Building health research capacity in Africa: the Einstein-Rwanda research and capacity building program

Authors: Gad Murenzi, Gallican Kubwimana, Fidel Rubagumya, Pacifique Mugenzi, Alex Buteera, Emmanuel Rudakemwa, Jonathan Ross, Tiffany Hebert, Adebola Adedimeji, Sabin Nsanzimana, Marcel Yotebieng, Joel Palefsky, Leon Mutesa, Philip E. Castle, Kathryn Anastos

Source: BMC Global and Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2025)

Subject Terms: Research capacity strengthening, Research collaboration and partnerships, Einstein, Rwanda and sub-Saharan Africa, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2731-913X

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A paper-based HPV E7 oncoprotein assay for cervical precancer detection at the point of care

Authors: Chelsey A. Smith, Sai Paul, Karen E. Haney, Sonia G. Parra, Meaghan Bond, Leticia López, Mauricio Maza, Juan Felix, Preetha Ramalingam, Pablo Escobar, Philip E. Castle, Kathleen M. Schmeler, Rebecca R. Richards-Kortum

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2025)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Somatic mutations in 3929 HPV positive cervical cells associated with infection outcome and HPV type

Authors: Maisa Pinheiro, Nicolas Wentzensen, Michael Dean, Meredith Yeager, Zigui Chen, Amulya Shastry, Joseph F. Boland, Sara Bass, Laurie Burdett, Thomas Lorey, Sambit Mishra, Philip E. Castle, Mark Schiffman, Robert D. Burk, Bin Zhu, Lisa Mirabello

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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High-risk human papillomavirus genotyping in cervical cancers in Tanzania

Authors: Gad Murenzi, Edda Vuhahula, Asteria Kimambo, Subira Matiku, Obed Tuyishime, Edwin Liwa, Thomas Habanabakize, Eulade Rugengamanzi, Atuganile Malango, Gallican Kubwimana, Kathryn Anastos, Philip E. Castle

Source: Infectious Agents and Cancer, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Subject Terms: HPV, HIV, Women living with HIV, Cervical cancer, Tanzania, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1750-9378

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A novel tailed primer nucleic acid test for detection of HPV 16, 18 and 45 DNA at the point of care

Authors: Megan M. Chang, Ariel Ma, Emilie Newsham Novak, Maria Barra, Kathryn A. Kundrod, Jane Richards Montealegre, Michael E. Scheurer, Philip E. Castle, Kathleen Schmeler, Rebecca Richards-Kortum

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control

Authors: Philip E. Castle

Source: Viruses, Vol 16, Iss 9, p 1357 (2024)

Subject Terms: Human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, HPV-related cancers, Pap testing, cytology, vaccination, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/9/1357; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915

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Changes in concentrations of cervicovaginal immune mediators across the menstrual cycle: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

Authors: Sean M. Hughes, Claire N. Levy, Ronit Katz, Erica M. Lokken, Melis N. Anahtar, Melissa Barousse Hall, Frideborg Bradley, Philip E. Castle, Valerie Cortez, Gustavo F. Doncel, Raina Fichorova, Paul L. Fidel, Keith R. Fowke, Suzanna C. Francis, Mimi Ghosh, Loris Y. Hwang, Mariel Jais, Vicky Jespers, Vineet Joag, Rupert Kaul, Jordan Kyongo, Timothy Lahey, Huiying Li, Julia Makinde, Lyle R. McKinnon, Anna-Barbara Moscicki, Richard M. Novak, Mickey V. Patel, Intira Sriprasert, Andrea R. Thurman, Sergey Yegorov, Nelly Rwamba Mugo, Alison C. Roxby, Elizabeth Micks, Florian Hladik, The Consortium for Assessing Immunity Across the Menstrual Cycle

Source: BMC Medicine, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-32 (2022)

Subject Terms: Menstrual cycle, Cytokine, Chemokine, Cervix, vagina, Female genital tract, Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1741-7015

