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Table 5 Sensitivity analysis: number of cases avoided for the different boys and girls vaccination strategies versus boys and girls base case analysis (vaccine coverage rate: 70%, lifelong protection) and the corresponding relative reductions

From: Estimating the clinical benefits of vaccinating boys and girls against HPV-related diseases in Europe

Absolute reduction (increase) of remaining cases (n) versus base case GNV vaccination strategy

Relative reduction (increase) of remaining cases (%) versus base case GNV vaccination strategy

Duration of protection

Lifetime

32 years

     

Coverage rate

50%

90%

70%

50%

90%

     

Vaccination strategy

B

C

D

E

F

B

C

D

E

F

Female

Genital warts

40,271

−24,568

68,313

108,009

38,674

160.6

−98.0

272.5

430.8

154.3

 

Cervical cancer

3,212

−1,692

5,685

8,853

3,092

148.4

−78.2

262.7

409.1

142.9

 

Vulvar cancer

337

−158

568

925

285

130.3

−61.2

219.5

357.4

110.1

 

Vaginal cancer

139

−63

236

388

116

140.3

−63.7

238.2

392.2

117.6

 

Anal cancer

357

−192

598

978

300

104.6

−56.3

175.1

286.4

88.0

 

Head/neck cancer

305

−163

504

832

250

104.6

−55.9

173.0

285.3

85.6

 

Total cancers

4,351

−2,269

7,591

11,976

4,044

137.9

−71.9

240.6

379.6

128.2

Male

Genital warts

49,534

−34,444

77,279

122,846

43,104

140.6

−97.8

219.3

348.6

122.3

 

Penile cancers

155

−124

237

358

130

44.1

−35.2

67.3

101.6

37.0

 

Anal cancers

225

−129

351

576

173

98.0

−56.0

152.7

250.6

75.1

 

Head/neck cancer

1,669

−931

2,636

4,331

1,306

108.6

−60.6

171.5

281.8

85.0

 

Total cancers

2,050

−1,184

3,224

5,264

1,609

96.7

−55.9

152.2

248.5

75.9

Female + Male

Genital warts

89,805

−59,013

145,592

230,855

81,778

148.9

−97.9

241.4

382.8

135.6

Total cancers

6,400

−3,453

10,815

17,240

5,653

121.4

−65.5

205.1

326.9

107.2

  1. HPV, human papillomavirus.
  2. Negative values mean a reduction of the number of HPV burden of the disease and positive values mean an increase of the burden compared with base case boys and girls vaccination strategy (GNV).