Post-Treatment High-Risk HPV Testing as a “Test of Cure”: A Systematic Review
Gavrila Timis, Romeo Micu, Adriana Oana Oltean, Iulian Goidescu, Renata Nicula, Lucian Constantin Mocan · 2026
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Gavrila Timis and co-authors review virus testing as a test of cure after cervical treatment in a 2026 systematic review. Removing high-grade precancerous tissue works well, yet some women still face residual or returning disease, and follow-up needs a reliable check that the treatment truly cleared the risk.
Fifteen studies covering nearly twenty-two thousand treated women were synthesized. Event rates for returning high-grade disease sat in the low single digits in most studies. Where accuracy could be compared directly, testing for high-risk human papillomavirus generally beat cytology on sensitivity, and a negative result was reassuring almost every time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gavrila Timis, Romeo Micu, Adriana Oana Oltean, Iulian Goidescu, Renata Nicula, Lucian Constantin Mocan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |