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ArticleViruses2025

Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Participants with Head and Neck Cancer.

Luminita Mărutescu, Alexandru Enea, Nefeli-Maria Antoniadis, Marian Neculae, Diana Antonia Costea, Marcela Popa, Elena Dragu, Elena Codrici, Violeta Ristoiu, Bianca Galateanu and 8 more

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Luminita MărutescuDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4045-079X
Alexandru EneaENT Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Nefeli-Maria AntoniadisDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
Marian NeculaeDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
Diana Antonia CosteaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0009-0009-9625-8922
Marcela PopaResearch Institute of University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
Elena DraguDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
Elena CodriciBiochemistry-Proteomics Department, Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Violeta RistoiuResearch Institute of University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9965-7509
Bianca GalateanuResearch Institute of University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8093-1750
Ariana HuditaResearch Institute of University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9439-9432
Gratiela Gradisteanu PircalabioruDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6384-1822
Abdelali Filali-MouhimCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada.
Serban Vifor Gabriel BertesteanuENT Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Veronica LazărDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.
Carmen ChifiriucDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6098-1857
Raluca GrigoreENT Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Petronela AncutaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1922-5640

Funding

Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI, Romania) PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-2115 (620 PED)National Council for the Financing of Higher Education (Romania) CNFIS-FDI grant #2021-0405National Council for the Financing of Higher Education (Romania), CNFIS-FDI grant #2022-0675 CNFIS-FDI grant #2022-0675
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSARS-CoV-2 immunity is understudied in cancer patients. Here, we monitored natural/vaccine-induced SARS-CoV-2 immunity in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) stratified as vaccinated (mRNA/adenovirus-based vaccines), convalescent, and hybrid immunity.

methodsPlasma/PBMC samples were collected from 49 patients with HNC and 14 non-oncologic controls recruited between August 2021 and March 2022. Longitudinal follow-up was performed on 25 HNC patients. Plasma antibodies (Abs) against Spike (S1/S2), receptor-binding domain (RBD), and nucleocapsid (NC) of IgG/IgA isotypes and 25 cytokines/chemokines were quantified using MILLIPLEX

resultsPlasma SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2/RBD IgG/IgA Abs were detected in all HNC participants at enrollment median time since immunization (TSI) 117 days at levels similar to controls and were significantly higher in convalescent/hybrid versus vaccinated. NC IgG/IgA Abs were only detected after infection. The frequency of Tet++ B-cells, enriched in the CD27+ memory phenotype and IgG/IgA isotype, positively correlated with plasma levels of RBD IgG/IgA Abs and Spike-specific CD4+ T-cell proliferation, regardless of the immunization status and TSI. Spike/NC-specific B-cell proliferation reached the highest levels in convalescent HNC and was positively correlated with NC IgG Abs, but not with the frequency of Tet++ B-cells. Finally, Tet++ B-cell frequencies remained stable between the two subsequent visits (median TSI: 117 versus 341 days), indicating their ability to persist for a relatively long time.

conclusionsThis study monitored SARS-CoV-2 humoral/cellular immunity in an HNC cohort relative to non-oncologic participants and demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2-specific B-cells persist beyond 11 months post-immunization. These findings have implications for the management of HNC in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection and other viral infections.

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COVID-19Head and Neck NeoplasmsImmunity, CellularImmunity, HumoralSARS-CoV-2AdultAgedAntibodies, ViralB-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCOVID-19 VaccinesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunoglobulin GSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2antibodiesB-cellscorrelates of immunitySARS-CoV-2T-cellsvaccine

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PMCPMC12197323

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