Affordable cervical cancer screening and care for women living with HIV in Mozambique, Brazil, and Texas
The AVANÇO Research Consortium: A Mozambique/Brazil/Texas Alliance to advance novel and affordable technologies for the prevention and diagnosis of cervical cancer in women living with HIV
This program is creating low-cost tools and clinic partnerships to prevent, find early, and treat cervical cancer in women living with HIV in Mozambique, Brazil, and Texas.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Houston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11400590 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
As a person living with HIV, this project means clinics and labs in Mozambique, Brazil, and Texas will work together to make affordable ways to screen, diagnose, and treat cervical disease. The team will combine engineering, pathology, public health, and behavioral approaches to design and test new low-cost technologies and care pathways. Local sites will build sustainable research and clinical capacity so the tools can be used where people already get care. The work includes enrolling and following women living with HIV to see how well the approaches work in real-world clinics.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are women living with HIV who receive care at participating clinics in Mozambique, Brazil, or Texas and are willing to join screening or diagnostic programs.
Not a fit: People without HIV, men, or women who live far from participating sites and cannot access those clinics are unlikely to benefit directly from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make cervical cancer screening and diagnosis cheaper and easier to access for women living with HIV, lowering cancer rates and catching disease earlier.
How similar studies have performed: Low-cost screening methods like HPV testing and visual inspection have helped in low-resource settings, but this consortium is taking a novel, technology-focused approach specifically tailored for women living with HIV.
Where this research is happening
Houston, United States
- University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr — Houston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Schmeler, Kathleen — University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
- Study coordinator: Schmeler, Kathleen
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.