MALMOE, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a study of an extended follow up of 290 women naïve to HPV type 16, the HPV 16 component of GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] was efficacious against HPV 16 infection for an average of 8.5 years after administration. The women enrolled in this study are a subset of the original Phase II HPV 16 proof-of-concept study published in 2002. Follow up ranged from 7.2 years to up to 9.5 years.
