Joakim Dillner1, Mari Nygård2, Christian Munk3, Maria Hortlund4, Bo T Hansen2, Camilla Lagheden4, Kai-Li Liaw5, Susanne K Kjaer6. 1. WHO HPV LabNet Global Reference Laboratory, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö and Center for Cervical Cancer Prevention, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: joakim.dillner@ki.se. 2. Dept. of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway. 3. Unit of Virus, Lifestyle and Genes, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark. 4. WHO HPV LabNet Global Reference Laboratory, Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö and Center for Cervical Cancer Prevention, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 5. Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. 6. Unit of Virus, Lifestyle and Genes, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dept. of Gynecology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To monitor the changes in prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in women <50 years of age, participating in cervical screening programs of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, before and after introduction of quadrivalent HPV (qHPV) vaccination. METHODS: Liquid-based cytology samples were collected from 6538 women who attended cervical screening in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in 2006-2008 and from 6332 similarly enrolled women in 2012-2013. Denmark started organized qHPV vaccination in 2008, Norway in 2009, and Sweden in 2012. All HPV testing and genotyping was performed using identical enrollment and analysis methods, by accredited general primer polymerase chain reaction methods with typing using the Luminex system. RESULTS: Overall HPV positivity declined slightly from 36.5% in 2006-2008 to 34.5% in 2012-2013. The decline was most pronounced among women 18-26 years of age: from 54.4% to 48.1% (P < 0.001). The decline was substantial for vaccine HPV types (HPV6/11/16/18: decline from 22.3% to 16.6%; P < 0.001) and was seen for both low-risk vaccine types (HPV6/11 declined from 5.0% to 2.5%) and high-risk vaccine types (HPV16/18 declined from 18.9% to 14.9%). Among women 27-50 years of age, there was no change between the time periods (22.5% and 21.6%, respectively). The significant decline in the younger age group was different in the 3 countries. CONCLUSION: This population-based study enrolling >12,000 women participating in cervical screening in the 3 Nordic countries before and after introduction of organized qHPV vaccination demonstrated a marked decline in HPV infection in the younger population in the 2 countries where qHPV vaccination programs started in 2008-2009, suggesting that organized HPV vaccination programs resulted in a decrease of HPV types circulating in the general population.
OBJECTIVE: To monitor the changes in prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in women <50 years of age, participating in cervical screening programs of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, before and after introduction of quadrivalent HPV (qHPV) vaccination. METHODS: Liquid-based cytology samples were collected from 6538 women who attended cervical screening in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in 2006-2008 and from 6332 similarly enrolled women in 2012-2013. Denmark started organized qHPV vaccination in 2008, Norway in 2009, and Sweden in 2012. All HPV testing and genotyping was performed using identical enrollment and analysis methods, by accredited general primer polymerase chain reaction methods with typing using the Luminex system. RESULTS: Overall HPV positivity declined slightly from 36.5% in 2006-2008 to 34.5% in 2012-2013. The decline was most pronounced among women 18-26 years of age: from 54.4% to 48.1% (P < 0.001). The decline was substantial for vaccine HPV types (HPV6/11/16/18: decline from 22.3% to 16.6%; P < 0.001) and was seen for both low-risk vaccine types (HPV6/11 declined from 5.0% to 2.5%) and high-risk vaccine types (HPV16/18 declined from 18.9% to 14.9%). Among women 27-50 years of age, there was no change between the time periods (22.5% and 21.6%, respectively). The significant decline in the younger age group was different in the 3 countries. CONCLUSION: This population-based study enrolling >12,000 women participating in cervical screening in the 3 Nordic countries before and after introduction of organized qHPV vaccination demonstrated a marked decline in HPV infection in the younger population in the 2 countries where qHPV vaccination programs started in 2008-2009, suggesting that organized HPV vaccination programs resulted in a decrease of HPV types circulating in the general population.
Authors: Joseph Abi Jaoude; Halim Saad; Loulwa Farha; Hiba Dagher; Diana Khair; Mohamad Ali Kaafarani; Zeina Jamaluddine; Patrick Cherfan Journal: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Date: 2019-10-01
Authors: Mari Nygård; Bo T Hansen; Susanne K Kjaer; Maria Hortlund; Laufey Tryggvadóttir; Christian Munk; Camilla Lagheden; Lara G Sigurdardottir; Suzanne Campbell; Kai-Li Liaw; Joakim Dillner Journal: Hum Vaccin Immunother Date: 2020-09-29 Impact factor: 3.452