Extending Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination beyond female adolescents and after treatment for high grade CIN: the Italian HPV Study Group (IHSG) review and position paper

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 Aug;24(16):8510-8528. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202008_22648.

Abstract

Human PapillomaVirus (HPV) vaccination has been introduced in recent years in clinical practice as the most effective primary prevention strategy for cervical cancer and HPV-induced lesions, either pre-malignant or benign. Since its introduction, HPV vaccination has been progressively demonstrated as extremely effective in preventing extra-genital and male diseases also; furthermore, non only adolescents but adult subjects have been investigated and reported as positively responding to vaccine immunostimulation. More recently, effectiveness of post-treatment vaccine administration has been preliminarily investigated with very promising results in terms of decreased recurrences. On this basis, we report an Italian-focused picture of the state of the art and take a position in favour of the extension of HPV vaccination to male adolescents, to older age groups and to already treated subjects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alphapapillomavirus / drug effects*
  • Alphapapillomavirus / immunology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Paper*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / pharmacology*
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / drug therapy*
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / immunology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / immunology

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines