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ArticleClinical lung cancer2023

Safety of mRNA-COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients With Thoracic Cancers.

G Spitaleri, P Trillo Aliaga, C Catania, E Del Signore, I Attili, C Santoro, F Giugliano, P P M Berton Giachetti, G Curigliano, A Passaro and 1 more

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Article in Clinical lung cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

G SpitaleriDivision of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: gianluca.spitaleri@ieo.it.
P Trillo AliagaDivision of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
C CataniaDivision of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
E Del SignoreDivision of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
I AttiliDivision of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
C SantoroDivision of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
F GiuglianoDivision of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
P P M Berton GiachettiDivision of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
G CuriglianoDivision of New Drugs and Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology (DIPO), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
A PassaroDivision of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
F de MarinisDivision of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
European Institute of Oncology · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPivotal trials of COVID-19 vaccines did not include cancer patients with questions remaining in this population. Particularly in patients with thoracic malignancies receiving anticancer treatments, the safety of these vaccines has so far been little investigated.

methodsThis is a prospective trial of patients with thoracic cancer receiving anticancer treatments and COVID-19 vaccines at the Division of Thoracic Oncology of European Institute of Oncology between February and September 2021.

resultsA total 207 patients affected by thoracic cancers (199 lung cancers and 8 mesotheliomas) had received Covid-19 vaccines (206 mRNA vaccines and 1 virus-vectored vaccine). The majority of patients had at least one comorbidity (76.3%). They were concomitantly treating with targeted therapy (TT) (45.9%), immunotherapy (IO) (22.7%), and chemotherapy (CT) (14%). A total of 64 AEs (15.6%) were observed after administration of Sars-Cov-2 vaccine. The majority of AEs were grade 1 [G1] (6.3%) and G2 (8.8%), only two events were G3 (0.5%). The median follow-up was 9 months (range 1-22 months), during this follow-up 21 patients (10.1%) had a positive nasal swab, most of the patients were asymptomatic (67%) and the symptomatic ones (33%) had mild symptoms and fewer complications and hospitalizations.

conclusionsCOVID-19 m-RNA vaccines appear to be safe in the cohort of patients with thoracic malignances in active treatment, including those receiving immunotherapy. Considering the high morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 in patients with lung cancer receiving active treatments, our study supports the current vaccine prioritization, third and/or fourth dose, of all cancer patients with active treatment.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesLung NeoplasmsThoracic NeoplasmsHumansProspective StudiesRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 VaccinesRNA, MessengerChemotherapyImmunotherapyLung cancerSARS-COV2 vaccineTyrosin kinase inhibitors

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