Recommendations on the use of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine in males--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2011

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011 Dec 23;60(50):1705-8.

Abstract

On October 25, 2011, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine use of quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (HPV4; Gardasil, Merck & Co. Inc.) in males aged 11 or 12 years. ACIP also recommended vaccination with HPV4 for males aged 13 through 21 years who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the 3-dose series; males aged 22 through 26 years may be vaccinated. These recommendations replace the October 2009 ACIP guidance that HPV4 may be given to males aged 9 through 26 years. For these recommendations, ACIP considered information on vaccine efficacy (including data available since October 2009, on prevention of grade 2 or 3 anal intraepithelial neoplasia [AIN2/3], a precursor of anal cancer), vaccine safety, estimates of disease and cancer resulting from HPV, cost-effectiveness, and programmatic considerations. The evidence for HPV4 vaccination of males was evaluated using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methods.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Advisory Committees
  • Alphapapillomavirus / isolation & purification
  • Anus Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Anus Neoplasms / virology
  • Child
  • Condylomata Acuminata / prevention & control
  • Condylomata Acuminata / virology
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
  • Humans
  • Immunization Programs*
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Male
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / virology
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / economics
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / immunology
  • Penile Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Penile Neoplasms / virology
  • United States
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines