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ArticleJournal of neurology2025

Evaluation of the efficacy of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine additional and booster doses in immunocompromised patients with multiple sclerosis: the COVACiMS study.

Filipa Ladeira, Claudia Nobrega, João Cerqueira, on behalf COVACiMS collaborators

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Article in Journal of neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Filipa LadeiraMultiple Sclerosis Center of Integrated Responsibility, Hospital de Santo António Dos Capuchos, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal. filipaladeira@msn.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5530-3258
Claudia NobregaICVS/3B's- PT Government Associate Laboratory, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), Braga, Portugal.
João CerqueiraICVS/3B's- PT Government Associate Laboratory, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), Braga, Portugal.
on behalf COVACiMS collaborators

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies evaluating COVID-19 primary vaccination with two vaccines reported a blunt response in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients under anti-CD20 and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) modulators. An extended primary vaccination (EPV) was recommended in immunosuppressed MS patients. Data on the effectiveness of the EPV and subsequent booster dose are limited. A prospective cohort study (n = 270) was conducted to evaluate the humoral and cellular immunogenicity of the EPV scheme in immunocompromised MS patients (i.e., treated with anti-CD20, S1P modulators, natalizumab, teriflunomide, or dimethyl fumarate) vs. regular primary vaccination in non-treated patients - primary course (PC) cohort. The effect of a subsequent booster dose was also assessed - first booster (FB) cohort . The seroconversion rates were 55% and 56% in anti-CD20 and 75% and 67% in S1P modulators group in PC and FB cohort, respectively, and 100% in the remaining groups. A positive SARS-CoV-2 Spike T-spot was observed in 22% of patients under S1P modulators in PC cohort and 67% in FB cohort; the remaining groups had 75% or more. Similar rates of breakthrough infection were observed in both groups vs. controls. Compared to non-treated MS patients, immunosuppressed patients under anti-CD20 and S1P modulators drugs receiving EPV scheme or booster dose still present lower protection rates to SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmunization, SecondaryImmunocompromised HostMultiple SclerosisAdultFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 VaccinesImmunosuppressive AgentsCOVID-19Humoral immune response; Cellular immune responseMultiple sclerosisVaccination

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PMID40131515
PMCPMC11937187

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