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. 2018 Jul 27;68(7):1204–1212. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy615

Table 3.

12-Month Response at Participant and Lesion Levelsa

Response Participants or Lesions, % [95% CI] (No./Total No.) Risk Difference (95% CI), % P Valueb
IRC Treatment AM Arm
Overall CILC rate (primary end point) 62 [48–74] (37/60) 30 [19–43] (18/60) 32 (13–48) <.001
Overall CILC/PILC rate 82 [70–90] (49/60) 47 [33–60] (28/60) 35 (16–50) <.001
Reason for failure
 HSIL at index biopsy 25 [15–38] (15/60) 65 [52–77] (39/60) −40 (−56 to −22) <.001
 Withdrawal (without prior HSIL) 8 [3–18] (5/60) 5 [1–14] (3/60)
 Not evaluable at pathology or biopsy refused 5 [1–14] (3/60) 0 [0–6] (0/60)
Free of HSIL (index or metachronous) at 12-mo visitc 71 [56–83] (36/51) 28 [17–42] (16/57) 43 (22–59) <.001
Incident metachronous lesionsd 47 [33–61] (25/53) 21 [11–34] (12/57) 26 (6–43) .004
Index lesion–level clearance 63 [52–74] (51/81 lesions) 42 [30–54] (41/97 lesions) .001

Abbreviations: AM, active monitoring; CI, confidence interval; CILC, complete index lesion clearance; HSIL, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; IRC, infrared coagulation; PILC, partial index lesion clearance.

aThere was no index lesion HSIL recurrence after the initial ablation in IRC arm or regression of index lesion to normal or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions absent treatment in the AM arm. All results are at the participant level except for Index lesion level clearance (bottom row).

b P values determined with on stratified (by site) Mantel-Haenszel test or generalized estimating equation relative risk model with adjustment for site (lesion-level analysis).

cCross-sectional estimate at 1 point in time in returning evaluable participants.

eCumulative estimate in returning evaluable participants.