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Health and economic impact of HPV 16 and 18 vaccination and cervical cancer screening in India

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Diaz, M, Kim, J J, Albero, G, de Sanjosé, S, Clifford, G, Bosch, F X, Goldie, S J·2008·British Journal of Cancer

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among women in low-income countries, with approximately 25% of cases worldwide occurring in India. We estimated the potential health and economic impact of different cervical cancer prevention strategies. After empirically calibrating a cervical cancer model to country-specific epidemiologic data, we projected cancer incidence, life expectancy, and lifetime costs (I$2005), and calculated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (I$/YLS) for the following strategies: pre-adolescent vaccination of girls before age 12, screening of women over age 30, and combined vaccination and screening. Screening differed by test (cytology, visual inspection, HPV DNA testing), number of clinical visits (1, 2 or 3), frequency (1 x , 2 x , 3 x per lifetime), and age range (35-45). Vaccine efficacy, coverage, and costs were varied in sensitivity analyses. Assuming 70% coverage, mean reduction in lifetime cancer risk was 44% (range, 28-57%) with HPV 16,18 vaccination alone, and 21-33% with screening three times per lifetime. Combining vaccination and screening three times per lifetime provided a mean reduction of 56% (vaccination plus 3-visit conventional cytology) to 63% (vaccination plus 2-visit HPV DNA testing). At a cost per vaccinated girl of I$10 (per dose cost of $2), pre-adolescent vaccination followed by screening three times per lifetime using either VIA or HPV DNA testing, would be considered cost-effective using the country's per capita gross domestic product (I$3452) as a threshold. In India, if high coverage of pre-adolescent girls with a low-cost HPV vaccine that provides long-term protection is achievable, vaccination followed by screening three times per lifetime is expected to reduce cancer deaths by half, and be cost-effective.

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This modeling study projected that in India, pre-adolescent HPV 16/18 vaccination plus screening three times per lifetime could substantially reduce cervical cancer burden and be cost-effective if the vaccine is very low-cost. At a cost per vaccinated girl of I$10 (about $2 per dose), vaccination followed by VIA or HPV DNA screening was expected to be cost-effective using India’s per capita GDP (I$3452) as a threshold.

Key findings

  • Assuming 70% coverage, pre-adolescent HPV 16/18 vaccination alone reduced mean lifetime cervical cancer risk by 44% (range, 28–57%); screening three times per lifetime reduced risk by 21–33%.
  • Combining vaccination with screening three times per lifetime gave a mean reduction of 56% (vaccination plus 3-visit conventional cytology) to 63% (vaccination plus 2-visit HPV DNA testing).
  • At I$10 per vaccinated girl, vaccination followed by screening three times per lifetime using VIA cost I$290 per year of life saved (YLS); at I$20 per vaccinated girl, single-visit VIA screening alone cost I$60 per YLS compared with no intervention and became more cost-effective than vaccination alone.
  • At a vaccine price of about $100 per dose (I$360 per vaccinated girl), vaccination was dominated by screening alone; combined vaccination plus single-visit VIA rose to I$7230 per YLS. If only HPV DNA testing was available, screening alone was dominated below I$50 per vaccinated girl, and combined vaccination plus two-visit HPV DNA testing three times per lifetime was I$1780 per YLS across that range.

Methods

  • An individual-based stochastic microsimulation model of cervical carcinogenesis was calibrated to country-specific epidemiologic data from southeastern India, including HPV prevalence and type distribution from Tamil Nadu and cancer incidence from Bangalore and Chennai registries; a single birth cohort of girls entered at age 9 and was followed for life.
  • Strategies compared were pre-adolescent HPV 16/18 vaccination before age 12, screening of women over age 30 by cytology, VIA, or HPV DNA testing with varying visits, frequency, and ages, and combined vaccination plus screening; base case assumed 70% coverage, screening at ages 35, 40, and 45, 3% annual discounting, societal perspective, and costs in I$2005.
  • Outcomes were cancer incidence reduction, life expectancy gains, discounted lifetime costs, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (I$/YLS), with one-way, two-way, and probabilistic sensitivity analyses across good-fitting parameter sets.

Limitations

  • The paper states that model parameter uncertainty remains, especially about HPV natural history in older women, type-specific immunity after natural infection, and multiple HPV infections; lack of high-quality temporal trend data limited calibration to a single birth cohort.
  • The authors state they used a microsimulation model rather than an HPV transmission model, so herd immunity was not directly modeled, and they describe the findings as exploratory and cost-effectiveness estimates as approximate; affordability was not equivalent to cost-effectiveness.
  • Evident from the text: base-case results assume lifelong vaccine protection and 70% coverage, use cost estimates from a prior India screening analysis, and assume 15% loss to follow-up between visits; actual vaccine price and programmatic delivery costs in India were unknown.

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    The mechanism of cervical carcinogenesis does not fundamentally differ between countries.

    “We assumed that the mechanism of cervical carcinogenesis does not fundamentally differ between countries; as such, initial natural history model estimates, and their plausible ranges, were based on the best available data regardless of specific setting.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    Vaccinated girls have life-long protection against HPV 16 and 18.

    “We also assumed vaccinated girls have life-long protection against HPV 16 and 18, but are subject to the same rate of infection with other high-risk HPV types as those who are not vaccinated.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    Vaccinated girls are subject to the same rate of infection with other high-risk HPV types as those who are not vaccinated.

    “We also assumed vaccinated girls have life-long protection against HPV 16 and 18, but are subject to the same rate of infection with other high-risk HPV types as those who are not vaccinated.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Vaccination prevents infections with HPV types 16 and 18.

    “with vaccination preventing infections with HPV types 16 and 18”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Screening allows for treatment of precancerous lesions (caused by any high-risk HPV type) before progression to invasive cancer.

    “screening allowing for treatment of precancerous lesions (caused by any high-risk HPV type) before progression to invasive cancer”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The vast majority of women will lack curative treatment, and approximately two-thirds will die from cervical cancer.

    “The vast majority of women will lack curative treatment, and thus, approximately two-thirds will die from this preventable disease.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Women who will benefit from vaccination are not in the same birth cohorts as the women who benefit from screening in the short-run.

    “women who will benefit from vaccination are not in the same birth cohorts as the women who benefit from screening in the short-run”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The vaccine-preventable cervical cancer burden in India is a product of underlying cervical cancer incidence, the proportion of cancer attributable to HPV 16 and 18, long-term vaccine efficacy, and ability to achieve high coverage in adolescent girls before sexual activity.

    “The vaccine-preventable cervical cancer burden in India is a product of several factors, including the underlying cervical cancer incidence, the proportion of cancer attributable to HPV 16 and 18, the long-term vaccine efficacy, and the ability to achieve high coverage in adolescent girls before sexual activity.”
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Metadata

Authors
Diaz, M., Kim, J. J., Albero, G., de Sanjosé, S., Clifford, G., Bosch, F. X., & Goldie, S. J.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Institut Català d'Oncologia (ES)
  • Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
Corresponding author
Goldie, S J
Venue
British Journal of Cancer
Published
2008-07
Volume
99
Issue
2
Pages
230-238
ISSN
  • 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-1827
OpenAlex
W1987323551
Cited by
132
References
30
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FWCI
7.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • British Journal of Cancer (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (30505)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Keywords
cervical cancer, cervical cancer screening, cost-effectiveness, HPV testing, visual inspection with acetic acid, cytology, cancer incidence, life expectancy, lifetime costs, cancer prevention, India
MeSH terms
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Cost-Benefit Analysis, DNA, Viral, Female, Humans, India, Mass Screening, Risk Factors, Stochastic Processes, Vaccination, Models, Statistical, Models, Economic, Papillomavirus Infections, Human papillomavirus 18, Human papillomavirus 16, Papillomavirus Vaccines

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