Prof Alison Fiander
Telephone:+44(0)29 2074 3234
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Location:Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Room 245, Upper Ground Floor University Hospital of Wales Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4XN
Research Group
I3 IRG
Community Health Sciences Research
Research Interests
Prevalence HPV infection in screening population South Wales
Epidemiology of HPV in cervical cancers
Biomarkers / prognostic indicators for HPV infection
Novel therapy for HPV related anogenital neoplasia - immunotherapy, topical treatments
Prophylactic HPV vaccination
Prevention of cervical cancer - developed & developing countries, chemoprevention
Patient & public information needs
Selected Recent Publications
Human papillomavirus infection: an Anonymous Prevalence Study in South Wales, UK. Hibbitts S, Rieck GC, Hart K, Powell NG, Beukenholdt R, Dallimore N, McRae J, Hauke A, Tristram A, Fiander AN. Br J Cancer. 2006; 95(2): 226-232.
Cervical screening in 20-24 year olds. Rieck GC, Tristram A, Hauke A, Fielder H, Fiander AN. J Med Screen 2006; 13(2): 64-71.
Prime-boost vaccination strategy in women with high grade, non-cervical anogenital intraepithelial neoplasia (AGIN); clinical results from a multicentre phase II trial. Fiander AN, Tristram AJ, Davidson EJ, Tomlinson AE, Man S, Baldwin PJ, Sterling JC, Kitchener HC. Int J Gynaecol Ca 2006; 16(3):1075-1081
Clinical responses to Cidofovir applied topically to women with high grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia. Tristram A, Fiander A. Gynecol Oncol. 2005; 99(3): 652-655.
Selected Projects
Project name: - Cervical Randomized Intervention study protocol (CRISP)
Funder: CR UK with Professor Peter Sasieni, Queen Mary’s College, London
Duration: 2004-8
Value: - £245,000
Keywords: chemo prevention, HPV infection, low grade cervical neoplasia
Project name: South Wales HPV Prevalence Study
Funder: WORD - Welsh Office for Research & Development
Duration: 2006-7
Value: £59,450
Keywords: Prevalence, HPV infection, cervical screening, Wales
Project name: Human Papillomavirus in cervical cancer in South Wales an investigation of type-specific prevalence
Funder: WORD
Duration: 2007-8
Value: £77,631
Keywords: Cervical Cancer, HPV Infection, Wales
Project name: Randomized trial of topical treatment for vulval intraepithelial neoplasia 3 (RT3VIN)
Funder: CTAAC
Duration: 2008-12
Value: 252,000
Keywords: Topical Treatment, vulval intraepithelial neoplasia