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Table 4 Distributions used for probabilistic sensitivity analyses

From: Modeling the impact of the difference in cross-protection data between a human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine and a human papillomavirus (HPV)-6/11/16/18 vaccine in Canada

Variable names

Distribution

Distribution parameters

Probability of transitioning between health states

HPVOnc to CIN1

Normal*

0.076 (S.D. 0.009) [75]

HPV low risk to CIN1

Normal*

0.036 (S.D.0.005) [76, 77]

CIN1 low risk regression

Normal*

0.5 (S.D. 0.145) [77]

CIN1 Onc Cured

Normal*

0.5 (S.D. 0.145) [76–78]

CIN1 Onc to CIN2/3 progression

Normal*

0.13 (S.D. 0.021) [76, 78]

CIN2/3 Cured

Normal*

0.5 (S.D.0.058) [76, 77]

HPV Onc regression

Uniform†

0.375 - 0.625[79]

HPVOnc to CIN2/3 progression

Uniform†

0.008 - 0.013 (assumption)

HPV Low risk regression

Uniform†

0.218 - 0.363 (assumption)

Genital Wart resistent

Uniform†

0.188 - 0.313[80]

Proportion CIN1 Onc detected and treated

Uniform†

0.375-0.625[76]

CIN1 treatment success

Uniform†

0.95 -1[76]

CIN2/3 progress to cancer

Uniform†

0.045 - 0.075 (assumption)

Proportion CIN2/3 detected and treated

Uniform†

0.9 -1 (assumption)

CIN2/3 treatment success

Uniform†

0.9-1 (assumption)

Cervical cancer to death

Uniform†

0.056 - 0.094[81]

Cervical cancer to cured

Uniform†

0.184 - 0.307[81]

Utility data

No HPV

Fixed (1)

1 [57, 58]

HPV

Fixed (1)

1 [57, 58]

Death

Fixed (0)

0

Genital Wart

Uniform‡

0.015 - 0.025 [58, 82]

CIN1 detected

Uniform‡

0.010 - 0.016 [57, 58]

CIN2/3 detected

Uniform‡

0.007 - 0.012 [57, 58]

Cancer

Uniform‡

0.205 - 0.341 [57, 58]

Cancer cured

Uniform‡

0.047 - 0.078 [57, 58]

Screening effectiveness

CIN1 detected

Normal§

0.422 (S.D. 0.045) [81]

CIN2/3 detected

Normal§

0.554 (S.D. 0.045) [81]

Percentage estimated positive Pap smear

Uniform‡

0.035 - 0.059 (expert opinion)

Vaccine effectiveness

HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine efficacy against HPV-16/18

Normal (Mean: 98%; SD: 0.022)

0.98 (S.D. 0.022) [26, 48]

HPV-6/11/16/18 vaccine efficacy against HPV-16/18

Normal (Mean: 98%; SD: 0.022)

0.98 (S.D.0.022) [43, 50, 83]

HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine efficacy against other HPV onc

Normal||

0.48 (S.D. 0.083) [25]

HPV-6/11/16/18 vaccine efficacy against other HPV onc

Normal||

0.23 (S.D. 0.072) [27]

HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine efficacy against CIN1 and other

Normal||

0.48 (S.D. 0.083) [25]

HPV-6/11/16/18 vaccine efficacy against CIN1 and other

Normal||

0.23 (S.D. 0.0715) [27]

HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine efficacy against CIN2+

Normal||

0.68 (S.D. 0.092) [25]

HPV-6/11/16/18 vaccine efficacy against CIN2+

Normal||

0.33 (S.D. 0.115) [27]

HPV-6/11/16/18 vaccine efficacy against HPV-6 and −11

Normal||

0.98 (S.D. 0.065) [49, 50]

HPV type distributions

Proportion of HPV Onc

Uniform†

0.585 - 0. 975 [84]

Proportion of HPV-6/11 among warts in Canada

Uniform†

0.572 - 0.953 [84]

Proportion of HPV-16 and −18 among CIN1 in Canada

Uniform†

0.188 - 0.312 [84]

Proportion of HPV-16 and −18 among CIN2/3

Uniform†

0.437 - 0.729 [84]

Proportion of HPV-6 and −11 among CIN1

Uniform†

0.06 - 0.10 [84]

Proportion of HPV 10 types among CIN1

Uniform†

0.252 - 0.42 [84]

Proportion of HPV 10 types among CIN2/3

Uniform†

0.256 - 0.426 [84]

Proportion of HPV 10 types among CC

Uniform†

0.144 - 0.240 [84]

Proportion CIN1onc among CIN1 (other being CIN1LR)

Uniform†

0.51 - 0.85 [84]

Cost data

HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine vaccine

Uniform‡

$ 281 - $469 (assumption)

  1. CC – Cervical cancer.
  2. CIN – Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia.
  3. HPV – Human papillomavirus.
  4. Onc - oncogenic.
  5. SD – Standard deviation.
  6. * Normal distribution between 0 and 1 using as mean, the observed mean, and as standard deviation, 25% of the difference between the minimum and maximum value reported in the literature.
  7. † Multiplied by a uniform distribution from 0.75 to 1.25 (with a maximum of 100%).
  8. ‡ Multiplied by uniform distribution from 0.75 – 1.25.
  9. § Normal distribution between 0 and 1 using as the mean: the observed mean and as the standard deviation 25% of difference of the confidence interval.
  10. || Normal distribution with a mean and standard deviation reported in clinical trials.