Impfung gegen humane Papillomaviren (HPV) zur Prävention HPV 16/18 induzierter Zervixkarzinome und derer Vorstufen

Abstract

Essential precondition for the development of cervical cancer is a persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The majority approximOliver Damm Marc Nocon Stephanie Roll Christoph Vauth ately 70% of cervical carcinomas is caused by two high-risk HPV types (16 and 18). Recently, two vaccines have been approved to the German Stefan Willich market with the potential to induce protection against HPV 16 and HPV 18 among additional low-risk virus types. Wolfgang Greiner 1