AAP, AAFP, and ACOG support the ACIP routine recommendation to vaccinate 11- and 12-year-old males and females.11
CDC’s ACIP=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Indication for GARDASIL 9
GARDASIL 9 is a vaccine indicated in females 9 through 26 years of age for the prevention of cervical, vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) Types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58; precancerous or dysplastic lesions caused by HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58; and genital warts caused by HPV Types 6 and 11.
GARDASIL 9 is indicated in males 9 through 26 years of age for the prevention of anal cancer caused by HPV Types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58; precancerous or dysplastic lesions caused by HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58; and genital warts caused by HPV Types 6 and 11.
GARDASIL 9 does not eliminate the necessity for girls to continue to undergo recommended cervical cancer screening later in life. Recipients of GARDASIL 9 should not discontinue anal cancer screening if it has been recommended by a health care professional.
GARDASIL 9 has not been demonstrated to provide protection against diseases from vaccine HPV types to which a person has previously been exposed through sexual activity.
GARDASIL 9 is not a treatment for external genital lesions; cervical, vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers; or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VaIN), or anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN).
Not all vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers are caused by HPV, and GARDASIL 9 protects only against those vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancers caused by HPV Types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.
Vaccination with GARDASIL 9 may not result in protection in all vaccine recipients.
Select Safety Information for GARDASIL 9
GARDASIL 9 is contraindicated in individuals with hypersensitivity, including severe allergic reactions to yeast, or after a previous dose of GARDASIL 9 or GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant].
Because vaccinees may develop syncope, sometimes resulting in falling with injury, observation for 15 minutes after administration is recommended. Syncope, sometimes associated with tonic-clonic movements and other seizure-like activity, has been reported following HPV vaccination. When syncope is associated with tonic-clonic movements, the activity is usually transient and typically responds to restoring cerebral perfusion.
Safety and effectiveness of GARDASIL 9 have not been established in pregnant women.
The most common (≥10%) local and systemic adverse reactions in females were injection-site pain, swelling, erythema, and headache. The most common (≥10%) local and systemic reactions in males were injection-site pain, swelling, and erythema.
The duration of immunity of GARDASIL 9 has not been established.
There was an increase in injection-site swelling reported at the injection site for GARDASIL 9 when administered concomitantly with Menactra and Adacel. The majority of injection-site swelling adverse experiences were reported as being mild to moderate in intensity.
Dosage and Administration for GARDASIL 9
GARDASIL 9 should be administered intramuscularly in the deltoid region of the upper arm or in the higher anterolateral area of the thigh at the following schedule: 0, 2 months, 6 months.
Before administering GARDASIL®9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant), please read the Prescribing Information. The Patient Information also is available.
Cervical: 2 CIN 2/3 or AIS cases in the group receiving GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] (n=8,493) vs 112 cases in the group receiving placebo (n=8,464) [95% CI, 93.5–99.8]
Vulvar/Vaginal: No VIN 2/3 or VaIN 2/3 cases in either group receiving GARDASIL (n=7,772) vs 10 cases in the VIN 2/3 group receiving placebo (n=7,744) [95% CI, 55.5–100.0] and 9 cases in the VaIN 2/3 group receiving placebo (n=7,744) [95% CI, 49.5–100.0]
Anal: 3 AIN 2/3 cases in the male group receiving GARDASIL (n=194) vs 13 cases in the male group receiving placebo (n=208) [95% PI, 8.8–95.4]
Genital Warts: 3 genital warts cases in the male group receiving GARDASIL (n=1,394) vs 28 cases in the male group receiving placebo (n=1,404) [95% CI, 65.3–97.9], and 2 genital warts cases in the female group receiving GARDASIL (n=6,932) vs 189 cases in the female group receiving placebo (n=6,856) [95% CI, 96.2–99.9].
aStudy Design: Efficacy of GARDASIL was assessed in 5 AAHS-controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical studies evaluated 24,596 individuals (20,541 girls and women 16 to 26 years of age and 4,055 boys and men 16 to 26 years of age at enrollment). Subjects received all 3 vaccinations within 1 year of enrollment, had no major deviations from the study protocol, were naïve to the relevant HPV type(s) (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) prior to dose 1, and remained PCR negative to the
relevant HPV type(s) through 1 month postdose 3 (Month 7).
AAHS=amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate.
AIN=anal intraepithelial neoplasia.
AIS=adenocarcinoma in situ.
aStudy Design: Efficacy of GARDASIL 9 in 16- to 26-year-old women was assessed in an active comparator controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical study that included a total of 14,204 women (GARDASIL 9=7,099; GARDASIL=7,105). Subjects were followed up with a median duration of 40 months (range 0 to 64 months) and efficacy was measured starting after the Month 7 visit. Efficacy was evaluated in subjects who received all 3 vaccinations within 1 year of enrollment, had no major deviations from the study protocol, were naïve to the relevant HPV type(s) prior to dose 1, and remained PCR negative to the relevant HPV type(s) through 1 month postdose 3 (Month 7).
bIncluding loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) and conization.
ASC-US=atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance.
HR=high-risk.
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CDC=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Menactra and Adacel are the trademarks of their respective owners and are not trademarks of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
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AAFP=American Academy of Family Physicians.
AAP=American Academy of Pediatrics.
ACOG=American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Alemany L, Saunier M, Tinoco L, et al. Large contribution of human papillomavirus in vaginal neoplastic lesions: a worldwide study in 597 samples. Eur J Cancer. 2014;50(16):2846–2854.
Alemany L, Saunier M, Alvarado-Cabrero I, et al. Human papillomavirus DNA prevalence and type distribution in anal carcinomas worldwide. Int J Cancer.2015;136(1):98–107.
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Data available on request from Merck Professional Services-DAP, WP1-27, PO Box 4, West Point, PA 19486-0004. Please specify information package VACC-1163821-0000.
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Data available on request from Merck Professional Services-DAP, WP1-27, PO Box 4, West Point, PA 19486-0004. Please specify information package VACC-1095982-0001.
de Sanjose S, Quint WGV, Alemany L, et al. Human papillomavirus genotype attribution in invasive cervical cancer: a retrospective cross-sectional worldwide study. Lancet Oncol. 2010;11(11):1048–1056.
de Sanjose S, Alemany L, Ordi J, et al. Worldwide human papillomavirus genotype attribution in over 2000 cases of intraepithelial and invasive lesions of the vulva. Eur J Cancer. 2013;49(16):3450–3461.
Alemany L, Saunier M, Tinoco L, et al. Large contribution of human papillomavirus in vaginal neoplastic lesions: a worldwide study in 597 samples. Eur J Cancer. 2014;50(16):2846–2854.
Alemany L, Saunier M, Alvarado-Cabrero I, et al. Human papillomavirus DNA prevalence and type distribution in anal carcinomas worldwide. Int J Cancer.2015;136(1):98–107.
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