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ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2026

A Personalised Vaccination Program Based on Immune Reconstitution in Paediatric Cancer Survivors.

Menucha Jurkowicz, Raz Somech, Dan Dominissini, Nathan Keller, Efrat Dresner, Michal Paret, Gilad Sherman, Guy Katzenellenbogen, Elina Gelman, Keren Asraf and 8 more

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Menucha JurkowiczPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Raz SomechSchool of Medicine, Grey Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Dan DominissiniSchool of Medicine, Grey Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nathan KellerThe Department of Health Management, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Efrat DresnerPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Michal ParetPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Gilad ShermanDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Guy KatzenellenbogenPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Elina GelmanPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Keren AsrafThe Dworman Automated-Mega Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Ram DoolmanThe Dworman Automated-Mega Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Atar LevSchool of Medicine, Grey Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Amos J SimonSchool of Medicine, Grey Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0511-4122
Helly VernitskyHematology Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Assaf BargSchool of Medicine, Grey Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-2567
Hana GolanSchool of Medicine, Grey Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Amos TorenSchool of Medicine, Grey Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Michal SteinPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.

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Sheba Medical Center
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsPaediatric cancer survivors often experience treatment-induced immunosuppression, requiring post-treatment revaccination. However, immune recovery timelines vary, and current revaccination guidelines, largely based on data of varied quality derived from studies on acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia (ALL), may not be applicable across all paediatric malignancies. This study evaluated a personalised revaccination approach based on immune recovery.

methodsImmune recovery was evaluated using antibody titers to common childhood vaccines, immunoglobulin levels, B- and T-cell subpopulations, and T-cell receptor excision circles (TREC) and kappa-deleting recombination excision circles (KREC) markers. The recommended revaccination window was defined as 3-6 months post-treatment. Patients completing immune and serology testing within this window were categorised as the per-protocol-group (PPG), while others were categorised as the protocol-deviated-group (PDG).

resultsAmong 19 PPG patients, 57.9% required major and 36.8% minor modifications to recommended revaccination guidelines, with major modifications more common among hematologic malignancies than solid tumours (83.3% vs. 46.2%, p < 0.0001). In the intention-to-treat (ITT) cohort (n = 52), 40.4% required major and 57.7% minor modifications; hematologic survivors again had higher rates of major modifications (52.9% vs. 34.3%, p = 0.008).

conclusionsImmune recovery following paediatric cancer therapy is highly variable, particularly among hematologic malignancies. Personalised revaccination strategies incorporating comprehensive immunological workups may optimise protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.

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Immune ReconstitutionImmunization ProgramsImmunization, SecondaryNeoplasmsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalePrecision Medicinecancer survivorhemato‐oncologyimmune recoverypaediatricvaccines

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PMID42033167
PMCPMC13659386

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