Frequently Asked Questions on Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Recipients From the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and the American Society of Hematology

Fareed Khawaja, Genovefa Papanicolaou, Sanjeet Dadwal, Steven A. Pergam, John R. Wingard, Zeinab El Boghdadly, Maheen Z. Abidi, Alpana Waghmare, Zainab Shahid, Laura Michaels, Joshua A. Hill, Mini Kamboj, Michael Boeckh, Jeffery J. Auletta, Roy F. Chemaly

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), disproportionately affects immunocompromised and elderly patients. Not only are hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell recipients at greater risk for severe COVID-19 and COVID-19–related complications, but they also may experience suboptimal immune responses to currently available COVID-19 vaccines. Optimizing the use, timing, and number of doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in these patients may provide better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and better outcomes after infection. To this end, current guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination in HCT and CAR T-cell recipients from the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Transplant Infectious Disease Special Interest Group and the American Society of Hematology are provided in a frequently asked questions format.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10-18
Number of pages9
JournalTransplantation and Cellular Therapy
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Adenoviral vector vaccine
  • Bone marrow transplant
  • CAR T-cell
  • Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell
  • Coronavirus disease 2019
  • COVID-19
  • Hematopoietic cell transplant
  • mRNA vaccine
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
  • Vaccine safety

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology
  • Transplantation

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