Study of the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC) trial began enrolment in 2010 and its results are due to be reported soon.
It is a clinical study following up homosexual men with and without HIV after High Resolution Anoscopy (HRA)Screening for three years. Currently there is insufficient evidence to recommend the wide spread use of HRA as a screening method for AIN. We look forward to the results of this study to see if they can add further evidence into the efficacy of HRA.