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ABSTRACT: Background
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the primary cause of cervical cancer. In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General announced his commitment to eliminate cervical cancer, with HPV vaccination as a priority. However, the costs of setting up a multi-dose HPV vaccination programme remain a barrier to its introduction.Methods/design
We are conducting a randomised-controlled trial of reduced dose schedules of HPV vaccine in Tanzania to establish whether a single dose produces immune responses that will be effective in preventing cervical cancer. 930 girls aged 9-14 years in Mwanza, Tanzania, were randomised to one of 6 arms, comprising 3 different dose schedules of the 2-valent (Cervarix) and 9-valent (Gardasil-9) HPV vaccines: 3 doses; 2 doses given 6 months apart; or a single dose. All participants will be followed for 36 months; those in the 1 and 2 dose arms will be followed for 60 months. Trial outcomes focus on vaccine immune responses including HPV 16/18-specific antibody levels, antibody avidity, and memory B cell responses. Results will be immunobridged to historical cohorts of girls and young women in whom efficacy has been demonstrated.Discussion
This is the first randomised trial of the single dose HPV vaccine schedule in the target age group. The trial will allow us to examine the quality and durability of immune responses of reduced dose schedules in a population with high burden of malaria and other infections that may affect vaccine immune responses. Initial results (24 months) are expected to be published in early 2021.
SUBMITTER: Baisley KJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7970022 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Baisley Kathy J KJ Whitworth Hilary S HS Changalucha John J Pinto Ligia L Dillner Joakim J Kapiga Saidi S de Sanjosé Silvia S Mayaud Philippe P Hayes Richard J RJ Lacey Charles J CJ Watson-Jones Deborah D
Contemporary clinical trials 20210106
<h4>Background</h4>Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the primary cause of cervical cancer. In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General announced his commitment to eliminate cervical cancer, with HPV vaccination as a priority. However, the costs of setting up a multi-dose HPV vaccination programme remain a barrier to its introduction.<h4>Methods/design</h4>We are conducting a randomised-controlled trial of reduced dose schedules of HPV vaccine in Tanzania to establish whet ...[more]