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ArticleEuropean journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)2022

Survival and risk of COVID-19 after SARS-COV-2 vaccination in a series of 2391 cancer patients.

Pierre Heudel, Bertrand Favier, Marie-Laure Solodky, Souad Assaad, Natacha Chaumard, Olivier Tredan, Thomas Bachelot, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Bruno Russias, Marie-Line Fournier and 7 more

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Article in European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pierre HeudelDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Bertrand FavierDepartment of Pharmacy, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Marie-Laure SolodkyDepartment of Medecine of Health Care Workers, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Souad AssaadDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Natacha ChaumardDepartment of Pharmacy, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Olivier TredanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Thomas BachelotDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Isabelle Ray-CoquardDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Bruno RussiasDepartment DCSEI, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Marie-Line FournierDepartment DCSEI, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Benedicte MastroianniDepartment of Surgery, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Virginie AvrillonDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Anne-Sophie MichalletDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Philippe ZrounbaDepartment of Surgery, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Sylvie ChabaudDepartment of Clinical Research, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
David PerolDepartment of Clinical Research, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France.
Jean-Yves BlayDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France; Faculté de Médecine Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France; Presidence, Unicancer, Paris, France. Electronic address: jean-yves.blay@lyon.unicancer.fr.
Centre Léon Bérard · FRUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with cancer are at high risk of severe or lethal COVID-19. The impact of SARS-COV-2 vaccination on the risk of developing COVID-19 was investigated in an exhaustive series of patients from a comprehensive cancer center.

methodsThis is a study of the exhaustive population of 2391 cancer patients who were prescribed SARS-COV-2 vaccination until 09/21. Patient characteristics, documented SARS-COV-2 infection with RT-PCR, and survival were collected. The primary endpoint was the rate of COVID-19 after vaccination. Secondary endpoints included risk factors to develop COVID-19 after vaccination, with a comparison with the cohort of vaccinated health care workers (HCW), and risk factors for death.

resultsFrom January to September 2021, among 2391 patients with cancer under active treatment in whom a SARS-COV-2 vaccine was prescribed, 659 (28%), 1498 (63%) and 139 (6%) received 1, 2, and 3 doses, respectively. Ninety five patients received a single dose of vaccine after a previous COVID-19. Two thousand two hundred eighty five health care workers (HCW) received one (N = 17, 0.7%), 2-3 (N = 2026, 88.7%) vaccine doses and one dose after COVID-19 (N = 242, 10.6%). With a median follow-up of 142 and 199 days for patients and HCW, respectively. Thirty nine (1.6%) patients and 35 (1.5%) HCW developed COVID-19 after vaccination. Six of 39 cancer patients and no HCW died because ofCOVID-19 within 50 days after diagnosis. Independent risk factors for COVID-19 in vaccinated patients were age, single dose of vaccine without previous COVID-19 and anti-CD20 treatment in the last three months. Independent risk factors for death included metastatic disease, gender, cancer type, but also documented COVID-19 before vaccination.

conclusionsPatients receiving two or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine have reduced risk of COVID-19. The risk of death of vaccinated cancer patients presenting COVID-19 remains high. COVID-19 before vaccination is associated with an increased overall risk of death.

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