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04/09/2006
Vaccine could reduce cervical cancer deaths
A new vaccine could help reduce deaths from cervical cancer in the UK by 75%, a study has found.
The study examined the effect of the Cervarix vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline.
Cervarix targets two of the most common strains of the human papilllomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for around 70% if all cervical cancers. In the study, a computer model was used to predict the outcome of using the vaccine on all 12-year-old girls in the UK.
The researchers accepted that 100% use of the vaccine was unrealistic, but said that even if 60% were vaccinated, the number of deaths from cervical cancer would be reduced.
Cervarix, which is still in development and would not be eligible European approval for around another year, would be in competition with Gardasil, a vaccine developed by Sanofi Pasteur.
Gardasil has been granted a European license and could be available in the UK within months.
Commenting on the latest news, Dr Anne Szarewski, clinical consultant at Cancer Research UK said: "The idea of finally being able to prevent cases of cervical cancer with a vaccine is extremely exciting."
(KMcA/SP)
The study examined the effect of the Cervarix vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline.
Cervarix targets two of the most common strains of the human papilllomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for around 70% if all cervical cancers. In the study, a computer model was used to predict the outcome of using the vaccine on all 12-year-old girls in the UK.
The researchers accepted that 100% use of the vaccine was unrealistic, but said that even if 60% were vaccinated, the number of deaths from cervical cancer would be reduced.
Cervarix, which is still in development and would not be eligible European approval for around another year, would be in competition with Gardasil, a vaccine developed by Sanofi Pasteur.
Gardasil has been granted a European license and could be available in the UK within months.
Commenting on the latest news, Dr Anne Szarewski, clinical consultant at Cancer Research UK said: "The idea of finally being able to prevent cases of cervical cancer with a vaccine is extremely exciting."
(KMcA/SP)
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