Abstract
GARDASIL (Merck, Whitehouse Station, NJ) is a non-infectious recombinant, quadrivalent vaccine prepared from the highly purified virus-like particles (VLPs) of the major capsid proteins of human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18. GARDASIL is the first vaccine approved for use in women aged 9-26 years for the prevention of cervical cancer and genital warts, as well as vulvar and vaginal precancerous lesions. This report describes some of the key preclinical efforts, achievements in pharmaceutical development, in vivo animal evaluation, and clinical trial data.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Alphapapillomavirus / immunology*
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Animals
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Child
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
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Female
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Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
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Humans
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Papillomavirus Infections / immunology
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Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
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Papillomavirus Infections / virology
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Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
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Papillomavirus Vaccines / immunology
Substances
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Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
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Papillomavirus Vaccines