 Rodríguez, Guillermo A1 Calderón, Alejandro A1 Venegas, Gino A1 Villagra, Veronica A1 Tatti, Silvio A1 Fleider, Laura A1 Terán, Carolina A1 Baena, Armando A1 Hernández, María de la Luz A1 Rol, Mary Luz A1 Lucas, Eric A1 Barbier, Sylvaine A1 Ramírez, Arianis Tatiana A1 Arrossi, Silvina A1 Rodríguez Riveros, María Isabel A1 González, Emmanuel A1 Celis, Marcela A1 Martínez, Sandra A1 Salgado, Yuly A1 Ortega, Marina A1 Beracochea, Andrea Verónica A1 Pérez, Natalia A1 Rodríguez de la Peña, Margarita A1 Ramón, María A1 Hernández Nevarez, Pilar A1 Arboleda Naranjo, Margarita A1 Cabrera, Yessy A1 Salgado, Brenda A1 García, Laura A1 Retana, Marco Antonio A1 Colucci, María Celeste A1 Arias Stella, Javier A1 Bellido Fuentes, Yenny A1 Bobadilla Frizzola, María Liz A1 Olmedo, Gladys A1 Brito García, Ivone A1 Méndez Herrera, Armando A1 Cardinal, Lucía A1 Flores, Betsy A1 Peñaranda, Jhacquelin A1 Martínez Better, Josefina A1 Soilan, Ana María A1 Figueroa, Jacqueline A1 Caserta, Benedicta A1 Sosa, Carlos A1 Moreno, Adrián A1 Mural, Juan A1 Doimi, Franco A1 Giménez, Diana A1 Rodríguez, Hernando A1 Lora, Oscar A1 Luciani, Silvana A1 Broutet, Nathalie A1 Darragh, Teresa M. A1 Herrero, Rolando AB Introduction. Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is replacing cytology in primary screening. Its limited specificity demands using a second (triage) test to better identify women at high-risk of cervical disease. Cytology represents the immediate triage but its low sensitivity might hamper HPV testing sensitivity, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where cytology performance has been suboptimal. The ESTAMPA (EStudio multicéntrico de TAMizaje y triaje de cáncer de cuello uterino con pruebas del virus del PApiloma humano; Spanish acronym) study will: (1) evaluate the performance of different triage techniques to detect cervical precancer and (2) inform on how to implement HPV-based screening programmes in LMIC.Methods and analysis. Women aged 30–64 years are screened with HPV testing and Pap across 12 study centres in Latin America. Screened positives have colposcopy with biopsy and treatment of lesions. Women with no evident disease are recalled 18 months later for another HPV test; those HPV-positive undergo colposcopy with biopsy and treatment as needed. Biological specimens are collected in different visits for triage testing, which is not used for clinical management. The study outcome is histological high-grade squamous intraepithelial or worse lesions (HSIL+) under the lower anogenital squamous terminology. About 50 000 women will be screened and 500 HSIL+ cases detected (at initial and 18 months screening). Performance measures (sensitivity, specificity and predictive values) of triage techniques to detect HSIL+ will be estimated and compared with adjustment by age and study centre.Ethics and dissemination. The study protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and by those in each participating centre. A Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has been established to monitor progress of the study, assure participant safety, advice on scientific conduct and analysis and suggest protocol improvements. Study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at scientific meetings. PB BMJ Publishing Group YR 2020 FD 2020-05-24 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4422 UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4422 LA eng NO Almonte, M., Murillo, R., Sánchez, G. I., González, P., Ferrera, A., Picconi, M. A., Wiesner, C., Cruz-Valdez, A., Lazcano-Ponce, E., Jerónimo, J., Ferreccio, C., Kasamatsu, E., Mendoza, L., Rodríguez, G., Calderón, A., Venegas, G., Villagra, V., Tatti, S., Fleider, L., Terán, C., … Herrero, R. (2020). Multicentric study of cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus testing and assessment of triage methods in Latin America: the ESTAMPA screening study protocol. BMJ open, 10(5), e035796. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035796 NO Correspondence to Dr Maribel Almonte; almontem@iarc.fr NO Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología DS MINDS@UW RD 10-jul-2024