Evaluation of Seropositivity After Standard Doses of Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 in Patients With Early Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Treatment.
Oncologist
; 2022 Oct 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2062950
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected millions of individuals, and patients with cancer are known to be more susceptible. Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been developed and used for patients with cancer, but scarce data are available on their efficacy in patients under active anti-cancer therapies. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
In this study, we semi-quantitatively measured the titers of the immunoglobulin G against the anti-spike protein subunit 1 of SARS-CoV-2 after vaccination of patients with early breast cancer undergoing concurrent chemotherapy, endocrinal or targeted non-cytotoxic treatments, and no treatments.RESULTS:
Standard doses of COVID-19 vaccines provided sufficient immune responses in patients with early breast cancer, regardless of the type of anticancer therapies. However, the post-vaccination serum anti-spike antibody titers were significantly lower in the patients under cytotoxic chemotherapy.CONCLUSION:
Our study emphasizes the importance of the personalized risk stratification and consideration for booster doses in more vulnerable populations.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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