Cancer Screening and Prevention:

Eliminating Deaths from Cervical Cancer

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 Learning Objectives
• Participant will understand the evolution of
cervical cytology screening as well as current
evidence-based guidelines
• Participant will gain knowledge about HPV, its
relationship to cervical cancer, and
indications for HPV testing
• Participant will be introduced to the HPV
vaccine, including current recommendations
for its use
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 History of the Conventional
Pap Smear
• Developed by Dr. George N.
Papanicolaou in 1940’s
• Most common cancer
screening test
• Critical aspect of annual
gynecologic examination

Ferris et al. Modern Colposcopy. 2004: 2-4, 49. 3

Photo accessed from http://www.cytology-iac.org/Cytopaths/1998/cytoFall98.htm
 Screening with the
Conventional Pap Smear
• Sample collected undergoes cytologic
evaluation
• Limitations
– Screening test, not diagnostic
– 7-10% of women screened will need
further evaluation
– Low sensitivity, high specificity

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 Sources of Error with the
Conventional Pap Smear
• Sampling / preparation errors1
– Cells not collected on sampling device 2/3 of false
– Collected cells not transferred to slide negatives

– Poorly preserved cells

• Screening / interpreting errors2,3
– Abnormal cells missed by cytologist 1/3 of false
negatives
– Cells incorrectly classified

1. Hutchinson ML. et al. Am J Clin Pathol. 1994; 101:215-219. 5

2. Linder J. et al. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1998; 122: 139-144.
3. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Evaluation of Cervical Cytology. 1999.
 Thin-Layer Preparations
• Reduce Sampling Errors
– Virtually all of the sample is
collected into the vial
– Randomized, representative
sample
• Reduce Screening Errors
– Thin, uniform layer of cells
– “Satisfactory, but limited”
specimens greatly reduced
– Screening errors reduced by 50%

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Linder J. et al. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1998; 122: 139-144.
 Collection Devices
Spatula & Broom Device
Endocervical Brush

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 Cervical Cytology Terminology
Normal1 ASCUS2 LSIL3 HSIL3

• Atypical squamous cells (ASC)4

– Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US)
– Atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade squamous
intraepithelial lesions (ASC-H)
• Squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL)4
– Low-grade SIL (LSIL): Mild dysplasia, cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia 1 (CIN 1)
– High-grade SIL (HSIL): Moderate and severe dysplasia (CIN 2/3)
carcinoma in situ (CIS)
• Atypical glandular cells (AGC)4
1. Spitzer M, Johnson C. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders Co; 2002:41–72. Reprinted with the permission of Elsevier.
2. Apgar BS, Zoschnick L. Am Fam Physician. 2003;68:1992–1998. Reprinted with the permission of the AAFP. 8
3. Cannistra SA, Niloff JM. N Engl J Med. 1996;334:1030–1038. Images reproduced courtesy of Dr. Graziella Abu-Jawdeh.
4. Solomon D, Davey D, Kurman R, et al, for the Forum Group Members and the Bethesda 2001 Workshop. JAMA. 2002;287:2114–2119.
 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

• From ACS, USPSTF, and ACOG

• Account for technologic innovations in
cervical cancer screening
• Thin-layer liquid-based cytology
• HPV DNA testing
• Specifies screening intervals, start and
stop rules

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 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
Summary
How often
• Adults
– Annually with conventional paps and every 2 years with liquid-based
cytology
– ≥30 with 3 consecutive negatives may change to every 2-3 years
• GUIDANCE BY HPV STATUS!!
• Adolescents
– First screen 3 years after onset of sexual intercourse or at age 21
– Those who do not need screening should still get appropriate contraceptive
services, STD screening and other preventive health care
• Exclusions:
• DES exposure
• Immunocompromised
• HIV

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 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
Summary
When To Stop
• Women >70 years with:
– At least 3 consecutive documented, satisfactory negative smears1
– No abnormal/positive cytology within past ten years1
• After hysterectomy
– If hysterectomy performed for benign disease and cervix was removed2
– Negative history of abnormal paps2
• Exclusions2:
– History of cervical cancer
– DES exposure
– Immunocompromised
– Positive HPV DNA test

1. American Cancer Society. Cancer facts & figures 2003. 11

2. Cervical Cytology Screening. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 45. 2003; 102:417-27.
 High-Risk HPV Testing
ACOG Guidelines
Two Indications:
• Primary screening after age 30
– If both Pap and HPV test negative
• Re-screen no more frequently than every 3
years
• Triage of minimally abnormal Paps
– ASC-US
• Only need to do colposcopy if HPV +
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 HPV & Cervical Cancer
HPV is the Underlying Cause of
Cervical Cancer

