Response to mRNA vaccination for COVID-19 among patients with multiple myeloma

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Multiple myeloma (MM) patients are at higher risk for severe COVID-19. Their mRNA vaccination response against SARS-CoV-2 is unknown. Thus, we analyzed responses to mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 among these patients. Using an ELISA-based assay that detects IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, we determined serum antibody levels prior to immunization and 12-21 and 14-21 days following the first and second vaccinations, respectively, with mRNA-1273 (Moderna) or BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech) among 103 MM patients (96 and 7 with active and smoldering disease, respectively). We stratified patients into clinically relevant responders (>250 IU/mL), partial responders (50-250 IU/mL, which was above pre-COVID-19 background), and nonresponders (<50 IU/mL). Smoldering MM patients responded better than those with active disease. Only 45% of active MM patients developed an adequate response, while 22% had a partial response. Lower spike antibody levels were associated with older age, impaired renal function, low lymphocyte counts, reduced uninvolved immunoglobulin levels, > second line of treatment, and among those not in complete remission. Patients who received mRNA-1273 vaccine had higher anti-spike antibody levels than those who were vaccinated with BNT162b2. Thus, most MM patients have impaired responses to mRNA vaccination against COVID-19, and specific clinical and myeloma-related characteristics predict vaccine responsiveness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Leukemia - 35(2021), 12 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 3534-3541

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stampfer, Samuel D [VerfasserIn]
Goldwater, Marissa-Skye [VerfasserIn]
Jew, Scott [VerfasserIn]
Bujarski, Sean [VerfasserIn]
Regidor, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Daniely, David [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Haiming [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mingjie [VerfasserIn]
Green, Tracy [VerfasserIn]
Fung, Eddie [VerfasserIn]
Aquino, Elias [VerfasserIn]
Swift, Regina [VerfasserIn]
Eshaghian, Shahrooz [VerfasserIn]
Preugschat, Kurt [VerfasserIn]
Feinstein, Aaron J [VerfasserIn]
Spektor, Tanya M [VerfasserIn]
Berenson, James R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273
Antibodies, Viral
BNT162 Vaccine
EPK39PL4R4
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
N38TVC63NU
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 13.12.2021

Date Revised 17.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41375-021-01354-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328710660