University of Tampere, School of Public Health, Tampere, Finland.
Int J Cancer. 2011 Nov 1;129(9):2147-57. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25887. Epub 2011 Mar 11.
Vaccination against oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types is one key intervention for cervical cancer prevention. This follow-up study assessed the persistence of the systemic and mucosal immune responses together with the safety profile of the HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine administered to young women aged 10-25 years. Serum and cervicovaginal secretion (CVS) samples were collected at prespecified time-points during the 48-month follow-up period. Anti-HPV-16/18 antibody levels in serum and CVS were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). At Month 48, all subjects remained seropositive for serum anti-HPV-16 and -18 antibodies. As previously observed, anti-HPV-16 and -18 antibodies levels (ELISA Units/mL) were higher in subjects vaccinated at the age of 10-14 years (2862.2 and 940.8) compared to subjects vaccinated at the age of 15-25 years (1186.2 and 469.8). Moreover, anti-HPV-16 and -18 antibodies in CVS were still detectable for subjects aged 15-25 years (84.1% and 69.7%, respectively). There was a strong correlation between serum and CVS anti-HPV-16 and -18 antibodies levels (correlation coefficients = 0.84 and 0.90 at Month 48, respectively) supporting the hypothesis of transudation or exudation of serum immunoglobulin G antibodies through the cervical epithelium. The HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine had a clinically acceptable safety profile. In conclusion, this follow-up study shows that the HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine administered to preteen/adolescents girls and young women induces long-term systemic and mucosal immune response and has a clinically acceptable safety profile up to 4 years after the first vaccine dose.
接种针对致癌型人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)的疫苗是预防宫颈癌的关键干预措施之一。本随访研究评估了 HPV-16/18 AS04 佐剂疫苗在 10-25 岁年轻女性中的系统和黏膜免疫应答的持久性,以及其安全性。在 48 个月的随访期间,按规定时间点采集血清和宫颈阴道分泌物(CVS)样本。通过酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)测量血清和 CVS 中针对 HPV-16/18 的抗体水平。在 48 个月时,所有受试者对血清抗 HPV-16 和 -18 抗体均保持血清阳性。如前所述,10-14 岁接种的受试者(分别为 2862.2 和 940.8)的血清抗 HPV-16 和 -18 抗体水平(ELISA 单位/ml)高于 15-25 岁接种的受试者(分别为 1186.2 和 469.8)。此外,15-25 岁接种的受试者的 CVS 中仍可检测到 HPV-16 和 -18 抗体(分别为 84.1%和 69.7%)。血清和 CVS 中 HPV-16 和 -18 抗体水平之间存在很强的相关性(48 个月时的相关系数分别为 0.84 和 0.90),支持了血清免疫球蛋白 G 抗体通过宫颈上皮渗出或外渗的假说。HPV-16/18 AS04 佐剂疫苗具有临床可接受的安全性。总之,本随访研究表明,在青春期前/青春期女孩和年轻女性中接种 HPV-16/18 AS04 佐剂疫苗可诱导长期的系统和黏膜免疫应答,在第一剂疫苗接种后 4 年内具有临床可接受的安全性。