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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Impaired Neutralizing Antibody Activity against B.1.617.2 (Delta) after Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients Receiving Anti-CD20 Therapy.

Maximilian Töllner, Claudius Speer, Louise Benning, Marie Bartenschlager, Christian Nusshag, Christian Morath, Martin Zeier, Caner Süsal, Paul Schnitzler, Wilhelm Schmitt and 4 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Neutralizing antibody response against the B.1.617.2 (delta) and the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variants after a third mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maximilian TöllnerDepartment of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Claudius SpeerDepartment of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Louise BenningDepartment of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8366-2100
Marie BartenschlagerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Christian NusshagDepartment of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Christian MorathDepartment of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Martin ZeierDepartment of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Caner SüsalTransplant Immunology Research Center of Excellence, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul 34010, Turkey.
Paul SchnitzlerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Wilhelm SchmittCenter for Renal Diseases, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.
Raoul BergnerClinical Center Ludwigshafen, Department of Internal Medicine A, 67036 Ludwigshafen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7965-1273
Ralf BartenschlagerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5601-9307
Hanns-Martin LorenzDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Matthias SchaierDepartment of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1040-1150
Heidelberg University · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEKoç University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: To characterize humoral response after standard anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Rituximab-treated patients and to determine the optimal time point after last Rituximab treatment for appropriate immunization. Methods: Sixty-four patients who received Rituximab within the last seven years prior to the first anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination were recruited in a prospective observational study. Anti-S1 IgG, SARS-CoV-2 specific neutralization, and various SARS-CoV-2 target antibodies were determined. A live virus assay was used to assess neutralizing antibody activity against B.1.617.2 (delta). In Rituximab-treated patients, CD19+ peripheral B-cells were quantified using flow cytometry. Results: After second vaccination, all antibodies were significantly reduced compared to healthy controls. Neutralizing antibody activity against B.1.617.2 (delta) was detectable with a median (IQR) ID50 of 0 (0−1:20) compared to 1:320 (1:160−1:320) in healthy controls (for all p < 0.001). Longer time period since last Rituximab administration correlated with higher anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels and a stronger neutralization of B.1.617.2 (delta). With one exception, only patients with a CD19+ cell proportion ≥ 1% had detectable neutralizing antibodies. Conclusion: Our data indicate that a reconstitution of the B-cell population to >1% seems crucial in developing neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. We suggest that anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination should be administered at least 8−12 months after the last Rituximab treatment for sufficient humoral responses.

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COVID-19Rituximabvaccination

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PMID35330069
PMCPMC8952324
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