Table 6

HAART and Incidence of Invasive Cervical Cancer

Author

Outcome

Design

Results Comparison and reference groups

Association measures and CI

Conclusion


Intl Collaboration on HIV and Cancer 2000

Cases of ICC in multiple population studies

Meta-analysis

1997-1999 (post-HAART) vs. 1992-1996 (pre-HAART)

Adj IR 2.1 vs. 1.1; RR 1.87 (99% CI 0.77 - 4.56)

Higher incidence post HAART years, but not stats. significant

Dorucci et al 2001

Cases of ICC in Italian HIV Seroconversion Study

Prospective cohort/time-series analysis

1996-1998 (post-HAART) vs. 1981-1995 (pre-HAART)

IR 4.9 vs. 1.5; RH of Incidence 4.25 (0.8 - 28.24)

Higher incidence post HAART years, but not stats. significant

Clifford et al 2005

Cases of ICC from Swiss Cancer Registry

AIDS-Cancer Match Study

HAART vs. no HAART

SIR 0 vs. SIR 11.4; RR not estimatable

Unclear (incomplete reporting)

Engels et al 2006

Cases of ICC in HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study

AIDS-Cancer Match Study

1996-2002 (post-HAART) vs. 1990-1995 (pre-HAART)

SIR 5.3 vs. SIR 4.2; RR pr year: 1.04 (95% CI: 0.94-1.15)

Higher incidence post HAART years, but not stats. significant

Biggar et al 2007

Cases of ICC in HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study

AIDS-Cancer Match Study

1996-2002 (post-HART) vs. 1990-1995 (pre-HAART)

IR 86.5 vs. 64.2; RR of Incidence 1.41 (95% CI 0.81-2.46)

Higher incidence post HAART years, but not stats. significant

Engels et al 2008

Cases of ICC in HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study

AIDS-Cancer Match Study

1996-2002 (post-HAART) vs. 1991-1995 (pre-HAART)

SIR 2.9 vs. 3.1; RR 0.8 (95% CI 0.3 - 2.0)

Lower incidence post HAART years, but not stats. significant

Dal Maso et al 2009

Cases of ICC in Italian Cancer Registries

AIDS-Cancer Match study

1997-2004 (post-HAART) vs. 1986-1996 (pre-HAART)

SIR 41.5 vs. 51.0; RR not reported

Lower incidence in post HAART years, but conclusion unclear (incomplete reporting)


Foot note to tables: Abbreviations:

ASCUS = atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

CD4+ = CD4+ T lymphocyte count (cells/mm3)

DHHS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HAART = Highly active antiretroviral therapy

HERS = HIV Epidemiology Research Study

HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HPV = Human papillomavirus

HR = Hazard ratio

HSIL = high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions

ICC = Invasive cervical cancer

LSIL = low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions

NRTI = Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NNRTI = Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NR = Not reported

OR = Odds ratio

Pap = Papanicolaou smear

PI = Protease inhibitor

RR = Relative risk (rate ratio)

SIR = Standardized incidence ratio

WIHS = Women's Interagency HIV Study

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