Natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and breakthrough infections in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with cancer


Por: Cortellini, A, Aguilar-Company, J, Salazar, R, Bower, M, Sita-Lumsden, A, Plaja, A, Lee, AJX, Bertuzzi, A, Tondini, C, Diamantis, N, Martinez-Vila, C, Prat, A, Apthorp, E, Gennari, A and Pinato, DJ

Publicada: 9 nov 2022 Ahead of Print: 1 ago 2022
Resumen:
Background Consolidated evidence suggests spontaneous immunity from SARS-CoV-2 is not durable, leading to the risk of reinfection, especially in the context of newly emerging viral strains. In patients with cancer who survive COVID-19 prevalence and severity of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections are unknown. Methods We aimed to document natural history and outcome from SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in patients recruited to OnCovid (NCT04393974), an active European registry enrolling consecutive patients with a history of solid or haematologic malignancy diagnosed with COVID-19. Results As of December 2021, out of 3108 eligible participants, 1806 COVID-19 survivors were subsequently followed at participating institutions. Among them, 34 reinfections (1.9%) were reported after a median time of 152 days (range: 40-620) from the first COVID-19 diagnosis, and with a median observation period from the second infection of 115 days (95% CI: 27-196). Most of the first infections were diagnosed in 2020 (27, 79.4%), while most of reinfections in 2021 (25, 73.5%). Haematological malignancies were the most frequent primary tumour (12, 35%). Compared to first infections, second infections had lower prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms (52.9% vs 91.2%, P = 0.0008) and required less COVID-19-specific therapy (11.8% vs 50%, P = 0.0013). Overall, 11 patients (32.4%) and 3 (8.8%) were fully and partially vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 before the second infection, respectively. The 14-day case fatality rate was 11.8%, with four death events, none of which among fully vaccinated patients. Conclusion This study shows that reinfections in COVID-19 survivors with cancer are possible and more common in patients with haematological malignancies. Reinfections carry a 11% risk of mortality, which rises to 15% among unvaccinated patients, highlighting the importance of universal vaccination of patients with cancer.

Filiaciones:
Cortellini, A:
 Imperial Coll London, Hammersmith Hosp, Dept Surg & Canc, London, England

 Fdn Policlin Univ Campus Biomed, Med Oncol, Rome, Italy

Aguilar-Company, J:
 Vall dHebron Univ Hosp, Med Oncol, Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Oncol VHIO, Barcelona, Spain

 Vall dHebron Univ Hosp, Infect Dis, Barcelona, Spain

Salazar, R:
 CIBERONC, ICO LHospitalet, Dept Med Oncol, Oncobell Program IDIBELL, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

Bower, M:
 Chelsea & Westminster Hosp, Dept Oncol, London, England

 Chelsea & Westminster Hosp, Natl Ctr HIV Malignancy, London, England

Sita-Lumsden, A:
 Guys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Trust GSTT, Med Oncol, London, England

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 Catalan Inst Oncol Badalona, Med Oncol Dept, IGTP, B ARGO Grp, Badalona, Spain

Lee, AJX:
 Univ Coll London Hosp, Canc Div, London, England

Bertuzzi, A:
 IRCCS Humanitas Res Hosp, Humanitas Canc Ctr, Med Oncol & Hematol Unit, Milan, Italy

Tondini, C:
 ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Oncol Unit, Bergamo, Italy

Diamantis, N:
 Barts Hlth NHS Trust, Med Oncol, London, England

Martinez-Vila, C:
 Fundacio Althaia Manresa, Manresa, Spain

Prat, A:
 IDIBAPS, Translat Genom & Targeted Therapies Solid Tumors, Barcelona, Spain

Apthorp, E:
 Kings Coll London, Med Sch, London, England

Gennari, A:
 Univ Piemonte Orientale, Dept Translat Med, Div Oncol, Novara, Italy

Pinato, DJ:
 Imperial Coll London, Hammersmith Hosp, Dept Surg & Canc, London, England

 Univ Piemonte Orientale, Dept Translat Med, Div Oncol, Novara, Italy
ISSN: 00070920





British Journal of Cancer
Editorial
Nature Publishing Group, CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, N1 9XW, ENGLAND, Reino Unido
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 127 Número: 10
Páginas: 1787-1792
WOS Id: 000842858300001
ID de PubMed: 35995934
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