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Evaluation of Low-thermal Argon Plasma Devitalization for the Treatment of CIN 2 Versus Standard of Active Surveillance

The study aims to show that treatment with LtAPD works better than a sham treatment or simply monitoring the condition closely without active treatment ("active surveillance"), in achieving complete healing of a tissue abnormality on the cervix called CIN 2, after 6 months. This will be confirmed by examining tissue samples under a microscope (histopathological examination).

Evaluation of the PreCursor-M+® in CIN2

The goal of this observational study is to to evaluate the accuracy and sensitivity of PreCursor-M+ on a post-aliquot of liquid-based cytology (LBC) cervical samples (biopsy) obtained by physicians in a group of women with histologically-proven diagnoses of CIN2. The PreCursor-M+® assay is a multiplex real-time methylation specific PCR test that identifies the level of promotor methylation of the host cell genes FAM19A4 and miR124-2, known biomarkers associated with cervical carcinoma and transforming CIN in cervical cells. To evaluate the clinical course of CIN2 at 2 years after the first diagnosis, with an interval evaluation at 6 months. After enrolment, women will be divided into two groups: "active surveillance" and "immediate treatment". In the first group, clinical outcomes to be assessed, in relation to the PreCursor-M+ result at baseline, will include regression to \<CIN2, persistence of CIN2, and progression to CIN3+. In the second group, we will evaluate the histological diagnosis at cone specimen (downgrading or upgrading) and the 2-year cumulative incidence of CIN2+ recurrence based on the PreCursor-M+ result at baseline.