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Brief Title: CASUS: Validation for Detection of Precursor Lesions
Official Title: Developing a Complete Cervical Cancer Screening Solution Based on First-void Urine Self-sampling: Validation for Detection of Precursor Lesions
Study ID: NCT04530201
Brief Summary: The goal of the overall CASUS project is to develop the first fully molecular integrated cervical cancer screening approach, based on first-void urine as an easily accessible and non-invasive source of biomarkers. In contrast to current screening modalities, the CASUS approach will identify women with clinically relevant disease in need of treatment using only a single sample that can be collected at home (one-step triage).
Detailed Description: CASUS work package 4 (WP4): The main aim of this study is to validate the HPV-Risk assay (Self-screen, The Netherlands) followed by multiplex methylation specific quantitative PCR (qMSP, VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands) on first-void urine (Colli-Pee Small Volumes (10 mL) device, Novosanis, Belgium) of HPV positive women for detection of clinically relevant precursor lesions by sampling a cohort of women referred for colposcopy. The number of women in this cohort will allow us to clinically validate the use of the HPV-Risk/qMSP assay in DNA extracts of first-void samples after optimization of sample volume, internal process control, and DNA extraction method (Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Belgium).
Minimum Age: 25 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Vrouwenkliniek - Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent (UZ Gent), Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Femicare VZW & Departement Verloskunde & Gynaecologie - Regionaal Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis Tienen, Tienen, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Gynécologie-obstétrique - CHU de Liège, Liège, , Belgium
Name: Pierre Van Damme, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Universiteit Antwerpen
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Alex Vorsters, Ir, PhD
Affiliation: Universiteit Antwerpen
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Name: Severien Van Keer, PhD
Affiliation: Universiteit Antwerpen
Role: STUDY_CHAIR