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Prevalence of Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review.

Narcisa MuresuBiagio Di LorenzoLaura SaderiIllari SechiArcadia Del RioAndrea Fausto PianaGiovanni Sotgiu
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The etiology of bladder cancer is known to be associated with behavioral and environmental factors. Moreover, several studies suggested a potential role of HPV infection in the pathogenesis with controversial results. A systematic review was conducted to assess the role of HPV. A total of 46 articles that reported the prevalence of HPV infection in squamous (SCC), urothelial (UC), and transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) were selected. A pooled prevalence of 19% was found, with a significant difference in SCC that was mainly driven by HPV-16. Moreover, infection prevalence in case-control studies showed a higher risk of bladder cancer in HPV-positive cases (OR: 7.84; p -value < 0.00001). The results may suggest an etiologic role of HPV in bladder cancer. HPV vaccine administration in both sexes could be key to prevent the infection caused by high-risk genotypes.
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