Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Molecular Virology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 Dec 15;19(3):2288282. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2288282. Epub 2023 Dec 1.
Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV). Severe immunocompromising conditions, such as solid tumors, have been largely associated with an increased risk for HZ due to waning VZV-specific cellular immunity. With the approval of the adjuvanted glycoprotein E (gE)-based recombinant vaccine (RZV; Shingrix™, GSK) also in immunocompromised subjects, HZ is considered a vaccine-preventable disease changing perspectives in immunocompromised subjects. To date, no clinical trial has evaluated the immunogenicity in the patients with cancer undergoing immunotherapy. In this study, we describe the humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in 38 cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and receiving RZV. We used samples collected at baseline (T0), 3 weeks (T2), and 6 months (T3) after the complete RV vaccination schedule. Our data showed that a significant proportion (40,5%) of RZV recipients mounted a stronger humoral and cell-mediated immune response at 3 weeks (T2) after complete RZV vaccination schedule. Interestingly, both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses were mostly stable over 6 months (T3). Interestingly, the overall IFNγ-producing lymphocytes was mainly associated with CD4 T cell response ( = .0012). In conclusion, data from our pilot study suggest a strong and long-lasting immunogenicity of RZV in ICI-treated patients. Prospective analyses at 1 year after vaccination will be performed in order to evaluate the long-term persistence of humoral and cell-mediated response against RZV.
带状疱疹(HZ)是由潜伏的水痘带状疱疹病毒(VZV)再激活引起的。严重的免疫抑制状态,如实体瘤,由于 VZV 特异性细胞免疫减弱,与 HZ 的风险增加密切相关。随着基于佐剂糖蛋白 E(gE)的重组疫苗(RZV;Shingrix™,GSK)在免疫抑制患者中的批准,HZ 被认为是一种可通过疫苗预防的疾病,改变了免疫抑制患者的观点。迄今为止,尚无临床试验评估接受免疫治疗的癌症患者的免疫原性。在这项研究中,我们描述了 38 名接受免疫检查点抑制剂(ICI)治疗并接受 RZV 的癌症患者的体液和细胞介导免疫反应。我们使用在完全 RV 疫苗接种方案后基线(T0)、3 周(T2)和 6 个月(T3)收集的样本。我们的数据显示,在完全 RZV 疫苗接种方案后 3 周(T2),相当一部分(40.5%)RZV 接受者产生了更强的体液和细胞介导免疫反应。有趣的是,体液和细胞介导免疫反应在 6 个月(T3)时基本保持稳定。有趣的是,总体 IFNγ产生淋巴细胞主要与 CD4 T 细胞反应相关( = .0012)。总之,我们的初步研究数据表明,RZV 在接受 ICI 治疗的患者中具有强烈和持久的免疫原性。将在接种疫苗后 1 年进行前瞻性分析,以评估针对 RZV 的体液和细胞介导反应的长期持久性。