Title: Analytical and clinical performance of OncoPredict HPV
Screening (SCR) assay on self-collected vaginal and urine specimens
within the VALHUDES Framework
Authors: Chiara Giubbia, Marianna
Martinellia, Ardashel Latsuzbaiab,
Kate Cuschieric,d, Hana Elasiferc,d,
Anna Daniela Iacobonee, Fabio
Bottarif, Andrea Fausto Pianag,
Roberto Pietrih, Giancarlo Tisii,
Franco Odicinoi, Marc Arbynb,l,
Clementina Elvezia Cocuzzaa,*, European VALHUDES
working group
Chiara Giubbi and Marianna Martinelli contributed equally to this work.
a School of Medicine and Surgery, University of
Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
b Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Belgian Cancer Centre,
Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
c Scottish HPV Reference Laboratory, Dept of Lab
Medicine Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United
Kingdom
d HPV Research Group, Centre for Reproductive Health,
University of Edinburgh
e Preventive Gynecology Unit, European Institute of
Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
f General Clinical Laboratory with Specialized Areas
Clinical Pathology – Microbiology and Virology, European Institute of
Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
g Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy,
University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
h U.O. Coordinamento Consultori Familiari, ASSL
Sassari – ATS Sardegna, Sassari, Italy
i Gynecologic and Obstetrical Division, University of
Brescia-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
l Department of Human Structure and Repair, Faculty of
Medicine and Health Sciences, University Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Corresponding author: Clementina Elvezia Cocuzza, School of Medicine and
Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy, email:
clementina.cocuzza@unimib.it