Reduced prevalence of vulvar HPV16/18 infection among women who received the HPV16/18 bivalent vaccine: A nested analysis within the Costa Rica Vaccine Trial

Krystle A.Lang Kuhs, Paula Gonzalez, Ana Cecilia Rodriguez, Leen Jan Van Doorn, Mark Schiffman, Linda Struijk, Sabrina Chen, Wim Quint, Douglas R. Lowy, Carolina Porras, Corey Delvecchio, Silvia Jimenez, Mahboobeh Safaeian, John T. Schiller, Sholom Wacholder, Rolando Herrero, Allan Hildesheim, Aimée R. Kreimer, Mario Alfaro, Manuel BarrantesM. Concepción Bratti, Fernando Cárdenas, Bernal Cortés, Albert Espinoza, Yenory Estrada, Diego Guillén, Silvia E. Jiménez, Jorge Morales, Luis Villegas, Lidia Ana Morera, Elmer Pérez, Libia Rivas, Enrique Freer, José Bonilla, Alfanso García-Piñeres, Sandra Silva, Ivannia Atmella, Margarita Ramírez, Nora Macklin, Mark Sherman, Diane Solomon, Ligia Pinto, Troy Kemp, Claire Eklund, Martha Hutchinson, Mary Sidawy

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Abstract

Background: Vaccine efficacy (VE) against vulvar human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has not been reported and data regarding its epidemiology are sparse. Methods: Women (n = 5404) age 22-29 present at the 4-year study visit of the Costa Rica Vaccine Trial provided vulvar and cervical samples. A subset (n = 1044) was tested for HPV DNA (SPF10/LiPA25 version 1). VE against 1-time detection of vulvar HPV16/18 among HPV vaccinated versus unvaccinated women was calculated and compared to the cervix. Prevalence of and risk factors for HPV were evaluated in the control arm (n = 536). Results: Vulvar HPV16/18 VE (54.1%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.9%-79.1%) was comparable to cervix (45.8%; 95% CI, 6.4%-69.4%). Vulvar and cervical HPV16 prevalence within the control arm was 3.0% and 4.7%, respectively. Independent risk factors for vulvar HPV were similar to cervix and included: age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.5 [95% CI,.3-.9] ≥28 vs 22-23]); marital status (aOR 2.3 [95% CI, 1.5-3.5] single vs married/living-asmarried); and number of sexual partners (aOR 3.6 [95% CI, 1.9-7.0] ≥6 vs 1). Conclusions: In this intention-to-treat analysis, VE against vulvar and cervical HPV16/18 were comparable 4 years following vaccination. Risk factors for HPV were similar by anatomic site. Clinical Trials Registration: NCT00128661.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1890-1899
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume210
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Costa Rica
  • HPV
  • HPV vaccine
  • Vulvar human papillomavirus vaccine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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