Gardasil
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Gardasil is a widely used human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that helps prevent cervical and other HPV-related cancers and diseases.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gardasil canonical | 2 |
| Gardasil 9 | 2 |
| Human papillomavirus vaccine | 1 |
| human papillomavirus | 1 |
| quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4784887 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gardasil Context triple: [Merck & Co., notableDrug, Gardasil]
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A.
Sinovac
Sinovac is a Chinese biopharmaceutical company best known globally for developing the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac.
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B.
Biktarvy
Biktarvy is a prescription combination antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV-1 infection in adults and certain children.
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C.
Opekta
Opekta was a German-Dutch company that produced and sold pectin-based gelling agents for making jam, notably managed in its Amsterdam branch by Anne Frank’s father, Otto Frank.
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D.
Leqembi
Leqembi is an Alzheimer’s disease drug (lecanemab) that targets amyloid-beta plaques to slow cognitive decline in early-stage patients.
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E.
Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine is a single-dose, viral vector-based coronavirus vaccine developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for the prevention of COVID-19.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gardasil Target entity description: Gardasil is a widely used human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that helps prevent cervical and other HPV-related cancers and diseases.
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A.
Sinovac
Sinovac is a Chinese biopharmaceutical company best known globally for developing the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac.
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B.
Biktarvy
Biktarvy is a prescription combination antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV-1 infection in adults and certain children.
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C.
Opekta
Opekta was a German-Dutch company that produced and sold pectin-based gelling agents for making jam, notably managed in its Amsterdam branch by Anne Frank’s father, Otto Frank.
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D.
Leqembi
Leqembi is an Alzheimer’s disease drug (lecanemab) that targets amyloid-beta plaques to slow cognitive decline in early-stage patients.
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E.
Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine is a single-dose, viral vector-based coronavirus vaccine developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for the prevention of COVID-19.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human papillomavirus vaccine
ⓘ
prophylactic vaccine ⓘ vaccine ⓘ |
| administrationSetting |
clinics
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hospitals ⓘ public health vaccination centers ⓘ |
| ageGroup |
primarily adolescents
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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linked to:
Food and Drug Administration
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| belongsTo | HPV vaccination programs ⓘ |
| contains |
HPV L1 virus-like particles
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aluminum-containing adjuvant ⓘ |
| developedBy | Merck & Co. ⓘ |
| doesNotContain |
HPV DNA capable of infection
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live virus ⓘ |
| Gardasil9Targets | nine HPV types including 6, 11, 16, 18 ⓘ |
| hasGenericName |
quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine
ⓘ
linked to:
Gardasil
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| hasTradeName | Silgard ⓘ |
| indicatedFor |
prevention of HPV-related diseases
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use in females ⓘ use in males ⓘ |
| initialFDAApprovalYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
Gardasil 9
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linked to:
Gardasil
|
| marketedAs | Silgard in some countries ⓘ |
| prevents |
HPV-related precancerous lesions
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anal cancer caused by HPV ⓘ cervical cancer caused by HPV types 16 and 18 ⓘ cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ⓘ genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11 ⓘ vaginal cancer caused by HPV ⓘ vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia ⓘ vulvar cancer caused by HPV ⓘ vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia ⓘ |
| publicHealthRole |
reducing incidence of cervical cancer
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reducing incidence of genital warts ⓘ |
| recommendedBy |
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
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World Health Organization ⓘ |
| routeOfAdministration | intramuscular injection ⓘ |
| storageCondition | refrigerated ⓘ |
| targets |
human papillomavirus type 11
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human papillomavirus type 16 ⓘ human papillomavirus type 18 ⓘ human papillomavirus type 6 ⓘ |
| type | quadrivalent HPV vaccine ⓘ |
| typicalInjectionSite | deltoid muscle ⓘ |
| typicalSchedule |
2-dose schedule for younger adolescents
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3-dose schedule for older adolescents and adults ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gardasil Description of subject: Gardasil is a widely used human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that helps prevent cervical and other HPV-related cancers and diseases.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gardasil
linked to: Gardasil
linked to: Gardasil
Gardasil
→
hasGenericName
→
quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine
ⓘ
linked to: Gardasil
linked to: Gardasil