ArticleVaccines2022
Effectiveness of Booster Dose of Anti SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 in Cirrhosis: Longitudinal Evaluation of Humoral and Cellular Response.
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- Immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cirrhosis: A meta-analysis.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
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- COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity in Mongolian adults with and without chronic hepatitis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Burden of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients in Germany: a retrospective, observational Study on Health Insurance Data from 2021 to 2022.Infection · 2025Observational
- How does geographical diversity shape vaccine efficacy?Clinical and experimental vaccine research · 2024Review
- Efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in individuals with liver cirrhosis: a rapid review and meta-analysis.Clinical and experimental vaccine research · 2024Review
- Safety and Immunogenicity After Primary and Booster Inactivated SARS-Cov-2 Vaccination in Patients with Autoimmune Liver Diseases.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2024Article
- Dynamic Humoral Immune Response to Primary and Booster Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients with Cirrhosis.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2023Article
- Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccine enhanced immune responses in patients with chronic liver diseases.Virologica Sinica · 2023Article
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- Cirrhosis is associated with lower serological responses to COVID-19 vaccines in patients with chronic liver disease.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2023Article
- Humoral Immune Response after COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Prospective Real-Life Single Center Study.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Narrative Review.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Cellular and humoral responses after second and third SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations in patients with autoimmune diseases treated with rituximab: specific T cell immunity remains longer and plays a protective role against SARS-CoV-2 reinfections.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: LC has been associated with hyporesponsiveness to several vaccines. Nonetheless, no data on complete serological and B- and T-cell immune response are currently available. Aims: To assess, in comparison with healthy controls of the same age and gender, both humoral and cellular immunoresponses of patients with LC after two or three doses of the mRNA Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 and to investigate clinical features associated with non-response. Material and methods: 179 patients with LC of CTP class A in 93.3% and viral etiology in 70.1% of cases were longitudinally evaluated starting from the day before the first dose to 4 weeks after the booster dose. Their antibody responses were compared to those of healthcare workers without co-morbidities. In a subgroup of 40 patients, B- and T-cell responses were also compared to controls. Results: At d31, d90 and d180 after BNT162b2 vaccine, no detectable SARS-CoV-2 IgG response was observed in 5.9%, 3.9% and 7.2% of LC patients as compared to 0 controls (p < 0.03). A delay in B-cell and lack of prompt T-cell response compared to healthcare workers was also registered. A significant correlation between antibody titers and cellular response was observed. A MELD score > 8 was the only independent predictor of poor d31 response (p = 0.028). Conclusions: Our results suggest that cirrhotic patients have a slower and in <10% suboptimal immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Rates of breakthrough infections were comparable between cirrhotics and controls. The booster dose was critical in inducing both humoral and cellular responses comparable to controls.
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