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ArticleClinical & translational immunology2026

The impact of B-cell reconstitution on mRNA vaccine responses in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients.

Fredrika Hellgren, Rodrigo Arcoverde Cerveira, Gustaf Lindgren, Puran Chen, Klara Lenart, Sebastian Ols, Alberto Cagigi, Davide Valentini, Mireia Rocavert Barranco, Evangelin Shaloom Vitus and 15 more

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25 authors.

Fredrika HellgrenDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.
Rodrigo Arcoverde CerveiraDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-2534
Gustaf LindgrenDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST) Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Stockholm Sweden.
Puran ChenDepartment of Medicine Huddinge Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.
Klara LenartDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.
Sebastian OlsDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.
Alberto CagigiDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.
Davide ValentiniDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST) Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Stockholm Sweden.
Mireia Rocavert BarrancoDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.
Evangelin Shaloom VitusDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0805-6485
Martin CorcoranDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.
Yong-Dae GwonDepartment of Clinical Microbiology Umeå University Umeå Sweden.
Mattias Ne ForsellDepartment of Clinical Microbiology Umeå University Umeå Sweden.
Magnus EvanderDepartment of Clinical Microbiology Umeå University Umeå Sweden.
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Peter BergmanDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Immunology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3306-3713
Marcus BuggertDepartment of Medicine Huddinge Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0633-1719
Hans-Gustaf LjunggrenKarolinska ATMP Center Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.
Soo AlemanDepartment of Medicine Huddinge Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-4870
Gunilla B Karlsson HedestamDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.
Andreas BjörklundDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST) Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Stockholm Sweden.
Anna NordlanderDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST) Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Stockholm Sweden.
Per LjungmanDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST) Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Stockholm Sweden.
Stephan MielkeDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST) Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Stockholm Sweden.
Karin LoréDivision of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Vaccine responses in haematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHCT) recipients vary, with different degrees of B-cell reconstitution likely playing a key role. However, mechanistic understanding of the B-cell receptor (BCR) repertoire and its functional impact post-alloHCT remain limited. Methods: Within the scope of a mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine phase IV clinical trial in alloHCT recipients ( Results: AlloHCT patients receiving prime-boost mRNA vaccination within 12 months post-transplant exhibited lower vaccine-specific antibody levels and memory B-cell frequencies than vaccinated healthy controls. Responses were comparable to healthy controls in patients vaccinated later than 12 months post transplant. BCR repertoire sequencing showed reduced somatic hypermutation (SHM) levels in bulk IgG+ B cells from alloHCT patients. Although some alloHCT patients showed exceptional expansion of a few IgG clones of unknown specificity, their overall B-cell repertoires remained polyclonal. Vaccine-specific B-cell clonotypes detected in patients responding to vaccination showed similar proportional expansion and SHM as in controls. The level of immature CD24hiCD38hi transitional B cells pre-vaccination was negatively correlated to the vaccine response, and can be used as a predictor of antibody titres. Conclusion: Our data indicate that mRNA vaccination can stimulate expansion of vaccine-specific B cells to affinity mature in many alloHCT recipients, though restricted by the presence of immature B-cell populations.

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B cell receptorCAR T cellmRNA vaccinestem cell transplanttransitional B cell

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