Chen, Shimin
Hu, Shangying
Yin, Jian
Yu, Wenying
Zhang, Xun
Deng, Xi
Ding, Huaxin
Zhang, Jinyu
Song, Yan
Wang, Qiming
Chen, Liang
Guo, Feng
Hartwig, Susanne
Zhao, Fanghui
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck (NIS009237)
Article History
Received: 13 June 2024
Accepted: 16 July 2024
First Online: 12 September 2024
Declarations
:
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)/Ethics Review Committees (ERCs) of the Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CHCAMS) (Approval No. 20/376-2572). Since only archived specimens and information were used, a waiver for informed consent was approved by the IRBs/ERCs of the CHCAMS for all included patients.
: Fanghui Zhao received grants from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Merck & Co., and Xiamen Innovax Biotech to the Cancer Hospital/Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences to undertake clinical trials on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Feng Guo and Susanne Hartwig are employees of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Susanne Hartwig owns stock in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. The other coauthors declare no competing interests.
: No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.