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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Cervical cancer vaccine development

Ian H. Frazer
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The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102, Australia. Email: di.director@uq.edu.au

Sexual Health 7(3) 230-234 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH09132
Submitted: 1 December 2009  Accepted: 16 April 2010   Published: 19 August 2010

Abstract

Cervical cancer is initiated by infection of cervical epithelium with human papillomavirus. Vaccines have been developed, incorporating papillomavirus viral capsids and alum based adjuvants. In extensive clinical trials these vaccines have been shown safe and effective in preventing infection with, and disease caused by, the papillomavirus genotypes they incorporate, in women not already infected. These vaccines have the potential to reduce the global burden of cervical cancer by up to 70%.

Additional keywords: human papillomavirus, papillomaviruses, virus-like particles.


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