ArticleCommunications medicine2025
Comparison of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis cases following two adenovirus-vectored COVID-19 vaccines.
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backgroundVaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) was first described after administration of adenovirus-vectored COVID-19 vaccines including Ad26.COV2.S and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19. It is not known if the clinical characteristics and outcomes of VITT after Ad26.COV2.S and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination are different. We assessed demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory findings and outcomes in patients with VITT after each vaccine.
methodsSpontaneous postmarketing reports of VITT after Ad26.COV2.S were identified from Janssen's Global Safety Database and classified using NICE criteria (n = 86). Cases after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 were identified from a published case series (n = 220). The analysis is descriptive.
resultsThe median age of patients with definite/probable VITT after Ad26.COV2.S or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination is 43 and 48 years, respectively. Median time-to-onset is 11 days and 14 days post-vaccination, cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is present in 50.6% and 50%, and mortality is 30% and 22% of patients, respectively. Women make up 55.3% of cases after Ad26.COV2.S and 55% after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, 74%/60% of CVT cases and 68%/62.5% of deaths. Patients present with severe thrombocytopenia, grossly elevated D-dimer, and most test positive for anti-platelet factor-4 antibodies. Patients with preexisting rare autoimmune diseases are observed despite the small sample sizes.
conclusionWithin the limitations of the data, our study finds no strong evidence for a clinically relevant difference in VITT occurring after Ad26.COV2.S or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19. Observed differences in some parameters likely result from the demographic of the populations vaccinated, and the situational and reporting differences in how, when, and where patients were identified and treated.
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