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Expanding Cervical Cancer Screening in Mozambique: Challenges Associated With Diagnosing and Treating Cervical Cancer

Authors: Samantha Batman, Ricardina Rangeiro, Eliane Monteiro, Dercia Changule, Siro Daud, Magda Ribeiro, Edgar Tsambe, Celso Bila, Nafissa Osman, Carla Carrilho, Andrea Neves, Hira Atif, Celda De Jesus, Arlete Mariano, Renato Moretti-Marques, Marcelo Vieira, Georgia Fontes-Cintra, Andre Lopes, Jean Claude Batware, Elvira Luis, Surbhi Grover, Ellen Baker, Bryan Fellman, Jane Montealegre, Philip E. Castle, Jose Jeronimo, Elizabeth Chiao, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Kathleen Schmeler, Mila P. Salcedo

Source: JCO Global Oncology, Vol , Iss 9 (2023)

Subject Terms: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2687-8941

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Exploring monitoring strategies for population surveillance of HPV vaccine impact using primary HPV screening

Authors: Louiza S. Velentzis, David Hawkes, Michael Caruana, Julia ML. Brotherton, Megan A. Smith, Lara Roeske, Khurram A. Karim, Suzanne M. Garland, C. David Wrede, Jeffery Tan, Cosette Wheeler, Philip E. Castle, Marion Saville, Karen Canfell

Source: Tumour Virus Research, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 200255- (2023)

Subject Terms: HPV-Based screening, Cobas 4800, Linear array, Surveillance, HPV vaccination, Prevalence, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666679023000022; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-6790

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Toward 70% cervical cancer screening coverage: Technical challenges and opportunities to increase access to human papillomavirus (HPV) testing

Authors: Kathryn A. Kundrod, Jose Jeronimo, Beatrice Vetter, Mauricio Maza, Gad Murenzi, Natacha Phoolcharoen, Philip E. Castle

Source: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 3, Iss 8 (2023)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10431663/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/2767-3375

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Agreement between Xpert and AmpFire tests for high-risk human papillomavirus among HIV-positive women in Rwanda

Authors: Anthere Murangwa, Kanan T. Desai, Julia C. Gage, Gad Murenzi, Patrick Tuyisenge, Faustin Kanyabwisha, Aimable Musafili, Gallican Kubwimana, Leon Mutesa, Kathryn Anastos, Hae-Young Kim, Philip E. Castle

Source: African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp e1-e5 (2022)

Subject Terms: xpert hpv assay, ampfire hpv genotyping assay, high-risk human papillomavirus types, women living with hiv, cervical cancer screening, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/1827; https://doaj.org/toc/2225-2002; https://doaj.org/toc/2225-2010

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Type-specific persistence, clearance and incidence of high-risk HPV among screen-positive Rwandan women living with HIV

Authors: Gad Murenzi, Patrick Tuyisenge, Faustin Kanyabwisha, Athanase Munyaneza, Benjamin Muhoza, Gallican Kubwimana, Anthere Murangwa, Leon Mutesa, Kathryn Anastos, Philip E. Castle

Source: Infectious Agents and Cancer, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)

Subject Terms: Hr-HPV persistence, Incidence, HIV, HPV vaccine, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1750-9378

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Challenges and opportunities associated with cervical cancer screening programs in a low income, high HIV prevalence context

Authors: Adebola Adedimeji, Rogers Ajeh, Amanda Pierz, Relindis Nkeng, Jackson Jr. Ndenkeh, Norbert Fuhngwa, Denis Nsame, Miriam Nji, Anastase Dzudie, Kathryn M. Anastos, Philip E. Castle

Source: BMC Women's Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)

Subject Terms: Cervical cancer screening, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Cameroon, Low-income, Social determinants, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6874

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Outcomes for Step-Wise Implementation of a Human Papillomavirus Testing–Based Cervical Screen-and-Treat Program in El Salvador

Authors: Karla Alfaro, Mauricio Maza, Juan C. Felix, Julia C. Gage, Philip E. Castle, Todd A. Alonzo, Andrea Chacón, Enrique González, Montserrat Soler, Gabriel Conzuelo-Rodriguez, Rachel Masch, Miriam Cremer

