Abstract LB380: Hysterectomy-corrected incidence of cervical cancer among women with HIV in the United States, 2001-2019

Abstract Background: Including hysterectomized women in cervical cancer rates potentially inflates incidence and may misguide prevention programs. We estimated the hysterectomy-corrected incidence rate (IR) of cervical cancer among women with HIV, overall and by histology, age, race and ethnicity. Methods: We used data from the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study - a linkage of 14 HIV and cancer registries in the US. We calculated age-standardized IR (ASIR) of cervical cancer and compared the absolute and relative differences between corrected and uncorrected IRs across age, racial/ethnic and histology groups. Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System was used to correct for hysterectomy. A Poisson regression model was used to estimate hysterectomy-corrected and uncorrected incidence rate ratios (IRR) comparing rates in 2005-2009, 2010-2014, and 2015-2019 to 2001-2004, adjusted for race and ethnicity, age, and region. Results: During 2001-2019, there were 958 cervical cancer cases in 2,007,406 total person-years of follow-up (uncorrected ASIR: 47.7 per 100,000) and 1,632,853 person-years of follow-up after hysterectomy correction (ASIR=58.7). The ASIR after hysterectomy correction increased by 28% among Black women (50.3 vs 64.4), 18% among Hispanic women (52.1 vs 61.6), and 19% among White women (31.6 vs 37.6). The uncorrected IRs had a peak at ages 40-49 with a sharp peak and decline in the younger and older age groups while hysterectomy-corrected IRs had relatively flatter patterns with similar estimates for 30-39, 50-59 and 60-84-year-old women. Compared to the ASIRs in 2001-2004, the hysterectomy-corrected ASIRs were lower in subsequent calendar periods: IRR (2005-2009): 0.80, 95%CI:0.66,0.97, IRR (2010-2014): 0.75, 95%CI:0.61,0.91, and IRR (2015-2019): 0.79, 95%CI:0.64,0.97. Conclusions: Hysterectomy correction unmasked substantial underestimation of cervical cancer ASIRs among women with HIV. There was a significant difference between hysterectomy-corrected and uncorrected estimates across age and racial groups, being more pronounced among Black and White women, and women aged ≥50 years due to the cumulatively rising prevalence of hysterectomy with age. Citation Format: Adino T. Tsegaye, Aimée R. Kreimer, Jaimie Z. Shing, Megan A. Clarke, Tabassum Insaf, Jennifer H. Hayes, Qianlai Luo, Jennifer McGee-Avila, Ena Omoike, Ana Patricia Ortiz, Karen Pawlish, Nicolas Wentzensen, Eric A. Engels, Meredith S. Shiels. Hysterectomy-corrected incidence of cervical cancer among women with HIV in the United States, 2001-2019 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2026; Part 2 (Late-Breaking, Clinical Trial, and Invited Abstracts); 2026 Apr 17-22; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2026;86(8_Suppl):Abstract nr LB380.

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Abstract LB380: Hysterectomy-corrected incidence of cervical cancer among women with HIV in the United States, 2001-2019

Megan A. Clarke, Jennifer Hayes, Eric A. Engels, Tabassum Z. Insaf et al.
Cancer Research
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
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Abstract LB380: Hysterectomy-corrected incidence of cervical cancer among women with HIV in the United States, 2001-2019

Megan A. Clarke, Jennifer Hayes, Eric A. Engels, Tabassum Z. Insaf, Meredith S. Shiels, Qianlai Luo, Jaimie Z. Shing, Ana Patricia Ortiz, Ena Omoike, Aimée R. Kreimer, Adino T. Tsegaye, Nicolas Wentzensen, Karen Pawlish, Jennifer McGee-Avila
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Abstract Background: Including hysterectomized women in cervical cancer rates potentially inflates incidence and may misguide prevention programs. We estimated the hysterectomy-corrected incidence rate (IR) of cervical cancer among women with HIV, overall and by histology, age, race and ethnicity. Methods: We used data from the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study - a linkage of 14 HIV and cancer registries in the US. We calculated age-standardized IR (ASIR) of cervical cancer and compared the absolute and relative differences between corrected and uncorrected IRs across age, racial/ethnic and histology groups. Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System was used to correct for hysterectomy. A Poisson regression model was used to estimate hysterectomy-corrected and uncorrected incidence rate ratios (IRR) comparing rates in 2005-2009, 2010-2014, and 2015-2019 to 2001-2004, adjusted for race and ethnicity, age, and region. Results: During 2001-2019, there were 958 cervical cancer cases in 2,007,406 total person-years of follow-up (uncorrected ASIR: 47.7 per 100,000) and 1,632,853 person-years of follow-up after hysterectomy correction (ASIR=58.7). The ASIR after hysterectomy correction increased by 28% among Black women (50.3 vs 64.4), 18% among Hispanic women (52.1 vs 61.6), and 19% among White women (31.6 vs 37.6). The uncorrected IRs had a peak at ages 40-49 with a sharp peak and decline in the younger and older age groups while hysterectomy-corrected IRs had relatively flatter patterns with similar estimates for 30-39, 50-59 and 60-84-year-old women. Compared to the ASIRs in 2001-2004, the hysterectomy-corrected ASIRs were lower in subsequent calendar periods: IRR (2005-2009): 0.80, 95%CI:0.66,0.97, IRR (2010-2014): 0.75, 95%CI:0.61,0.91, and IRR (2015-2019): 0.79, 95%CI:0.64,0.97. Conclusions: Hysterectomy correction unmasked substantial underestimation of cervical cancer ASIRs among women with HIV. There was a significant difference between hysterectomy-corrected and uncorrected estimates across age and racial groups, being more pronounced among Black and White women, and women aged ≥50 years due to the cumulatively rising prevalence of hysterectomy with age. Citation Format: Adino T. Tsegaye, Aimée R. Kreimer, Jaimie Z. Shing, Megan A. Clarke, Tabassum Insaf, Jennifer H. Hayes, Qianlai Luo, Jennifer McGee-Avila, Ena Omoike, Ana Patricia Ortiz, Karen Pawlish, Nicolas Wentzensen, Eric A. Engels, Meredith S. Shiels. Hysterectomy-corrected incidence of cervical cancer among women with HIV in the United States, 2001-2019 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2026; Part 2 (Late-Breaking, Clinical Trial, and Invited Abstracts); 2026 Apr 17-22; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2026;86(8_Suppl):Abstract nr LB380.

Cancer ResearchVol. 86(8_Supplement)
New Jersey Department of Health (US), University of Puerto Rico System (PR), Maryland Department of Health (US), National Cancer Registry (IE), National Cancer Institute (US)
Good health and well-being
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Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
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