ABSTRACT
Purpose: To evaluate the safety and generation rate of Ab anti spike rate in SOT patients at 28 and 90 days after completing the Covid 19 vaccination scheme. Method(s): Multicenter prospective study in SOT with a complete vaccination scheme who agreed to participate in the study . Demographic , vaccination: schedule;time;adverse effects and transplant variables were collected. The generation rate of antispike antibodies was evaluated by the COVIDAR-IgG method at the Universidad de Buenos Aires School of Medicine. Result(s): 113 SOT patients were included (September 6th to October 4th). Median age was 53 (IQR 42.5-63, women 36.8%). Transplant type: 72.8% renal , 13.1% cardiac, 12.3% liver, 0.9% pancreas and 0.9% lung. Deceased donors 71.1%. The median time after transplantation to vaccination was 65 months (IQR 30 120 R 2-429). Only 7% of patients developed rejection within the year prior to vaccination and no patient rejected post vaccination. 74.3% (n 84) had triple immunosuppressive maintenance regimen (steroids + calcineurin inhibitors (ICN) + antiproliferative), 24 pts (21.1%) double regimen WITHOUT steroids and 5 (4.3%) monotherapy with IC. Vaccination schedule: Sputnik 14.5%, Sputnik-Astrazeneca 4.4%, Sputnik-Moderna 28.9%, Sinopharm 3.5%, Astrazeneca 34.2%. Vaccine-related adverse events were observed in 18.4% of patients, 82% were mild. 40% of SOT responded with Antispike Ab , with a lower response rate in kidney transplantation p <0.0007 RR 0.48 (0.32-0.71) and use of triple immunosuppressive maintenance regimen p <0.00009 RR 0.419 (0.26 -0.66). Patients previously infected with Covid-19 prior to vaccine (11.45% pts), had a higher response rate p <0.0001 RR 2.58 (1.90-3.51).No patients developed COVID-19 after vaccination. Conclusion(s): In our SOT population, a lower generation rate of anti-spike Ab was observed, compared to the reported in the general population. Renal Tx and the triple IS regimen were associated with a lower response rate. Covid-19 prior to vaccination was associated with a higher antibody response to the vaccine.