One shot to stop cancer? HPV vaccine trial tests simpler protection

NCT ID NCT02834637

Summary

This study is testing whether giving girls just one or two doses of the HPV vaccine works as well as the standard three doses to prevent cervical cancer. It involves 930 girls aged 9-14 in Tanzania and will compare their immune responses over several years. The goal is to find a simpler, cheaper way to deliver this life-saving vaccine to more people who need it.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU)

    Mwanza, Tanzania

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