Increased Uptake of HPV Vaccine Projected to Reduce Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence Over 25 Years
A new study projects that increasing HPV vaccination rates will trend toward reduced incidence of oropharyngeal cancer among younger adults until 2045.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Toxicity Similar, But Overall Survival Poor in Cetuximab vs Cisplatin for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
In a randomized phase 3 trial, researchers sought to determine if cetuximab-based chemoradiotherapy could be a less-toxic alternative to cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer.
HPV Vaccination and Anti-programmed Cell Death 1 Inhibition Improve Survival in Patients With Invasive HPV-16
In this study, researchers sought to determine if use of a tumor specific vaccine would improve the efficacy of PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with incurable HPV-16 cancer.
FDA Approves HPV Vaccine for People Through Age 45
Updated vaccine designed to prevent cancers and disease caused by nine HPV types.
CDC: HPV Vaccination Rates on the Rise Among Adolescents
Proportion of teens up to date with HPV vaccines also increasing, researchers found.
Failure Rates for HPV Vaccine Higher in HIV-Positive Women, Girls
Canadian investigators conducted a national observational study in which women and girls living with HIV underwent HPV vaccination.
High-certainty Evidence That HPV Vaccines Protect Against Cervical Precancer
High-certainty evidence for cervical cancer protection in adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 26 years.
Incidence, Age at Diagnosis Increasing in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A retrospective study demonstrates an increase in HPV16-positive status among patients with OPSCC and a corresponding increase in age at diagnosis.
Age, Race, Sex Affect Survival for Patients With HPV-Associated Cancers
Using a data sample from the CDC National Program for Cancer Registries, investigators determined how demographic factors — age, race, and sex — impact 5-year survival rates for HPV-associated cancers from initial diagnosis until death.
HPV and Cancer (Fact Sheet)
This fact sheet examines possible links between human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and cancer.
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