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Hologic’s Aptima HPV test bags FDA nod for primary cervical cancer screening
News | February 07, 2026

Hologic’s Aptima HPV test bags FDA nod for primary cervical cancer screening

Hologic has been at the forefront of cervical cancer screening for decades


10.18 Cr women screened for cervical cancer under Govt. schemes
Policy | July 28, 2025

10.18 Cr women screened for cervical cancer under Govt. schemes

This achievement is part of the population-based initiative for screening, prevention, and management of Non-Communicable Diseases


WHO endorses Roche’s dual-stain cytology testing in its cervical cancer prevention guidelines
Clinical Trials | September 23, 2024

WHO endorses Roche’s dual-stain cytology testing in its cervical cancer prevention guidelines

Roche’s CINtec PLUS Cytology is the only FDA-approved and CE-marked dual-stain test to triage human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive cervical cancer screening test results


FDA grants full approval for TIVDAK to treat cervical cancer
Drug Approval | May 02, 2024

FDA grants full approval for TIVDAK to treat cervical cancer

TIVDAK is the first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to have positive overall survival data for patients with previously treated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer


USFDA approves Merck’s Keytruda plus chemoradiotherapy with FIGO 2014 stage III-IVA cervical cancer
Drug Approval | January 13, 2024

USFDA approves Merck’s Keytruda plus chemoradiotherapy with FIGO 2014 stage III-IVA cervical cancer

Keytruda is the first and only anti-PD-1 therapy approved in combination with chemoradiotherapy for these patients


USFDA accepts sBLA of TIVDAK for priority review for patients with metastatic cervical cancer
Drug Approval | January 10, 2024

USFDA accepts sBLA of TIVDAK for priority review for patients with metastatic cervical cancer

Submission based on positive results from global phase 3 study demonstrating overall survival benefit of TIVDAK over chemotherapy


Merck’s Phase 3 Keynote- A18 trial met PFS in patients with advanced cervical cancer
Clinical Trials | July 21, 2023

Merck’s Phase 3 Keynote- A18 trial met PFS in patients with advanced cervical cancer

KEYTRUDA plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in PFS versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in these patients


Mylab receives approval for HPV RT-PCR test for cervical cancers
Clinical Trials | September 28, 2022

Mylab receives approval for HPV RT-PCR test for cervical cancers

‘PathoDetect HPV Detection Test’ detects and discriminates the presence of high-risk HPV strains including 16 and 18 which cause most of the cervical cancers.


Agilent companion diagnostic expands CE-IVD Mark in Europe to include cervical cancer
Medical Device | May 18, 2022

Agilent companion diagnostic expands CE-IVD Mark in Europe to include cervical cancer

Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women, with approximately 30,447 new cases diagnosed in Europe in 2020