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Strategies for the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination: modelling the optimum age- and sex-specific pattern of vaccination in Finland

French, K M ; Barnabas, R V ; Lehtinen, M ; Kontula, O ; Pukkala, E ; Dillner, Joakim LU and Garnett, G P (2007) In British Journal of Cancer 96(3). p.514-518
Abstract
Phase III trials have demonstrated the efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in preventing transient and persistent high-risk (hr) HPV infection and precancerous lesions. A mathematical model of HPV type 16 infection and progression to cervical cancer, parameterised to represent the infection in Finland, was used to explore the optimal age at vaccination and pattern of vaccine introduction. In the long term, the annual proportion of cervical cancer cases prevented is much higher when early adolescents are targeted. Vaccinating against hr HPV generates greater long-term benefits if vaccine is delivered before the age at first sexual intercourse. However, vaccinating 12 year olds delays the predicted decrease in cervical cancer,... (More)
Phase III trials have demonstrated the efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in preventing transient and persistent high-risk (hr) HPV infection and precancerous lesions. A mathematical model of HPV type 16 infection and progression to cervical cancer, parameterised to represent the infection in Finland, was used to explore the optimal age at vaccination and pattern of vaccine introduction. In the long term, the annual proportion of cervical cancer cases prevented is much higher when early adolescents are targeted. Vaccinating against hr HPV generates greater long-term benefits if vaccine is delivered before the age at first sexual intercourse. However, vaccinating 12 year olds delays the predicted decrease in cervical cancer, compared to vaccinating older adolescents or young adults. Vaccinating males as well as females has more impact on the proportion of cases prevented when vaccinating at younger ages. Implementing catch-up vaccination at the start of a vaccination programme would increase the speed with which a decrease in HPV and cervical cancer incidence is observed. (Less)
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modelling, HPV, vaccination
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British Journal of Cancer
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96
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514 - 518
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Nature Publishing Group
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1532-1827
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10.1038/sj.bjc.6603575
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English
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  author       = {{French, K M and Barnabas, R V and Lehtinen, M and Kontula, O and Pukkala, E and Dillner, Joakim and Garnett, G P}},
  issn         = {{1532-1827}},
  keywords     = {{modelling; HPV; vaccination}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{514--518}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{British Journal of Cancer}},
  title        = {{Strategies for the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination: modelling the optimum age- and sex-specific pattern of vaccination in Finland}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603575}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/sj.bjc.6603575}},
  volume       = {{96}},
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