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New HPV Vaccine Can Protect Against 80% of Cervical Cancers, Study Estimates
The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that in addition to protecting against 80% of cervical cancers, the new Gardasil-9 has the potential to protect against nearly 19,000 other cancers diagnosed in the United States.
The new 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, can potentially prevent 80% of cervical cancers in the United States, if given to all 11- or 12-year-old children before they are exposed to the virus.
In addition to protecting against 80% of cervical cancers, the new 9-valent HPV vaccine, which includes 7 cancer causing HPV-types—16,18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58—has the potential to protect against nearly 19,000 other cancers diagnosed in the United States, including anal, oropharyngeal, and penile cancers. This is a 13% increase in protection against HPV-related cancers in comparison to the first vaccines on the market, Gardasil and Cervarix, which protected against HPV types 16 and 18. These findings come from a 7-center study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The CDC initiated the research effort, in conjunction with Cedars-Sinai.
Read the article on MedicalXpress: http://bit.ly/1HbBUaD
How FcRn Blockade Targets Myasthenia Gravis Autoantibodies
January 29th 2025In part 2 of our interview with Katie Abouzahr, MD, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we discuss the challenge inherent in treating adolescents who have the myasthenia gravis and how nipocalimab works via FcRn blockade to reduce the circulating autoantibodies that drive myasthenia gravis.
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