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COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients With Cancer-A Welcome Addition, but There Is Need for Optimization.

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This article is published in JAMA Oncology.The article was published on 2021-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 18 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cancer.

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Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 breakthrough infections in patients with cancer (UKCCEP): a population-based test-negative case-control study

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors conducted a population-based test-negative case-control study of the UK Coronavirus Cancer Evaluation Project (UKCCEP), and extracted data from the UKCCEP registry on all SARS-CoV-2 PCR test results (from the Second Generation Surveillance System), vaccination records from the National Immunisation Management Service, patient demographics, and cancer records from England, UK, from Dec 8, 2020, to Oct 15, 2021.
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Serological SARS-CoV-2 antibody response, potential predictive markers and safety of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in haematological and oncological patients.

TL;DR: In this paper, a total of 259 haemato-oncological patients were vaccinated with two 30 µg doses of BNT162b2 administered 21 days apart, and serological response was assessed by ELECSYS® Anti-SARS-CoV-2-S immunoassay before vaccination, and at 3 and 7 weeks after the first dose (T1, T2).
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Emerging issues related to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with cancer.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline key characteristics of the currently approved COVID-19 vaccines, provide a brief overview of key emerging issues such as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombinia and SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, and review the available data related to the efficacy and side effects of vaccinating patients with cancer.
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Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Vaccines.

TL;DR: These findings have implications for the need of continued protective measures and for vaccines for persons previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, and as well as the duration of immunity to other viruses and virus vaccines.
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COVID-19 vaccine race: watch your step for cancer patients.

TL;DR: A careful evaluation of the efficacy of these promising mRNA COVID-19 vaccines administered as lipid carriers for patients with solid tumours is needed, including a possible re-appraisal of the dosing for optimal protection of this specific and frail population.
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