Pediatric cancer patients vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2—a clinical and laboratory follow-up

Background Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is recommended for cancer patients. However, long-term data on the effectiveness in the pediatric setting are lacking. Methods Pediatric patients < 18 years on active treatment for cancer and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection received three doses of an mRNA vaccine. The clinical course and humoral and cellular immunity were evaluated at the end of the follow-up period of ≥ 1 year after the third dose of vaccine. Results SARS-CoV-2 infection occurred in 17 of 19 analyzed patients (median age 16.5 years) during the follow-up period (median 17 months), but no severe symptoms were seen. At ≥ 1 year after the last SARS-CoV-2 antigen exposure, 4 of 17 patients had received the recommended booster vaccine. At the end of the follow-up period, all evaluable 15 patients had anti-SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain IgG antibodies. Twelve of the 15 patients had neutralizing antibody titers ≥ 1:10 against the Delta variant and 12/15 and 13/15 against the BA.1 and BA.5 variants, respectively. Specific T cells against SARS-CoV-2 antigens were seen in 9/13 patients. Conclusions Most SARS-CoV-2-vaccinated pediatric cancer patients had SARS-CoV-2 infections and limited interest in booster vaccination. At 1 year after the last antigen exposure, which was mostly an infection, humoral immune responses remained strong. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00025254, May 26, 2021..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Supportive care in cancer - 32(2024), 4 vom: 11. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Siebald, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Groll, Andreas H. [VerfasserIn]
Salou, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Boldt, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Seiffert, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
Sack, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Reemtsma, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Jassoy, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Klusmann, Jan-Henning [VerfasserIn]
Ciesek, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Hoehl, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Lehrnbecher, Thomas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
Follow-up
Immunocompromised
Pediatrics
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination

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© The Author(s) 2024

doi:

10.1007/s00520-024-08422-5

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SPR055098460