• NIH Consensus Conference on Cervical Cancer, 1996

• World Health Organization/European Research Organization on

Genital Infection and Neoplasia, 1996

• Journal of the National Cancer Institute

– Schiffman et al., 1993
– Franco et al., 1995
– Bosch et al., 1995

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 Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
• Over 100 types identified2
– 30–40 anogenital2,3
– 15-20 oncogenic types2,3
– 30-35 types sexually transmitted

• Disease Burden
– 20,000,000 current cases in US6
– 6,200,000 new annual cases5
– 80% of women will have acquired HPV
infection by age 505
– 50% of college students are infected4

1. Howley PM. In: Fields BN, Knipe DM, Howley PM, eds. Fields Virology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott-Raven;
2001:2197–2229. Picture reprinted with the permission of Lippincott-Raven.
2. Schiffman M, Castle PE. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003;127:930–934.
3. Wiley DJ, Douglas J, Beutner K, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35(suppl 2):S210–S224.
4. Winer RL et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2003; 157:218-226. 14
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rockville, Md: CDC National Prevention Information Network; 2004.
6. Cates W Jr, and the American Social Health Association Panel. Sex Transm Dis. 1999;26(suppl):S2–S7.
 Common HPV Types Associated With
Benign and Malignant Disease

HPV Types Manifestations

HPV 6, 11, Benign low-grade

Low-Risk cervical changes
40, 42, 43, 44,
54, 61, 70, 72, 81 Condylomata acuminata
(Genital warts)

Low-grade cervical changes

High-Risk HPV 16, 18,
High-grade cervical changes
-31, -33, 35, 39,
Cervical cancer
45, 51, 52, 56,
58, 59, 68, 73, 82 Anogenital and other cancers

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1. Cox. Baillière’s Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 1995;9:1.
2. Munoz et al. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:518.
 Human Papillomavirus
 Cancer of cervix uteri 100%
 Cancer of anus (squamous cell) 90%
 Cancer of vulva, vagina 40%

 Cancer of penis 40%

 Cancer of oro-pharynx 15- 30%
 Cancer of mouth 3%
 Cancer of oesophagus .

 Cancer of skin .

 Cancer of X,Y,Z…. .

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Parkin DM et al. CA Cancer J Clin 2005; 55:74-108.
 Natural History of HPV Infections
• HPV is sexually transmitted
• Asymptomatic
• No treatment for HPV infection
• Cervical changes and warts CAN be treated
• Transient or persistent

• HPV is a necessary cause of cervical

cancer
• HPV is present in over 99.7% of cervical cancers
• High risk types (16, 18) associated with cancer and
precancerous lesions
• Low risk types (6, 11) are associated with external genital
warts and abnormal Pap tests

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Human Papillomavirus. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 61. 2005; 105: 905-18.
 Biology of HPV Infection: Low-Grade Lesions
Normal HPV Infection
Cervix (CIN* 1/Condyloma)
New infectious Viral Perinuclear Clearing
Infectious Viral Particles (Koilocytosis)
Particles Episome

Episome

Basal Cell Layer

*CIN = cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

1. Goodman A, Wilbur DC. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:1555–1564. 18

2. Doorbar J. J Clin Virol. 2005;32(suppl):S7–S15.
3. Bonnez W. American Society for Microbiology Press; 2002:557–596.
 Co-factors for HPV Infection

•Smoking
•HIV infection and other host immune factors
•Parity
•Oral contraceptive use

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Ferris et al. Modern Colposcopy. 2004.
 HPV Prevalence and Cervical Cancer -
1,2
Incidence by Age

Cancer incidence per 100,000

30 30
HPV Prevalence (%)

25 25

20 20

15 15

10 10

5 5

0 0
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54
Age (Years)

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1. Sellors et al. CMAJ. 2000;163:503.
2. Ries et al. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Cancer Stats NCI, 1973-1997. 2000.
 Most HPV infections are transient
NCI Portland: HPV persistence
100 amongst 61 initially Pap normal /
HPV 16 positive women
80
% Persistence

60

40
23%
20

0
0 9 15 21 27
Elapsed time in months 21
Schiffman M ASCCP 2002 Biennial Orlando, Fl.
 HPV and Anogenital Warts
• HPV 6 and 11 responsible for over
90% of anogenital warts1
• Infectivity upon exposure is over
75%2
• Spontaneous regression can occur in
up to 30% women within 4 months3
• Treatment can be painful and
embarrassing4
– Topical and surgical therapies5
• Recurrence rates vary greatly5
– As low as 5% with podofilox or laser
treatment
Images top left and top right: Reprinted with permission – As high as 65% with other treatments
from NZ DermNet (www.dermnetnz.org).

