APTIMA HPV 16 18/45 Genotype Assay on the TIGRIS DTS System in Women With ASC-US or Negative Pap Test Results

The APTIMA HPV 16 18/45 Genotype Assay (AHPV-GT Assay) is an in vitro nucleic acid amplification test for the qualitative detection of E6/E7 viral messenger RNA (mRNA) of human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16, 18 and 45 in cervical specimens from women with positive results in the APTIMA HPV Assay. The AHPV-GT Assay can differentiate between samples positive for HPV 16 from those positive for HPV 18 and/or 45, but does not differentiate between HPV 18-positive samples and HPV 45-positive samples. Cervical specimens collected in ThinPrep Pap Test vials containing PreservCyt Solution (Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts) with commercially available collection devices (broom-type collection device or cytobrush/spatula combination) may be tested with the AHPV-GT Assay either pre- or post-Pap processing. The assay is used with the TIGRIS DTS (TIGRIS) System.

In both the ASC-US Study and Adjunct Study populations, the objectives are to:

• evaluate the performance characteristics of the AHPV-GT Assay for detecting cervical disease in women with APTIMA HPV Assay positive results and
• evaluate the ability of the AHPV-GT Assay to detect HPV high-risk types 16, 18, and 45 in women with APTIMA HPV Assay positive results.

Inclusion criteria

• • the subject attended a colposcopy visit, and

• the referral Pap sample had a valid APTIMA HPV Assay result, and

• the sample had an APTIMA HPV Assay positive result, or
• the sample had an APTIMA HPV Assay negative result and the subject had a consensus histology result of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 [CIN2] or more severe (eg, CIN2, CIN grade 3 [CIN3], or cervical cancer; "CIN2+"), or
• the sample had an APTIMA HPV Assay negative result and the subject had a consensus histology result of normal or CIN grade 1 (<CIN2) and was randomly selected for inclusion. the referral Pap sample had a valid APTIMA HPV Assay result, and
• the sample had an APTIMA HPV Assay positive result, or
• the sample had an APTIMA HPV Assay negative result and the subject had a consensus histology result of CIN2+, or
• the sample had an APTIMA HPV Assay negative result and the subject had a consensus histology result of <CIN2 and was randomly selected for inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

• Samples from evaluable subjects meeting the sample inclusion criteria will not be tested with the AHPV-GT Assay if there is insufficient volume for AHPV-GT Assay testing or the sample was deemed unsuitable for testing (eg, stored under unacceptable conditions).