An economic and disease transmission model of human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer in Texas
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Zhong C, Xu L, Peng HL, Tam S, Xu L, Dahlstrom KR, Wu CF, Fu S, Chan W, Sturgis EM, Ramondetta LM, Rong L, Lairson DR, and Miao H. An economic and disease transmission model of human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer in Texas. Sci Rep 2021; 11(1):1802.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-19-2021
Publication Title
Sci Rep
Abstract
In 2017, 46,157 and 3,127 new oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) cases were reported in the U.S. and Texas, respectively. About 70% of OPC were attributed to human papillomavirus (HPV). However, only 51% of U.S. and 43.5% of Texas adolescents have completed the HPV vaccine series. Therefore, modeling the demographic dynamics and transmission of HPV and OPC progression is needed for accurate estimation of the economic and epidemiological impacts of HPV vaccine in a geographic area. An age-structured population dynamic model was developed for the U.S. state of Texas. With Texas-specific model parameters calibrated, this model described the dynamics of HPV-associated OPC in Texas. Parameters for the Year 2010 were used as the initial values, and the prediction for Year 2012 was compared with the real age-specific incidence rates in 23 age groups for model validation. The validated model was applied to predict 100-year age-adjusted incidence rates. The public health benefits of HPV vaccine uptake were evaluated by computer simulation. Compared with current vaccination program, increasing vaccine uptake rates by 50% would decrease the cumulative cases by 4403, within 100 years. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of this strategy was $94,518 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Increasing the vaccine uptake rate by 50% can: (i) reduce the incidence rates of OPC among both males and females; (ii) improve the quality-adjusted life years for both males and females; (iii) be cost-effective and has the potential to provide tremendous public health benefits in Texas.
PubMed ID
33469199
Volume
11
Issue
1
First Page
1802
Last Page
1802
