Prävalenz von HPV-Infektionen und deren Korrelation mit zervikalen Läsionen bei Prostituierten sowie einem Kontrollkollektiv

Bei 241 Prostituierten wurde die Häufigkeit genitaler low- und high-risk HPV-Infektionen mit Hilfe des Hybrid-Capture-II-Testes bestimmt. Gleichzeitig wurden zytologische Abstriche entnommen. Die Ergebnisse bei Prostituierten wurden mit denen eines Normalkollektivs von 542 Frauen verglichen. 33,6 % der Prostituierten waren high-risk-HPV positiv gegenüber 17,9 % der Frauen im Kontrollkollektiv (p<0,01). Außerdem wurden bei den Prostituierten signifikant häufiger unklare oder dysplasieverdächtige Abstriche festgestellt. Der Anteil der PAP-Gruppen IIID und IVA war bei Prostituierten signifikant höher: 11,2 % versus 3,1 % im Kontrollkollektiv. Die beiden Kollektive wurden in zwei Altersgruppen aufgeteilt: Frauen unter 30 Jahren sowie 30 Jahre und älter. Während bei jüngeren Prostituierten mehr als doppelt so häufig high-risk-HPV-Infektionen zu beobachten waren (45,3 % versus 20,7 %), fand sich bei älteren Frauen kein signifikanter Unterschied mehr (18,3 % versus 16,1 %)

Effect of celecoxib vs placebo as adjuvant therapy on disease-free survival among patients with breast cancer

Importance: Patients with breast cancer remain at risk of relapse after adjuvant therapy. Celecoxib has shown antitumor effects in preclinical models of human breast cancer, but clinical evidence is lacking. Objective: To evaluate the role of celecoxib as an addition to conventional therapy for women with ERBB2 (formerly HER2)-negative primary breast cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants: The Randomized European Celecoxib Trial (REACT) was a phase 3, randomized, double-blind study conducted in 160 centers across the UK and Germany testing 2 years of adjuvant celecoxib vs placebo among 2639 patients recruited between January 19, 2007, and November 1, 2012, with follow-up 10 years after treatment completion. Eligible patients had completely resected breast cancer with local and systemic therapy according to local practice. Patients with ERBB2-positive or node-negative and T1, grade 1 tumors were not eligible. Randomization was in a 2:1 ratio between celecoxib or placebo. Statistical analysis was performed from May 5, 2019, to March 5, 2020. Interventions: Patients received celecoxib, 400 mg, or placebo once daily for 2 years. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary end point was disease-free survival (DFS), analyzed in the intention-to-treat population using Cox proportional hazards regression and log-rank analysis. Follow-up is complete. Results: A total of 2639 patients (median age, 55.2 years [range, 26.8-86.0 years]) were recruited; 1763 received celecoxib, and 876 received placebo. Most patients' tumors (1930 [73%]) were estrogen receptor positive or progesterone receptor positive and ERBB2 negative. A total of 1265 patients (48%) had node-positive disease, and 1111 (42%) had grade 3 tumors. At a median follow-up of 74.3 months (interquartile range, 61.4-93.6 years), DFS events had been reported for 487 patients (19%): 18% for those who received celecoxib (n = 323; 5-year DFS rate = 84%) vs 19% for those who received placebo (n = 164; 5-year DFS rate = 83%); the unadjusted hazard ratio was 0.97 (95% CI, 0.80-1.17; log-rank P =.75). Rates of toxic effects were low across both treatment groups, with no evidence of a difference. Conclusions and Relevance: In this randomized clinical trial, patients showed no evidence of a DFS benefit for 2 years' treatment with celecoxib compared with placebo as adjuvant treatment of ERBB2-negative breast cancer. Longer-term treatment or use of a higher dose of celecoxib may lead to a DFS benefit, but further studies would be required to test this possibility. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02429427 and isrctn.org Identifier: ISRCTN48254013