TOwards imProved screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer in Eastern-Europe: Equitable, Actionable, Sustainable and Trustworthy

Project Information

EU-TOPIA-EAST

Grant agreement ID: 965014

DOI

10.3030/965014

Project closed

EC signature date 4 February 2021

Start date 1 May 2021

End date 30 April 2026

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being

Total cost

€ 3 117 336,25

EU contribution

€ 3 117 336,25

Coordinated by

ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM
Netherlands

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Deliverables

Other (12)

Guidelines and protocols submitted

National Guidelines & Protocols developed and submitted to the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia for the approval

Trainings held

Trainings completed

Trainings for colorectal cancer screening organised

Trainings organised

New regional center established

New regional screening centre established

Round tables in three countries

Round tables for three exemplary countries

New regional colonoscopy centre established
Trainings for cervcial cancer screening organised

Applied trainings with professionals

Clinical guidelines submitted

Clinical Guidelines for the implementation of the cervical cancer screening program assessed and submitted for approval to the MoH of Romania

Two workshops organised

Two workshops on key elements of cancer screening and road map development

Information materials breast caner screening distributed

Information materials developed and distributed

Three round tables organised

Three round tables organized with decision makers, in addition to the one in WP8

Information materials colorectal cancer screening distributed

Information materials distributed

Documents, reports (15)

Analysis existing data collection

Analysis of existing infrastructure for data collection and definition of a plan for the implementation or adjustment of the screening registry

Adjusted road maps for participating countries

Adjusted road map tools and road map structure

Report of cervical cancer screening implementation
Results second round

Report of the results of the second round of the screening activity

Action plan for cervical cancer in Romania
Evaluation implementation

Evaluation of the implementation of the cancers screening programmes

Action plan for colorectal cancer in Montenegro
Report of colorectal cancer screening implementation
Results key indicators

Report of the results of key quality indicators based on data collected during the initial implementation phase

Report of breast cancer screening implementation
Action plan for breast cancer in Georgia
Development of road maps

Report on the development of the road maps in the non-exemplary countries

Follow-up of road map implementation

Follow-up report of the road map implementation in the exemplary countries

Evaluation current screening

Evaluation of the current screening programme

National guidelines & protocols developed and submitted

National Guidelines & Protocols developed and submitted to the Ministry of Health of Montenegro for the approval

Open Research Data Pilot (2)

Model predictions for exemplary countries

Model predictions which screening protocol to implement

Data Management Plan

First version of a Data Management Plan

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project website

Establishment of the project website

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (5)

Breast Cancer Screening in Georgia: Choosing the Most Optimal and Cost-Effective Strategy.

Author(s): Irzaldy A, Gvamichava R, Beruchashvili T, Sturua L, van Ravesteyn NT, de Koning HJ, Heijnsdijk EAM.
Published in: Value Health Reg Issues, Issue Nov 21;, 2023, Page(s) 39:66-73., ISSN 2212-1099
Publisher: Elsevier USA
DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2023.09.002

Impact of a national HPV vaccination programme for preadolescent girls on cytology screening performance and CIN2+ incidence: five-year population-based cervical screening results from Slovenia

Author(s): Abyan Irzaldy, Tine Jerman, Inge M.C.M. de Kok, Jan A.C. Hontelez, Harry J. de Koning, Erik E.L. Jansen, Urška Ivanuš
Published in: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Issue 50, 2025, Page(s) 101203, ISSN 2666-7762
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101203

Barriers of organized cervical cancer screening in Albania and Montenegro

Author(s): Marcell Csanádi, Kozeta Filipi, Alban Ylli, Bajram Dedja, Anila Bejko, Ivana Nikcevic Kovacevic, Jovana Vukovic-Lekovic, Milica Stanisic, Adrijana Vujovic, George Dennis Obeng, Inge M. C. M. de Kok, Zoltán Vokó, Orsolya Varga
Published in: BMC Public Health, Issue 25, 2025, ISSN 1471-2458
Publisher: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22535-4

The importance of the cervical cancer organised screening programs

Author(s): Ivana Nikčević-Kovačević, Tatjana Pekmezović, Nataša Milić
Published in: Medicinski podmladak, Issue 74, 2024, Page(s) 32-37, ISSN 0369-1527
Publisher: University of Belgrade School of Medicine
DOI: 10.5937/mp74-45333

Roadmap to improve the organized cancer screening programs - The case of colorectal cancer screening in Montenegro

Author(s): Ivana Nikčević Kovačević, Adrijana Vujović, Milica Stanišić, Jovana Vuković-Leković, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Dominika Novak Mlakar, Carlo Senore, Judit Józwiak-Hagymásy, György Széles, Zoltán Vokó, Marcell Csanádi
Published in: J Cancer Policy, Issue 2024 Mar:39, 2024, Page(s) 100464, ISSN 2213-5383
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100464

Other (1)

Reducing cancer deaths through better screening

Author(s): Anthony Fletcher
Published in: CORDIS website, Issue July, 2026
Publisher: CORDIS
DOI: 10.3030/965014