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ArticleTransplantation proceedings

Evaluation of the Correlation Between Responders and Non-Responders to the Second Coronavirus Disease Vaccination In Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study.

Masatoshi Matsunami, Tomo Suzuki, Shinnosuke Sugihara, Takumi Toishi, Kanako Nagaoka, Junko Fukuda, Mamiko Ohara, Yayoi Takanashi, Atsuhiko Ochi, Jun Yashima and 2 more

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Masatoshi MatsunamiDepartment of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan; Renal Transplant Center, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: matsunami.masatoshi@kameda.jp.
Tomo SuzukiDepartment of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan; Renal Transplant Center, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Shinnosuke SugiharaDepartment of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Takumi ToishiDepartment of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Kanako NagaokaDepartment of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Junko FukudaDepartment of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Mamiko OharaDepartment of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Yayoi TakanashiRenal Transplant Center, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Atsuhiko OchiRenal Transplant Center, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan; Department of Urology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Jun YashimaRenal Transplant Center, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Hiroshi KujiDepartment of Urology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Kosei MatsueDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Kameda Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients is significantly lower than that in healthy controls. We evaluated immune responses after the COVID-19 vaccine and their possible relationship with other cofactors in KTx recipients.

methodsThis retrospective single-center cohort study included 29 KTx recipients 2-8 weeks after receiving 2 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccine. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) immunoglobulin (Ig)-G levels were evaluated to define cofactors influencing the immune response between the responder (anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG level ≥0.8 U/mL) (n = 16) and nonresponder groups (anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG level <0.8 U/mL) (n = 13). The kinetics of antibodies between 2 and 6 months after the second vaccination was also compared between the groups.

resultsKTx recipients with IgG levels ≥0.8 U/mL were younger (54 [interquartile range {IQR}, 46.5-61] years vs 65 [IQR, 55-71.5] years; P = .01), had been transplanted for a longer median time (1588 [IQR, 1382-4751] days vs 1034 [IQR, 548.5-1833] days; P = .02), and were more often treated with a lower mycophenolate mofetil dosage (765.6 ± 119.6 vs 1077 ± 76.9 mg; P = .04) than KTx recipients with IgG levels <0.8 U/mL. There was no significant difference in antibody titers between time periods after the second dose in the responder group. At the 6-month follow-up, a serologic response against the SARS-CoV-2 S was observed in 44.4% of KTx recipients in the nonresponder group.

conclusionsMore than 50% of KTx recipients developed a higher antibody response after the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesKidney TransplantationAntibodies, ViralCohort StudiesHumansImmunoglobulin GmRNA VaccinesMycophenolic AcidRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Transplant RecipientsVaccinationVaccines, SyntheticAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunoglobulin GmRNA VaccinesMycophenolic AcidVaccines, Synthetic

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PMID35868872
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