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DNA methylation as a triage marker for colposcopy referral in HPV-based cervical cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis

dc.contributor.authorSalta, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorLobo, João
dc.contributor.authorMagalhães, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorHenrique, Rui
dc.contributor.authorJerónimo, Carmen
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-18T15:46:46Z
dc.date.available2024-03-18T15:46:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-02
dc.description.abstractScreening plays a key role in secondary prevention of cervical cancer. High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing, a highly sensitive test but with limited specificity, has become the gold standard frontline for screening programs. Thus, the importance of effective triage strategies, including DNA methylation markers, has been emphasized. Despite the potential reported in individual studies, methylation markers still require validation before being recommended for clinical practice. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the performance of DNA methylation-based biomarkers for detecting high-grade intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) in hrHPV-positive women. Hence, PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were searched for studies that assessed methylation in hrHPV-positive women in cervical scrapes. Histologically confirmed HSIL was used as endpoint and QUADAS-2 tool enabled assessment of study quality. A bivariate random-effect model was employed to pool the estimated sensitivity and specificity as well as positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values. Twenty-three studies were included in this meta-analysis, from which cohort and referral population-based studies corresponded to nearly 65%. Most of the women analyzed were Dutch, and CADM1, FAM19A4, MAL, and miR124-2 were the most studied genes. Pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.68 (CI 95% 0.63–0.72) and 0.75 (CI 95% 0.71–0.80) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2+ detection, respectively. For CIN3+ detection, pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.78 (CI 95% 0.74–0.82) and 0.74 (CI 95% 0.69–0.78), respectively. For pooled prevalence, PPV for CIN2+ and CIN3+ detection were 0.514 and 0.392, respectively. Furthermore, NPV for CIN2+ and CIN3+ detection were 0.857 and 0.938, respectively. This meta-analysis confirmed the great potential of DNA methylation-based biomarkers as triage tool for hrHPV-positive women in cervical cancer screening. Standardization and improved validation are, however, required. Nevertheless, these markers might represent an excellent alternative to cytology and genotyping for colposcopy referral of hrHPV-positive women, allowing for more cost-effective screening programs.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSalta, S., Lobo, J., Magalhães, B., Henrique, R., & Jerónimo, C. (2023). DNA methylation as a triage marker for colposcopy referral in HPV-based cervical cancer screening: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Epigenetics, 15(1), 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01537-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13148-023-01537-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1868-7083
dc.identifier.issn1868-7075
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/25184
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherBMC - part of Springer Naturept_PT
dc.relationThe authors would like to acknowledge the Research Centre of Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (CI-IPOP-27 and CI-IPOP-130-2020-DNAmeCERVIX). SS is recipient of a fellowship from FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia— (SFRH/BD/143717/2019).pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01537-2pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCervical cancer screeningpt_PT
dc.subjectTriagept_PT
dc.subjectDNA methylationpt_PT
dc.subjectBiomarkerspt_PT
dc.subjectColposcopy referralpt_PT
dc.titleDNA methylation as a triage marker for colposcopy referral in HPV-based cervical cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysispt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage18pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleClinical Epigeneticspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume15 (1)pt_PT
person.familyNameSalta
person.givenNameSofia
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