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ArticleVaccine2023

Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy is associated with attenuated humoral response to SARS-COV-2 vaccines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Filipa Bordalo Ferreira, Maria Ana Rafael, Lúcia Coimbra, Nazaré Boavida, Fernando Arrobas, Fábio Pereira Correia, Luísa Martins Figueiredo, Joana Carvalho E Branco, Luís Carvalho Lourenço, Liliana Santos and 1 more

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Article in Vaccine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Filipa Bordalo FerreiraGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal. Electronic address: filipa.b.ferreira@hff.min-saude.pt.
Maria Ana RafaelGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Lúcia CoimbraClinical Pathology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Nazaré BoavidaClinical Pathology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Fernando ArrobasIndependent researcher.
Fábio Pereira CorreiaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Luísa Martins FigueiredoGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Joana Carvalho E BrancoGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Luís Carvalho LourençoGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Liliana SantosGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Ana Maria OliveiraGastroenterology Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Hospital Prof. Dr. Fernando Fonseca · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunosuppressive therapy used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is known to reduce vaccine immunogenicity.

aimsThis study aimed to 1) predict the humoral response elicited by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in IBD patients based on their ongoing treatment and other relevant patient and vaccine characteristics and 2) assess the humoral response to a booster dose of mRNA vaccine.

methodsWe conducted a prospective study in adult IBD patients. Anti-spike (S) IgG antibodies were measured after initial vaccination and again after one booster dose. A multiple linear regression model was created to predict anti-S antibody titer following initial complete vaccination in different therapeutic groups (no immunosuppression, anti-TNF, immunomodulators and combination therapy). A two-tailed Wilcoxon test for two dependent groups was performed to compare anti-S values before and after the booster dose.

resultsOur study included 198 IBD patients. The multiple linear regression identified anti-TNF and combination therapy (versus no immunosuppression), current smoking, viral vector (versus mRNA) vaccine and interval between vaccination and anti-S measurement as statistically significant predictors of the log anti-S antibody levels (p < 0.001). No statistically significant differences were found between no immunosuppression and immunomodulators (p = 0.349) and between anti-TNF and combination therapy (p = 0.997). Statistically significant differences for anti-S antibody titer before and after the booster dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine were found, both for non-anti-TNF and anti-TNF groups.

conclusionsAnti-TNF treatment (either alone or in combination therapy) is associated with lower anti-S antibody levels. Booster mRNA doses seem to increase anti-S both in non-anti-TNF and anti-TNF treated patients. Special attention should be paid to this group of patients when planning vaccination schemes.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesInflammatory Bowel DiseasesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdultAntibodies, ViralHumansImmunoglobulin GNecrosisProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Tumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsVaccinationAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunoglobulin GTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsAnti-TNF-αBoosterCOVID-19 vaccinesInflammatory bowel disease

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PMID37202269
PMCPMC10165058
OpenAlexW4375863074

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