Indications for and contraindications of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients with COVID-19 vaccination.
Future Oncol
; 17(26): 3477-3484, 2021 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34189948
Lay abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted over 1 year. Vaccination is a promising strategy for preventing COVID-19. Cancer patients are prone to infection with COVID-19, and these patients have high mortality. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a novel anticancer strategy. Whether COVID-19 vaccination and ICI treatment impact each other in cancer patients remains unknown. This review explores both sides of the relationship between ICI treatment and COVID-19 vaccination and suggests good efficacy and safety of ICI treatment after COVID-19 vaccination as well as little impact on the virus protection and toxicity associated with COVID-19 vaccination during ICI treatment.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Future Oncol
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China