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Observational studyFrontiers in immunology2022

Immunogenicity and safety of the booster BNT162b2 vaccine in patients with axial spondyloarthritis treated with biological disease-modifying drugs.

Jitka Smetanova, Tomas Milota, Michal Rataj, Jana Hurnakova, Hana Zelena, Anna Sediva, Rudolf Horvath

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Observational study in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jitka SmetanovaDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czechia.
Tomas MilotaDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czechia.
Michal RatajDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czechia.
Jana HurnakovaDepartment of Paediatric and Adult Rheumatology, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czechia.
Hana ZelenaDepartment of Virology, Public Health Institute, Ostrava, Czechia.
Anna SedivaDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czechia.
Rudolf HorvathDepartment of Immunology, Second Faculty of Medicine Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czechia.
University Hospital in Motol · CZCharles University · CZPublic Health Institute Ostrava · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Vaccination confers relatively short-term protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), indicating the need for booster doses. Immunocompromised individuals, including those with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), may have pronounced immune response waning. Vaccine-boosted humoral and T-cell responses minimize poor coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) outcome without increasing adverse events (AE). There is limited evidence of third-dose vaccination in axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) patients. We investigated immune-response persistence after primary vaccination and immunogenicity and safety after the BNT162b2 booster vaccination. Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled an AxSpA cohort treated with interleukin-17 (IL-17) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) inhibitors. Serum SARS-CoV-2-specific and virus-neutralizing antibodies for humoral response and flow cytometric detection of intracellular cytokines following SARS-CoV-2-specific peptide-based stimulation for T-cell immune responses were assessed, and safety was evaluated Results: Fifteen male AxSpA patients treated with TNFα (73·3%) or IL-17 (26·7%) inhibitors were enrolled and had humoral response persistence at 6 months: 905·6 ( ± 186·1 SD) and 409·1 ( ± 335·7) U/mL. Specific antibody concentrations further increased after booster vaccination to 989·7 ( ± 12·62) and 1000 U/mL and T-cell responders from 53·3% to 80%, with no differences between AxSpA (including "vaccination only" and "hybrid immunity" subgroups) and healthy control (HC) cohorts. No severe AE occurred; the AE spectrum was comparable to that of the general population. Conclusion: Immune-response persistence after primary vaccination and immunogenicity after booster vaccination were unaffected by anti-IL17 or anti-TNFα therapy with similar AE as in the general population.

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Axial SpondyloarthritisBiological ProductsCOVID-19Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBNT162 VaccineHumansInterleukin-17MaleSARS-CoV-2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBiological ProductsBNT162 VaccineInterleukin-17Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaaxial spondyloarthritisCOVID-19immunogenicitysafetyvaccination

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PMID36211417
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