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PubMed: 40507346 DOI: 10.3390/cancers17111865
The Influence of Radioligand Therapy on Immunogenicity Against SARS-CoV-2-A Retrospective Single-Arm Cohort Study of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving PSMA Radioligand Therapy.
Cancers (Basel) 17(11)
Authors: Carsten S Kramer, Aleksandr Eismant, Aditi Mishra, Corinna Müller, Christian Landvogt, Richard P Baum
Affiliations
- CURANOSTICUM MVZ GmbH Wiesbaden-Frankfurt, Center for Advanced Radiomolecular Precision Oncology, Aukammallee 33, 65191 Wiesbaden, Germany.
Abstract
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a rising threat for immunocompromised cancer patients. The reduced immune defense may be a result of the malignancy itself or a side effect of therapy. While many chemotherapies can severely diminish the effect of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the effect of radioligand therapy has not yet been studied so far. Methods: In our database, 64 patient records of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that were treated with PSMA-directed radioligand therapy (PRLT) were randomly selected and checked for specific information (vaccination status, past corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, the period between PRLT and vaccination, and antibody titers). A total of 30 patient records had sufficient information to examine the interference between PRLT and the vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. Results: In the analyzed cohort, 96.7% of the patients achieved seroconversion after receiving-on average-the third (booster) vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and two PRLT cycles with average administered activities of 16.1 ± 7.2 GBq (435.1 ± 194.6 mCi) of lutetium-177 and 13.7 ± 6.6 MBq (0.37 ± 0.18 mCi) of actinium-225 (as part of 'TANDEM therapies') per patient. Conclusions: In the reviewed population, neither the initial response nor the maintenance of a positive immune response against the SARS-CoV-2 virus was undesirably affected by PRLT. The seroconversion rate and the absolute immune titers (in many cases >25,000 BAU/mL) are comparable to the normal population. This result implies the clinically important conclusion that neither an initial nor a booster vaccination against COVID-19 must be postponed if a PRLT is planned (and vice versa).
MeSH
Seroconversion, Sars-Cov-2, Immunization, Vaccines, Neoplasms, Cohort Studies, Prostate, Vaccination, Viruses, Prostatic Neoplasms, Records, Therapeutics, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus