Safety and Immunogenicity of mRNA Vaccines Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Patients With Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : A Multicenter Observational Study in Japan

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INTRODUCTION: Patients with cancer have been prioritized for vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Nevertheless, there are limited data regarding the safety, efficacy, and risk of developing immune-related adverse events (irAEs) associated with mRNA vaccines in patients with lung cancer, especially those being actively treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

METHODS: This multicenter observational study was conducted at nine hospitals in Japan. Patients with lung cancer (≥20 y) actively treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors between 4 weeks prefirst vaccination and 4 weeks postsecond vaccination were enrolled. The primary end point was the incidence of irAEs of any grade on the basis of an assumed incidence without vaccination rate of 35%. Immunogenicity was assessed by measuring anti-spike (S)-IgG antibody levels against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

RESULTS: A total of 126 patients with lung cancer (median age, 71 y; interquartile range, 65-74) were enrolled from May to November 2021 and followed up until December 2021. There were 26 patients (20.6%, 95% confidence interval: 13.9%-28.8%) and seven patients (5.6%, 95% confidence interval: 2.3%-11.1%) who developed irAEs of any grade pre- and postvaccination, respectively, which was lower than the predicted incidence without vaccination. None of the patients experienced exacerbation of preexisting irAE postvaccination. S-IgG antibodies were seroconverted in 96.7% and 100% of the patients with lung cancer and controls, respectively, but antibody levels were significantly lower in patients with lung cancer (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with lung cancer who were actively treated with ICIs were safely vaccinated without an increased incidence of irAEs; however, their vaccine immunogenicity was lower. This requires further evaluation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 17(2022), 8 vom: 07. Aug., Seite 1002-1013

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hibino, Makoto [VerfasserIn]
Uryu, Kiyoaki [VerfasserIn]
Takeda, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]
Kunimatsu, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Shiotsu, Shinsuke [VerfasserIn]
Uchino, Junji [VerfasserIn]
Hirai, Soichi [VerfasserIn]
Yamada, Tadaaki [VerfasserIn]
Okada, Asuka [VerfasserIn]
Hasegawa, Yoshikazu [VerfasserIn]
Hiranuma, Osamu [VerfasserIn]
Chihara, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Kamada, Riko [VerfasserIn]
Tobe, Shunichi [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Kazunari [VerfasserIn]
Horiuchi, Shigeto [VerfasserIn]
Kondo, Tetsuri [VerfasserIn]
Takayama, Koichi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immune checkpoint inhibitor
Immune-related adverse event
Immunoglobulin
Journal Article
MRNA Vaccines
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccines, Synthetic

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Date Completed 09.08.2022

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtho.2022.05.015

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NLM342734474