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Enrolment of 22,000 adolescent women to cancer registry follow-up for long-term human papillomavirus vaccine efficacy: guarding against guessing

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs, most notably types 16 and 18) cause cervical carcinoma, the second most common cancer among women. Vaccination of adolescents against HPV16/18 might prevent large proportion of cervical and other anogenital cancers. However, because of ethical reasons this cannot be pro...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2006-08, Vol.17 (8), p.517-521
Main Authors: LEHTINEN, Matti, APTER, Dan, PALMROTH, Johanna, PETÄJÄ, Tiina, REKONEN, Sirpa, SALMIVESI, Susanna, SIITARI-MATTILA, Mari, SVARTSJÖ, Sofia, TUOMIVAARA, Leena, VILKKI, Marjo, PUKKALA, Eero, PAAVONEN, Jorma, DUBIN, Gary, KOSUNEN, Elise, ISAKSSON, Rita, KORPIVAARA, Eeva-Leena, KYHÄ-ÖSTERLUND, Laura, LUNNAS, Terhi, LUOSTARINEN, Tapio, NIEMI, Lubov
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Summary:Human papillomaviruses (HPVs, most notably types 16 and 18) cause cervical carcinoma, the second most common cancer among women. Vaccination of adolescents against HPV16/18 might prevent large proportion of cervical and other anogenital cancers. However, because of ethical reasons this cannot be proven by clinical studies. To determine the long-term vaccine efficacy (VE) of HPV16/18 virus-like-particle (VLP) vaccine against cervical carcinoma in situ (CIS+) and invasive cervical carcinoma, the following three population-based cohorts of adolescent women have been enrolled: (1) women vaccinated with the HPV vaccine; (2) women vaccinated with hepatitis A control vaccine; and (3) unvaccinated control women. These cohorts will be passively followed for cumulative incidence of CIS+ endpoints by population-based cancer registry. Overall 24,046 16- to 17-year-old adolescent women from 18 cities in Finland were invited between May 2004 and June 2005 to participate in a phase III trial with bivalent HPV16/18 VLP vaccine. A total of 58,996 18- to 19-year-old women were invited in May 2005 to participate as unvaccinated controls. Women who reported their willingness to participate in an HPV vaccination trial had they been 1–2 years younger were eligible. Cumulative incidence (CI) of CIS+ in our cohorts over 15 years is approximately 0.45%. VE of 70% against CIS+ with 80% power requires 3357–3189 HPV16/18 vaccine recipients, 3357–3189 other vaccine recipients, and 6714–9567 unvaccinated controls. We have now enrolled 2404 HPV16/18 vaccine recipients, 2404 hepatitis A-vaccine recipients, and 5130 unvaccinated controls. This enrolment in addition to our earlier enrolment in another phase III trial guarantees enough power so that by 2020 we can ultimately provide data on the efficacy of HPV16/18 vaccination against CIS+.
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1258/095646206778145550