GARDASIL®, Merck's Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Demonstrated Efficacy in Preventing HPV-Related Disease in Males in Phase III Study

13.11.08 - 16:04 ... source : Merck

... Pivotal Study Evaluating Efficacy of GARDASIL in Males in Preventing HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18-Related External Genital Lesions WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Nov. 13, 2008 - GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant], the cervical cancer vaccine from Merck & Co., Inc., prevented 90 percent of external genital lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18 in a pivotal Phase III study in men aged 16 to 26. These are the only data evaluating efficacy of any HPV vaccine in preventing disease in males, and were presented for the first time this week at the European Research Organization on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (EUROGIN) International Multidisciplinary Conference. The initial planned analysis of this study, an analysis of male study participants aged 16 to 26 who had not been i ...» Next (HTML)