§CIN2 study Working Group: Tiziano Maggino, Marika Soldà, Cesare Romagnolo, Licia Laurino, Pamela Zambenedetti, Alessio Pagan, Justyna Wojciechowska, Enrico Busato, Egle Insacco, Mario Matteucci, Maria Teresa Gervasi, Daria Minucci, Giuseppe Sordi, Marco Torrazzina, Annarosa Del Mistro, Helena Frayle, Silvia Gori, Rossana Trevisan, Manuel Zorzi.
Objective: The detection and treatment of high-grade cervical lesions
prevent the development of invasive cervical cancer. Excisional procedures can
pose a risk for subsequent pregnancies, thus conservative management of Cervical
Intraepithelial Neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) lesions should be adopted in young
women. The aim of our study is to evaluate the ability of viral and cellular
biomarkers in predicting regression/progression of CIN2. Methods: Women
aged 25 to 45 years, participating to population-based organised cervical cancer
screening programmes in the Veneto Region (Italy), diagnosed with a CIN2 lesion
and fitting predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria, are invited to take part in
a multicentre observational longitudinal cohort study with a follow-up of 24
months. Upon signing an informed consent, women are enrolled in the study and
cervical cell samples collected. Treatment is delayed and subsequently performed
in the case of lesion progression, or persistence for
