Immune responses to COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer: Promising results and a note of caution

SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are effective in preventing COVID-19. Patients with cancer are at high risk for severe COVID-19 and are appropriately prioritized for vaccination. Several studies in this issue of Cancer Cell add to our knowledge of the heterogeneity of immune responses to vaccination among patie...

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Autores principales: Griffiths, Elizabeth A., Segal, Brahm H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8253695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34242573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2021.07.001
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Sumario:SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are effective in preventing COVID-19. Patients with cancer are at high risk for severe COVID-19 and are appropriately prioritized for vaccination. Several studies in this issue of Cancer Cell add to our knowledge of the heterogeneity of immune responses to vaccination among patients with cancer and identify important areas for future research.

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