COVID-19 vaccines for patients with cancer: benefits likely outweigh risks.
J Hematol Oncol
; 14(1): 38, 2021 02 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1105724
ABSTRACT
Less than a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, ten vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been approved for at least limited use, with over sixty others in clinical trials. This swift achievement has generated excitement and arrives at a time of great need, as the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide continues to rapidly increase. Two vaccines are currently approved for full use, both built on mRNA and lipid nanotechnology platforms, a success story of mRNA technology 20 years in the making. For patients with cancer, questions arise around the safety and efficacy of these vaccines in the setting of immune alterations engendered by their malignancy and/or therapies. We summarize the current data on leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates and vaccination of patients undergoing immunomodulatory cancer treatments. Most current cancer therapeutics should not prevent the generation of protective immunity. We call for more research in this area and recommend that the majority of patients with cancer receive COVID vaccinations when possible.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Hematol Oncol
Journal subject:
Hematology
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Neoplasms
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13045-021-01046-w
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