Publications

Qvintip − Tested in Trials on over 9,000 Subjects

Qvintip has been evaluated in partnership with Uppsala University Hospital. A total of over 9,000 women have been involved in trials, of which over 3,000 used Qvintip. References to the most important publications are provided below.

Sanner et al, British Journal of Cancer, 2009; 101; 871-874 "Self-sampling of the vaginal fluid at home combined with high-risk HPV testing"
Wikström et al, Acta Obs et Gyn. 2007; 86 "Attitudes to self-sampling of vaginal smear for HPV analysis among women not attending organized cytological screening"
Stenvall et al, Acta Derm Veneorol 2007; 87 "High prevalence of oncogenic HPV in women not attending organized cytological screening"
Wikström et al, Acta Derm Veneorol 2007; 87 "Low prevalence of HR-HPV in older women not attending organized cytological screening: a pilot study"
Stenvall H et al, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica. 2007; 86 "Accuracy of HPV testing of vaginal smear obtained with a novel self-sampling device"
I Wikström et al. Self-sampling and HPV testing or ordinary Pap-smear in women not regularly attending screening: a randomised study. British Journal of Cancer 105, 337-339 (26 July 2011) | doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.236
Gyllensten U et al. Short-time repeat high-risk HPV testing by self-sampling for screening of cervical cancer. Br J Cancer 2011 Aug 23;105(5):694-7. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.277. Epub 2011 Aug 2
Gyllensten U et al. HPV test shows low sensitivity of Pap screen in older women. Lancet Oncol. 2010 Jun;11(6):509-10.
Lindell M et al Self-sampling of vaginal fluid and high-risk human papillomavirus testing in women aged 55 years or older not attending Papanicolaou smear screening. BJOG. 2011 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03147.x. [Epub ahead of print]

Other relevant references

Bengtsson et al Human papilloma virus tests of normal cervical smears collected prior to the development of squamous cancinoma: A pilot study, Acta Derm Venereol 2009; 89: 516-517
Castle et. al. Short term persistence of human papillomavirus and risk of cervical precancer and cancer: population based cohort study, BMJ 2009;339:b2569
Stenvall et al, HPV testing of vaginal smear obtained with a novel self-sampling device. Acta Derm veneorol 2006; 86.
Harper DM et al, Collection devices for HPV. J Fam Pract 1999; 48.
Sellors JW et al, Comparison of self-collected vaginal, vulvar and urine samples with physician-collected cervical samples for HPV testing to detect high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. CMAJ 2000; 163.
Gravitt PE et al, Evaluation of self-collected cervicovaginal cell samples for HPV testing by PCR. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2001; 10.
Nobbenhuis MA et al, Primary screening for high-risk HPV by home-obtained cervicovaginal lavage is an alternative screening tool to detect cervical cancer. JAMA 2000; 283.
Agorastos T et al, Self-sampling vs physician-sampling for HPV testing. Int J STD AIDS 2005; 16.