Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have significant immune disfunction, often further disrupted by treatment. While currently available COVID-19 vaccinations are highly effective in immunocompetent individuals, they are often poorly immunogenic in CLL patients. It is important to un...

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Main Authors: Zoe L. Lyski, Myung Sun Kim, David Xthona Lee, David Sampson, Hans-Peter Raué, Vikram Raghunathan, Debbie Ryan, Amanda E. Brunton, Mark K. Slifka, William B. Messer, Stephen E. Spurgeon
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6831640
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author Zoe L. Lyski
Myung Sun Kim
David Xthona Lee
David Sampson
Hans-Peter Raué
Vikram Raghunathan
Debbie Ryan
Amanda E. Brunton
Mark K. Slifka
William B. Messer
Stephen E. Spurgeon
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David Xthona Lee
David Sampson
Hans-Peter Raué
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Amanda E. Brunton
Mark K. Slifka
William B. Messer
Stephen E. Spurgeon
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description Individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have significant immune disfunction, often further disrupted by treatment. While currently available COVID-19 vaccinations are highly effective in immunocompetent individuals, they are often poorly immunogenic in CLL patients. It is important to understand the role a heterologous boost would have in patients who did not respond to the initial two-dose mRNA vaccine series. SARS-CoV-2 specific immune responses, including antibodies and memory B-cells, CD4 and CD8 T-cells were assessed prior to vaccination, as well as postinitial vaccination series and post-third dose in two subjects. One subject seroconverted, had RBD-specific memory B-cells and spike-specific CD4 T-cells while the other did not. Both subjects had a spike-specific CD8 T-cell response after the original mRNA vaccination series that was further boosted after the third dose or remained stable. The results of this study, however small, are especially promising to CLL individuals who did not seroconvert following the initial mRNA vaccination series.
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spelling doaj-art-b0a143a3e32d4a6fbe0d76b253bb0eb82025-02-03T01:07:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65792022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6831640Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaZoe L. Lyski0Myung Sun Kim1David Xthona Lee2David Sampson3Hans-Peter Raué4Vikram Raghunathan5Debbie Ryan6Amanda E. Brunton7Mark K. Slifka8William B. Messer9Stephen E. Spurgeon10Department of Molecular Microbiology & ImmunologyKnight Cancer InstituteDepartment of Molecular Microbiology & ImmunologyKnight Cancer InstituteDivision of NeuroscienceKnight Cancer InstituteKnight Cancer InstituteOHSU-PSU School of Public HealthDivision of NeuroscienceDepartment of Molecular Microbiology & ImmunologyKnight Cancer InstituteIndividuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have significant immune disfunction, often further disrupted by treatment. While currently available COVID-19 vaccinations are highly effective in immunocompetent individuals, they are often poorly immunogenic in CLL patients. It is important to understand the role a heterologous boost would have in patients who did not respond to the initial two-dose mRNA vaccine series. SARS-CoV-2 specific immune responses, including antibodies and memory B-cells, CD4 and CD8 T-cells were assessed prior to vaccination, as well as postinitial vaccination series and post-third dose in two subjects. One subject seroconverted, had RBD-specific memory B-cells and spike-specific CD4 T-cells while the other did not. Both subjects had a spike-specific CD8 T-cell response after the original mRNA vaccination series that was further boosted after the third dose or remained stable. The results of this study, however small, are especially promising to CLL individuals who did not seroconvert following the initial mRNA vaccination series.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6831640
spellingShingle Zoe L. Lyski
Myung Sun Kim
David Xthona Lee
David Sampson
Hans-Peter Raué
Vikram Raghunathan
Debbie Ryan
Amanda E. Brunton
Mark K. Slifka
William B. Messer
Stephen E. Spurgeon
Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Case Reports in Hematology
title Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_full Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_fullStr Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_short Immunogenicity of Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Followed by J&J Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccination in Two Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_sort immunogenicity of pfizer mrna covid 19 vaccination followed by j j adenovirus covid 19 vaccination in two patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6831640
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