The Interplay of Lung Cancer, COVID-19, and Vaccines
Autor: | Dragan Trivanović, Željka Peršurić, Andrea Agaj, Marko Jakopović, Miroslav Samaržija, Lela Bitar, Krešimir Pavelić |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 23, Iss 23, p 15067 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1422-0067 1661-6596 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijms232315067 |
Popis: | Patients with cancer are more susceptible to a higher risk of coronavirus infection and its severe complications than the general population. In addition, these patients were not included in the pivotal clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines. Therefore, considerable uncertainty remains regarding the management of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations in cancer patients. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge generated from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vulnerability of cancer patients to the coronavirus disease, as well as the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in this population. We also discuss the available data on the effects of anticancer treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors on the immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in cancer patients. Special attention in this review will be given to patients with lung cancer, as such patients are at an increased risk for severe effects from COVID-19. |
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