Journal article
Expectant management versus immediate treatment for low‐grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The optimal management strategy for women with low-grade biopsy-proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is not clear. Our objective was to compare the effectiveness of regular colposcopic follow-up and treatment of progressive disease only versus immediate treatment.
METHODS: Data were accrued between November 2000 and March 2006 for a noninferiority randomized clinical trial of 415 women with biopsy-proven grade 1 CIN from …
Authors
Elit L; Levine MN; Julian JA; Sellors JW; Lytwyn A; Chong S; Mahony JB; Gu C; Finch T; Zeferino LC
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 117, No. 7, pp. 1438–1445
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
April 2011
DOI
10.1002/cncr.25635
ISSN
1097-0142