1. Jansen KU, Shaw AR. Annu Rev Med. 2004;55:319–331.

2. Soper DE. Novak’s Gynecology. 2002:453–470.
3. Lacey CJN. J Clin Virol. 2005;32(suppl):S82–S90. 22
4. Maw RD, Reitano M, Roy M. Int J STD AIDS. 1998;9:571–578.
5. Kodner CM, Nasraty S. Am Fam Physician. 2004;70:2335–2342.
 HPV Infections: Summary
• Most will acquire HPV at some time
• Most will clear HPV, but some do not
• Persistence of low-risk HPV can lead to anogenital warts
• Persistence of high-risk HPV can lead to pre-cancer

Long persistence of high risk

HPV is necessary for the
accumulation of mutations
CIN 3 that lead to cancer

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 HPV Vaccine
Gardasil ® (Merck)
• Quadrivalent vaccine against types 16, 18, 6, 11
• FDA approved for use in females 9-26 years of age
• Prophylactic, not therapeutic
• Virus-like particles (VLP)
• Highly effective
• Safe, few serious adverse side effects
• Requires 3 injections
• Expensive ($360 + administrative fees)

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Smith, RA et al. Cancer. 2003;53(1): 27-43.
 HPV L1 Virus-Like-Particle (VLP)
Vaccine Synthesis
HPV
L1
gene Inside Empty viral
of HPV HPV capsid (VLP)
DNA
Elicits
immune
response
in host
Transcription
L1 gene is Capsid proteins
inserted into a mRNA
plasmid, which
Translation
is inserted in the
nucleus of a cell

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Eukaryotic Cell
 Characteristics of Women who Participated in
the Phase III Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Trials
Asia Latin North
Total Pacific Europe America America
Day 1 Characteristics (N=20887) (N=748) (N=9181) (N = 5666) (N=5292)
Percent of total 100% 4% 44% 27% 25%
Mean Age 20 21 20 21 20
Non-virgin 94% 96% 92% 99% 93%
Mean Age at Sexual Debut (y) 17 18 17 17 17
Med. Lifetime # of Sex Partners 2 2 2 2 2
Past Pregnancy 23% 25% 7% 51% 16%
Using Hormonal Contraception 58% 50% 68% 46% 55%
Chlamydia (+) 4% 3% 3% 7% 3%
LSIL or HSIL 6% 5% 6% 7% 7%
HPV 6, 11, 16, or 18 (+) 27% 16% 25% 32% 25%

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Prevention of HPV16/18-Related Precancerous
Cervical Lesions (CIN2/3) in a
Susceptible Population
HPV16 and/or HPV18 negative at enrollment
Mean 25 months of follow-up (starting 1 month postdose 1)

Vaccine Placebo Vaccine

Cases† Cases† Efficacy
Endpoint (N=9,342) (N=9,400) (95% CI)
HPV 16/18-related CIN 2/3 or AIS 1 81 99% (93, 100)
HPV 16/18-related CIN 2 1 55 98%

HPV 16/18-related CIN 3/AIS 0 52 100%

† Subjects are counted once per row. Subjects may be counted in >1 row.

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 Prevention of HPV6/11/16/18-Related Genital Warts,
and Precancers of the Vagina and Vulva in a
Susceptible Population
HPV6, 11, 16 and/or HPV18 negative at enrollment
Mean 26 months of follow-up (starting 1 month postdose 1)

Placebo
Vaccine Cases† Cases† Vaccine Efficacy
Endpoint (N = 2620) (N = 2628) (95% CI)
HPV 6/11/16/18- Lesions of the 3 59 95% (84, 99)
Vagina and Vulva
Genital warts and other minor 3 53 94%
lesions of the vagina and vulva
Precancer of the vagina or vulva 0 9 100%
(VIN 2/3 or VaIN 2/3)

† Subjects are counted once per row. Subjects may be counted in more than one row.

