FDA approves Gardasil 9 for prevention of certain cancers caused by five additional types of HPV

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Title: FDA approves Gardasil 9 for prevention of certain cancers caused by five additional types of HPV

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FDA approves Gardasil 9 for prevention of certain cancers caused by five additional types of HPV

12/10/2014 01:39 PM EST

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) for the prevention of certain diseases caused by nine types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Covering nine HPV types, five more HPV types than Gardasil (previously approved by the FDA), Gardasil 9 has the potential to prevent approximately 90 percent of cervical, vulvar, vaginal and anal cancers.

 

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