title: Performance of HPV DNA testing with hybrid capture 2 in triaging women with minor cervical cytologic abnormalities (ASC-US/LSIL) in Northern Thailand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Minor cervical cytologic abnormalities include atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL). Approximately 10-20% of women with minor cytologic abnormalities have histologic high-grade squamous intraepithelial or worse lesions (HSIL+). In Thailand, women with minor cytologic abnormalities have a relatively high risk of cervical cancer, and referral for colposcopy has been suggested. A triage test is useful in the selection of women at risk for histologic HSIL+ to reduce the colposcopy burden. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of high-risk HPV DNA test in triage of women with minor cytologic abnormalities in northern Thailand.
  
  
  METHODS
  All women with ASC-US/LSIL cytology who were referred to our colposcopy clinic from October 2010 to February 2014 were included. HPV DNA testing was performed using Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2). All patients received colposcopic examination. Accuracy values of HC2 in predicting the presence of histologic HSIL+ were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 238 women in this study (121 ASC-US and 117 LSIL). The HC2 positivity rate was significantly higher in the LSIL group than in ASC-US group (74.8% versus 41.0%, p<0.001). Histologic HSIL+ was detected in 9 women (7.4%) in the ASC-US group and 16 women (13.7%) in the LSIL group (p=0.141). There was no histologic HSIL+ detected among HC2-negative cases (sensitivity and negative predictive value of 100%). The performance of HC2 triage was highest among women aged >50 years with ASC-US cytology. An increase in the cut-off threshold for positive HC2 resulted in a substantial decrease of sensitivity and negative predictive value.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HPV DNA testing with HC2 shows very high sensitivity and negative predictive value in triage of women with minor cervical cytologic abnormalities in northern Thailand. An increase of the cut-off threshold for HC2 triage is not recommended in this region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand E-mail : sumalee.cmu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Surapan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khunamornpong
authors.forename: Jongkolnee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Settakorn
authors.forename: Kornkanok
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sukpan
authors.forename: Jatupol
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Srisomboon
authors.forename: Prapaporn
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suprasert
authors.forename: Sumalee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siriaunkgul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003127:Colposcopy; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D061809:Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D011379:Prognosis; D065310:Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D013785:Thailand; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D055815:Young Adult; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral