Minimal benefit of co-testing over HPV primary screening with cytology triage from resource-limited settings in China
In resource-limited county programmes, HPV primary screening with cytology triage provides the most favourable balance between detecting cervical pre-cancer and limiting unnecessary procedures. These findings support transitioning from routine co-testing to HPV-based screening tailored to local capacity.
Authors
- Alex Ng
- Chen Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-470X)
- Rufei Duan
- YouLin Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6380-0871)
- Xinhua Jia
- Jingyi Shi
- Xi’ao Da
- Shuzhen Qi
- Cairun Tang
- Yuqian Zhao
- Fanghui Zhao
- Yahong Wang
- Ying Yang
- Tai Zhang
- Zhifang Li
Institutions
- Changzhi Medical College (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Tencent (China) (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- National Cancer Center (US)
- Sichuan Mianyang 404 Hospital (CN)
- Yunnan Maternal and Child Health (CN)
- Jingzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Sichuan Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Sichuan Province (CN)
- Dali University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01467-z
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tencent