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. 2019 Jan 14;151(4):433–442. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqy169

Table 5.

Comparison of Different Regulatory Trials Involving Women With NILM Cytology (≥30 Years of Age)a

Characteristic Aptimab,38,39 Cobasc,29,40 Onclarity
Cytology media ThinPrep ThinPrep SurePath
No. of patients 10,871 32,260 22,284
Mean age, y 44.2 44.9 43.9
HPV+, % 5.0 6.7 7.9
HPV 16+, % 0.4d 1.0 1.5
HPV 18+, % NR 0.5 0.4
HPV 16/18+, % NR 1.5 1.9
HPV 45+, % NR NR 0.5
HPV 18/45+, % 0.4d NR 0.9
CIN2, No. 9 51e 34
≥CIN3, No. 11 80e 46
No. of cancer cases 3 NR 5f
For ≥CIN2, % (95% CI)
 Sensitivity 75.0 (53.1-88.8) 83.2 (75.9-88.6)e 87.5 (78.5-93.1)
 Specificity 62.6 (59.2-65.9) 60.4 (58.9-61.9)e 48.6 (46.7-50.6)
For ≥CIN3, % (95% CI)
 Sensitivity 90.9 (62.3-98.4) 90.0 (81.5-94.8)e 93.5 (82.5-97.8)
 Specificity 62.4 (59.0-65.7) 60.0 (58.5-61.5)e 48.3 (46.3-50.2)

CI, confidence interval; CIN2, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2; CIN3, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3; HPV, human papillomavirus; NILM, negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancies; NR, not reported.

aBaseline data unless otherwise indicated.

bData obtained from Aptima package insert unless otherwise noted.

cData obtained from Wright et al29 unless otherwise noted.

dBased on Aptima 16, 18/45 package insert (n = 10,846).

eData obtained from cobas package insert.

fIndicates adenocarcinoma in situ cases.