A compound is described that is selected from among macrocyclic lactones for treating and/or preventing a complication from a human papillomavirus infection. The complication to be treated and/or prevented can be selected from among malignant melanomas, skin carcinomas, in situ or invasive carcinomas, epidermoid carcinomas, Bowens disease, head and neck cancers, upper aerodigestive tract cancers, laryngeal cancers, esophageal cancers, stomach cancers, oral papillomas, pharyngeal papillomas, laryngeal papillomas, esophageal papillomas, lung cancers, intravulval neoplasias, intravaginal neoplasias, intracervical neoplasias, cervical dysplasias, cervical carcinomas, penile cancer, intrapenile neoplasias, and in situ or invasive anal carcinomas.
