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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Oncol. 2020 Dec;21(12):1643–1652. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30524-6

Table 3.

Serious adverse events reported during the long-term follow-up (LTFU) study.

Unvaccinated control group (UCG) HPV arm


Grade3 Grade4 Grade 5 Grade3 Grade4 Grade 5


Categories of Conditions n=438 % n=1 % n=12 % n=452 % n=5 % n=4 %

Infections and infestations 25 5·7% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 21 4·6% 0 0·0% 2 50·0%
Autoimmune disorder 5 1·1% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Blood and lymphatic system disorders 3 0·7% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Cardiac disorders 2 0·5% 0 0·0% 1 8·3% 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 1 25·0%
Congenital, familial and genetic disorders 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Death of unspecified cause 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 1 8·3% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Endocrine disorders 4 0·9% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Gastrointestinal disorder 8 1·8% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 11 2·4% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
General disorders 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 1 8·3% 2 0·4% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Injury, poisoning and procedure complications 6 1·4% 1 100·0% 3 25·0% 9 2·0% 1 20·0% 1 25·0%
Metabolism and Nutrition disorders 3 0·7% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Musculoskeletal and conective tissue disorders 4 0·9% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 2 0·4% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified 11 2·5% 0 0·0% 4 33·3% 15 3·3% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Nervous system disorders 3 0·7% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 5 1·1% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal condition 319 72·8% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 344 76·1% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Psychiatric disorders 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 4 0·9% 4 80·0% 0 0·0%
Renal and urinary disorders 4 0·9% 0 0·0% 1 8·3% 3 0·7% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Reproductive system and breast disorders 33 7·5% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 26 5·8% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders 4 0·9% 0 0·0% 1 8·3% 1 0·2% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders 2 0·5% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 2 0·4% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%
Vascular disorders 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 0 0·0% 2 0·4% 0 0·0% 0 0·0%

During the LTFU only serious adverse events were reported, events grade 1 (mild) or grade 2 (moderate) represented <2% of participants then they are not presented here. Medically significant conditions were defined as grade 3 (severe), events with life-threatening consequences as grade 4 and deaths as grade 5. Data are n (%, for each column denominator)