Masiano Steven P, Green Tiffany L, Dahman Bassam, Kimmel April D
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Healthcare Delivery and Implementation Science Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Oncol Res Treat. 2025 May 31:1-11. doi: 10.1159/000546717.
Screening for anal cancer can help in its secondary prevention. We examined follow-up time for anal cancer screening among high-risk women living with HIV (WLHIV) and whether it varies with the number of risk factors for developing anal cancer.
A retrospective cohort study involving high-risk WLHIV under 65 enrolled in Medicaid for at least 2 years across 16 US states plus D.C. from 2009 to 2012. High risk was defined by a history of abnormal cervical test results or genital warts. Initial anal cancer screening was the first screening after a high-risk diagnosis, with results classified as normal or abnormal. Follow-up was until the next screening. Follow-up time was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier estimator and the Cox Proportional Hazards model.
Our cohort included 4,340 high-risk WLHIV, mean (±SD) age 41.8 (±10.2) years. About 18% (763/4,340) had both risk factors, while 9% (374/4,340) had abnormal results on their initial anal cancer screening. The median time, or the time at which 50% of the cohort received follow-up screening, was 17.53 (95% CI = 16.13, 18.30) months overall. Follow-up screening was more common in women with both risk factors for developing anal cancer compared to those with one risk factor (median time: 10.13 [95% CI = 8.90, 11.47] vs. 19.56 [95% CI = 18.36, 21.40] months; adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.53 [95% CI = 1.38, 1.68]). The follow-up was also more common in women with abnormal results on the initial screening compared to those with a normal result (median time: 7.00 [95% CI = 5.40, 9.23] vs. 18.91 [95% CI = 17.92, 20.12] months; aHR = 2.00 [95% CI = 1.76, 2.28]).
Follow-up time for anal cancer screening in high-risk WLHIV was about 1.5 years but varied according to the risk of developing anal cancer. Future research should examine the guideline-concordance of follow-up screening time given the recently issued guidelines for anal cancer screening.
肛门癌筛查有助于二级预防。我们研究了感染艾滋病毒的高危女性(WLHIV)进行肛门癌筛查的随访时间,以及该时间是否因患肛门癌的风险因素数量而异。
一项回顾性队列研究,涉及2009年至2012年期间在美国16个州加哥伦比亚特区参加医疗补助计划至少2年的65岁以下高危WLHIV。高危定义为有宫颈检查结果异常或尖锐湿疣病史。首次肛门癌筛查是高危诊断后的首次筛查,结果分为正常或异常。随访至下次筛查。使用Kaplan-Meier估计器和Cox比例风险模型分析随访时间。
我们的队列包括4340名高危WLHIV,平均(±标准差)年龄41.8(±10.2)岁。约18%(763/4340)有两种风险因素,而9%(374/4340)首次肛门癌筛查结果异常。总体而言,中位时间,即队列中50%的人接受随访筛查的时间为17.53(95%置信区间=16.13,18.30)个月。与有一个风险因素的女性相比,有两种患肛门癌风险因素的女性进行随访筛查更为常见(中位时间:10.13[95%置信区间=8.90,11.47]个月对19.56[95%置信区间=18.36,21.40]个月;调整后风险比[aHR]=1.53[95%置信区间=1.38,1.68])。与筛查结果正常的女性相比,首次筛查结果异常的女性进行随访也更为常见(中位时间:7.00[95%置信区间=5.40,9.23]个月对18.91[95%置信区间=17.92,20.12]个月;aHR=2.00[95%置信区间=1.76,2.28])。
高危WLHIV进行肛门癌筛查的随访时间约为1.5年,但因患肛门癌的风险而异。鉴于最近发布的肛门癌筛查指南,未来的研究应检查随访筛查时间与指南的一致性。