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Palumbo GA, Cambria D, La Spina E, Duminuco A, Laneri A, Longo A, Vetro C, Giallongo S, Romano A, Di Raimondo F, Tibullo D, Giallongo C. Ruxolitinib treatment in myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera causes suboptimal humoral immune response following standard and booster vaccination with BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1117815. [PMID: 36865808 PMCID: PMC9974162 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1117815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Patients affected by myelofibrosis (MF) or polycythemia vera (PV) and treated with ruxolitinib are at high risk for severe coronavirus disease 2019. Now a vaccine against the virus SARS-CoV-2, which is responsible for this disease, is available. However, sensitivity to vaccines is usually lower in these patients. Moreover, fragile patients were not included in large trials investigating the efficacy of vaccines. Thus, little is known about the efficacy of this approach in this group of patients. In this prospective single-center study, we evaluated 43 patients (30 MF patients and 13 with PV) receiving ruxolitinib as a treatment for their myeloproliferative disease. We measured anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid IgG against SARS-CoV2 15-30 days after the second and the third BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine booster dose. Patients receiving ruxolitinib showed an impaired antibody response to complete vaccination (2 doses), as 32.5% of patients did not develop any response. After the third booster dose with Comirnaty, results slightly improved, as 80% of these patients produced antibodies above the threshold positivity. However, the quantity of produced antibodies was well below that reached than those reported for healthy individuals. PV patients elicited a better response than patients affected by MF. Thus, different strategies should be considered for this high-risk group of patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe A. Palumbo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,*Correspondence: Giuseppe A. Palumbo, ; Daniele Tibullo,
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Ematologia con Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico “G.Rodolico-San Marco”, Catania, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Ematologia con Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico “G.Rodolico-San Marco”, Catania, Italy
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- Postgraduate School of Hematology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Servizio Immuno-Trasfusionale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico “G.Rodolico-San Marco”, Catania, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Ematologia con Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico “G.Rodolico-San Marco”, Catania, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Ematologia con Trapianto di Midollo Osseo, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico “G.Rodolico-San Marco”, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale e Specialità Medico-Chirurgiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale e Specialità Medico-Chirurgiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale e Specialità Medico-Chirurgiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,*Correspondence: Giuseppe A. Palumbo, ; Daniele Tibullo,
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Sablerolles RSG, Goorhuis A, GeurtsvanKessel CH, de Vries RD, Huckriede ALW, Koopmans MPG, Lafeber M, Postma DF, van Baarle D, Visser LG, Dalm VASH, Kootstra NA, Rietdijk WJR, van der Kuy PHM. Heterologous Ad26.COV2.S Prime and mRNA-Based Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Regimens: The SWITCH Trial Protocol. Front Immunol 2021; 12:753319. [PMID: 34691071 PMCID: PMC8529966 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.753319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Roos S. G. Sablerolles
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology and Department of Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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