Observational studyJournal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer2022
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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- Vaccine safety for individuals receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: A narrative review of current literature and recommendations for future research.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Review
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- Observational study on the safety and effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with lung cancer.ESMO real world data and digital oncology · 2025Article
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- Time-Dependent Effects of Clinical Interventions on SARS-CoV-2 Immunity in Patients with Lung Cancer.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Survival and safety analysis of COVID-19 vaccine in Chinese patients with non-small cell lung cancer.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
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- Impact of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors on the Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Vaccines · 2023Article
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- Serological Response to SARS-CoV-2 after COVID-19 Vaccination in Lung Cancer Patients: Short Review.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with cancer: a joint analysis of OnCovid and ESMO-CoCARE registries.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionPatients 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.
methodsThis 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.
resultsA 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).
conclusionsPatients 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.
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