Abstracts of the 25th International Papillomavirus Conference

Dear Colleagues!

It is with pleasure and pride we hereby provide the abstracts of the 25th International Papillomavirus

Conference to you.

With the amazing amount of high quality abstracts submitted, the International Papillomavirus Conference is

consolidating its position as the leading conference encompassing all areas of Papillomavirus research, from

clinical vaccinology to molecular biology.

Overall, about 3300 authors submitted 966 abstracts. We would like to take this opportunity to extend

our gratitude to the 104 members of the 25th IPV Scientific Committee who completed >4500 abstract

reviews. This abstract book contains 887 accepted abstracts, making the 25th IPV the largest International

Papillomavirus Conference ever.

To promote ample time for interactions, all 887 posters will be displayed throughout the conference (SundayThursday). The poster display is complemented with 2 parallel plenary sessions with 237 oral abstract

presentations in a succinct presentation format with time for discussion.

The need for a comprehensive HPV conference has never been greater. We know today that HPV causes

about 5% of all cancers in man, ranking among the top 3 causes of cancer. There are several ways to prevent

HPV-associated diseases as we now have access to effective primary, secondary and tertiary prevention as well

as treatment. Limited knowledge about how to prevent and treat HPV-associated disease is recognized as a

major reason why these diseases are still a major disease burden globally. Advancing and disseminating this

knowledge is of utmost importance in the fight against cancer.

As there are almost 2000 Medline-indexed scientific publications on papillomaviruses every year, the IPV has

an important role in facilitating that the scientific advances in the field rapidly reach the entire HPV scientific

community.

Finally, an important role of the International Papillomavirus Conferences has always been to bring people

together for intellectual discussions. We believe that the scientific progress in the field is significantly

furthered by an annual forum that has so comprehensive attendance that most of the scientists active in the

field can meet there in person. Indeed, many major advances on linking HPV to human diseases and the ways

how to prevent them have been conceived during discussions at the IPV conferences.

The mighty Öresund bridge that is part of the official logo of the 25th IPV symbolizes not only the dynamic

Danish-Swedish Öresund region where the conference is held, but is also a symbol of our ambition to provide

a bridge for communication between scientists working in many different disciplines in many parts of the

world.

We hope that this Abstract Book will provide you with the foundation for an interesting and inspiring

conference on the timely subject of Papillomavirus research.