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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023

The immunogenicity and the safety of the adjuvanted glycoprotein E (gE)-based recombinant vaccine against herpes zoster (RZV) in cancer patients during immunotherapy.

Angioletta Lasagna, Dalila Mele, Federica Bergami, Domiziana Alaimo, Chiara Dauccia, Nicolò Alessio, Giuditta Comolli, Francesca Pasi, Alba Muzzi, Viola Novelli and 3 more

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. A Survey on Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Vaccination Against Herpes Zoster Virus Among Medical Oncologists for Patients with Solid Tumors.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Angioletta LasagnaMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Dalila MeleMolecular Virology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Federica BergamiMolecular Virology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Domiziana AlaimoMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Chiara DaucciaMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Nicolò AlessioMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Giuditta ComolliMolecular Virology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Francesca PasiMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Alba MuzziMedical Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Viola NovelliMedical Direction, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Fausto BaldantiMolecular Virology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Paolo PedrazzoliMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Irene CassanitiMolecular Virology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITPoliclinico San Matteo Fondazione · ITUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV). Severe immunocompromising conditions, such as solid tumors, have been largely associated with an increased risk for HZ due to waning VZV-specific cellular immunity. With the approval of the adjuvanted glycoprotein E (gE)-based recombinant vaccine (RZV; Shingrix™, GSK) also in immunocompromised subjects, HZ is considered a vaccine-preventable disease changing perspectives in immunocompromised subjects. To date, no clinical trial has evaluated the immunogenicity in the patients with cancer undergoing immunotherapy. In this study, we describe the humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in 38 cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and receiving RZV. We used samples collected at baseline (T0), 3 weeks (T2), and 6 months (T3) after the complete RV vaccination schedule. Our data showed that a significant proportion (40,5%) of RZV recipients mounted a stronger humoral and cell-mediated immune response at 3 weeks (T2) after complete RZV vaccination schedule. Interestingly, both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses were mostly stable over 6 months (T3). Interestingly, the overall IFNγ-producing lymphocytes was mainly associated with CD4 T cell response (

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Herpes ZosterHerpes Zoster VaccineNeoplasmsAdjuvants, ImmunologicGlycoproteinsHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesVaccinationVaccines, SyntheticAdjuvants, ImmunologicGlycoproteinsHerpes Zoster VaccineVaccines, SyntheticcancerCD4CD8herpes zosterimmunotherapyPHNRZVvaccine

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PMID38037900
PMCPMC10732600
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