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SynthesisHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

Impact of human papillomavirus vaccines in the reduction of infection, precursor lesions, and cervical cancer: A systematic literature review.

Diane M Harper, José A Navarro-Alonso, F Xavier Bosch, Jorma Paavonen, Margaret Stanley, Peter Sasieni, María Yébenes, Néstor Martínez-Martínez, Ángela Rodriguez, Andrea García and 4 more

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Synthesis in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Human Papillomavirus: An Old New History.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Diane M HarperFamily Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, BioEngineering, Literature, Science and Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
José A Navarro-AlonsoHonorary Consultant, Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain.
F Xavier BoschHonorary Consultant Cancer Epidemiology Research Program (ICO-IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Jorma PaavonenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Margaret StanleyDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Peter SasieniCentre for Cancer Screening, Prevention & Early Diagnosis in Wolfson Institute of Population Research, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
María YébenesPharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Madrid, Spain.
Néstor Martínez-MartínezPharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Madrid, Spain.
Ángela RodriguezGSK, Madrid, Spain.
Andrea GarcíaGSK, Madrid, Spain.
Laura Martín-GomezGSK, Madrid, Spain.
Laura Vallejo-AparicioGSK, Madrid, Spain.
Helena CarriónGSK, Madrid, Spain.
Yara Ruiz GarcíaGSK, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4040-6139

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a preventable disease for which vaccines are available to provide long-term protection against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. This systematic literature review (SLR) was performed to summarize the efficacy, effectiveness, impact, duration of protection, and safety profile of four licensed HPV vaccines against infection, precursor lesions, and cervical cancer. Data was extracted from published reports. The search resulted in 1,136 studies, of which 54 were selected for this review. A substantial decrease in the prevalence of oncogenic HPV types, high-grade cervical lesions, and cervical cancer was found in countries with high vaccine coverage and routine vaccination programs. Post-licensure studies of HPV vaccines have reported high efficacy, effectiveness, and health impact across settings and age groups. Studies emphasize vaccination in younger age groups. These findings may inform future discussions about HPV vaccination strategies.

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Papillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsFemaleHumansVaccinationVaccine EfficacyPapillomavirus Vaccinescervical cancercervical intraepithelial neoplasiaHPV vaccineHuman papillomavirussystematic literature review

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PMID40485552
PMCPMC12153211

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