Safety and efficacy of one and two booster doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in kidney transplant recipients : A randomized clinical trial

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BACKGROUND: Kidney transplant recipients are at risk for a severe course of COVID-19 with a high mortality rate. A considerable number of patients remains without a satisfactory serological response after the baseline and adjuvant SARS-CoV-2 vaccination schedule.

METHODS: In this prospective, randomized study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of one and two booster doses of mRNA vaccines (either mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2) in 125 COVID-19 naive, adult kidney transplant recipients who showed an insufficient humoral response (SARS-CoV-2 IgG <10 AU/ml) to the previous 2-dose vaccination schedule. The primary outcome was the difference in the rate of a positive antibody response (SARS-CoV-2 IgG ≥10 AU/ml) between one and two booster doses at 1 month after the final booster dose.

RESULTS: A positive humoral response was observed in 36 (62%) patients receiving two booster doses and in 28 (44%) patients receiving one booster dose (odds ratio [OR], 2.10, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-4.34, p = .043). Moreover, median SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels were higher with two booster doses (p = .009). The number of patients with positive virus neutralizing antibody (VNA) levels was numerically higher with two booster doses compared to one booster dose, but without statistical significance (66% vs. 50%, p = .084). There was no significant difference in positive seroconversions rate and antibody levels between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2.

CONCLUSION: A higher number of kidney transplant recipients achieved a positive antibody response after two booster doses compared to one booster dose.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 25(2023), 5 vom: 19. Okt., Seite e14150

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Drenko, Petr [VerfasserIn]
Kacer, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Kielberger, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Vlas, Tomas [VerfasserIn]
Topolcan, Ondrej [VerfasserIn]
Kucera, Radek [VerfasserIn]
Reischig, Tomas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273
Antibodies, Viral
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
EPK39PL4R4
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
MRNA Vaccines
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized trial
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/tid.14150

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362215758