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 Total HPV 6, 11,16, & 18 IgG
Antibody Titers from the Quadrivalent
and Natural Infection Titers
HPV 6 HPV 11
100,000 100,000
Naturally Infected
10,000 Vaccinated 10,000

1,000 1,000

100 100

10 10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55

100,000 HPV 16 100,000 HPV 18

10,000 10,000

1,000 1,000

100 100

10 10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55

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 HPV VACCINE: ADVERSE
EVENTS (CDC/ACIP-6/07)
• 5 million doses distributed, 3/07
• 87% in HPV alone; 70% ages 9-26
• Vomitting/syncope/fever/nausea/pain at
injection site
• 1763 adverse events 33/100k reported
94 SAEs – 1.8/100k: 4 deaths, 13 GBS
RECOMMEND: OBSERVE X 15 MIN.
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 HPV Vaccine
ACOG Recommendations
Continued screening with Pap tests is mandatory

VACCINATE
• Females 9-26 years old, regardless of sexual activity
– Potential benefit diminishes with age & increasing number of sexual
partners

Special populations
• Previous CIN, abnormal cervical cytology or genital warts
– Vaccine may be less effective
• Immunocompromised
– Vaccine may be less effective

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Human Papillomavirus Vaccination. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 344. 2006; 108: 699-705.
 HPV Vaccine
ACOG Recommendations
Continued screening with Pap tests is mandatory
NOT CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED
(Awaiting more evidence)
• Women over age 26
• Pregnant women (Category B)
– If pregnancy diagnosed during the vaccine
schedule, give remaining vaccine post-partum
• Men

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 HPV Vaccine
Important Considerations
Continued screening with Pap tests is mandatory
• Vaccine is most effective if administered
before sexual debut
– Vaccine may be less effective in sexually active
women
• HPV testing prior to initiating vaccine is not
recommended
• Vaccine is not a treatment for current HPV
infection, genital warts, or CIN
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 HPV Vaccine Counseling Points
• Vaccine administration will not cause HPV
– Virus-like particle vaccine (not a live virus)
• HPV vaccines appear to be safe in the vast majority
– Few major adverse events but limited data
• Most side effects are minor
– Injection site reaction
• HPV vaccines are potentially effective in preventing cervical and
other HPV-related cancers
– Sexually active women may still contract HPV genotypes not
covered by the vaccine

Continued screening with Pap tests is mandatory

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 Vaccine Specifics
• Dosage Schedule
– 3 separate 0.5-mL doses at 0, 2 months, 6 months
– Evidence suggests adequate immune response if all 3 doses given within
12 months
• Ordering
– Through Merck
• www.MerckVaccines.com
• 1-877-VAX-MERCK
• Vaccine Patient Assistance Program
– Vaccines for Children Program
• http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vfc/provider/provider_home.htm
• Storage
– Refrigerated at 2-8°C (36-46°F)
• Consent
– Currently in NYS, minors need parental consent
• Adverse event reporting
– http://vaers.hhs.gov/

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 2006 ASCCP GUIDELINES
AJOG, OCTOBER, 2007
• Last consensus report – 2001
• Why now?
– 90% use of Liquid based cytology
– Increased use of LEEP as office-based modality
– ALTS trial results and clinical adoption
– Widespread use of Hybrid Capture II HPV
– FDA approval of “HPV-DNA Pap” for >30
– Need for modification in special populations
– Adolescents; Postmenopausal; Pregnant
– Cytologic results have different risks for CIN2/3

GUIDELINES ARE NO SUBSITUTE FOR CLINICAL JUDGMENT

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 2006 ASCCP GUIDELINES
• SPECIAL POPULATIONS: <20 YO
– Have more minor cytology abns, higher
rate of HPV (+); low risk for invasive cancer
– Most HPV infections clear in 2 years
– DON’T do reflex HPV testing in <20 for
ASCUS or LSIL Paps
– “See and treat” LEEPs are acceptable for
HSIL but not in adolescents
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 2006 ASCCP GUIDELINES
• SPECIAL POPULATION: PREGNANT
– Treatment only for invasive cancer
– No Endocervical curettage
– Colposcopic referral to those experienced
with pregnancy evaluations
• SPECIAL POPULATION: POSTMENO.
– Because both HPV (+) and CIN 2/3 decline
with age in women with LSIL, reflex HPV
acceptable after LSIL Pap in PM women
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 Case # 1
28 yr old female with post coital bleeding
• Pelvic exam reveals normal appearing cervix
• Pap smear results LSIL

What should you do?

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 Case # 2
45 year old female
• Asymptomatic
• Routine pap results ASC-US

What should you do?

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 Case # 2, continued
• Repeat pap at 12 months reveals ASC-US
• Do you perform an HPV test again?

What should you do?

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 Case # 3
35 year old female
• Asymptomatic
• Pap reveals AGC

What should you do?

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