Source: JCO Global Oncology, Vol , Iss 6, Pp 1519-1530 (2020)

Subject Terms: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2687-8941

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Design and feasibility of a novel program of cervical screening in Nigeria: self-sampled HPV testing paired with visual triage

Authors: Kanan T. Desai, Kayode O. Ajenifuja, Adekunbiola Banjo, Clement A. Adepiti, Akiva Novetsky, Cathy Sebag, Mark H. Einstein, Temitope Oyinloye, Tamara R. Litwin, Matt Horning, Fatai Olatunde Olanrewaju, Mufutau Muphy Oripelaye, Esther Afolabi, Oluwole O. Odujoko, Philip E. Castle, Sameer Antani, Ben Wilson, Liming Hu, Courosh Mehanian, Maria Demarco, Julia C. Gage, Zhiyun Xue, Leonard R. Long, Li Cheung, Didem Egemen, Nicolas Wentzensen, Mark Schiffman

Source: Infectious Agents and Cancer, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)

Subject Terms: Cervical screening, HPV, Self-sampling, Triage, Automated visual evaluation, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-020-00324-5; https://doaj.org/toc/1750-9378

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A comparison of screening tests for detection of high-grade cervical abnormalities in women living with HIV from Cameroon

Authors: Philip E. Castle, Rogers Ajeh, Anastase Dzudie, Ernestine Kendowo, Norbert Fuhngwa, Andre Gaetan Simo-Wambo, Denis Nsame, Enow Orock, Tiffany M. Hebert, Amanda J. Pierz, Daniel Murokora, Kathryn Anastos, Adebola Adedimeji

Source: Infectious Agents and Cancer, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)

Subject Terms: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-020-00311-w; https://doaj.org/toc/1750-9378

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HPV testing of self-samples: Influence of collection and sample handling procedures on clinical accuracy to detect cervical precancer

Authors: Marc Arbyn, Ardashel Latsuzbaia, Philip E. Castle, Vikrant V. Sahasrabuddhe, Davy Vanden Broeck

Source: The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, Vol 14, Iss , Pp 100332- (2022)

Subject Terms: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776222000254; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-7762

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Mutations in the HPV16 genome induced by APOBEC3 are associated with viral clearance

Authors: Bin Zhu, Yanzi Xiao, Meredith Yeager, Gary Clifford, Nicolas Wentzensen, Michael Cullen, Joseph F. Boland, Sara Bass, Mia K. Steinberg, Tina Raine-Bennett, DongHyuk Lee, Robert D. Burk, Maisa Pinheiro, Lei Song, Michael Dean, Chase W. Nelson, Laurie Burdett, Kai Yu, David Roberson, Thomas Lorey, Silvia Franceschi, Philip E. Castle, Joan Walker, Rosemary Zuna, Mark Schiffman, Lisa Mirabello

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Letter to the Editor Re: A population study of screening history and diagnostic outcomes of women with invasive cervical cancer

Authors: Philip E. Castle

Source: Cancer Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 20, Pp 7263-7264 (2021)

Subject Terms: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7634

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/a321dd31aea448f8935f856e75f64ffe

A scoping review: Facilitators and barriers of cervical cancer screening and early diagnosis of breast cancer in Sub-Saharan African health settings

Authors: Amanda J. Pierz, Thomas C. Randall, Philip E. Castle, Adebola Adedimeji, Charles Ingabire, Gallican Kubwimana, Francois Uwinkindi, Marc Hagenimana, Lydia Businge, Francoise Musabyimana, Athanase Munyaneza, Gad Murenzi

Source: Gynecologic Oncology Reports, Vol 33, Iss , Pp 100605- (2020)

Subject Terms: Breast cancer, Cervical cancer, Cancer prevention, Sub-Saharan Africa, Barriers, Facilitators, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578920300710; https://doaj.org/toc/2352-5789

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