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. 2021 Oct 25;159:259–274. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.10.013

Table 3.

Results from anti–SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG seroconversion studies after complete (second dose) vaccination in patients with cancer.

Study n Vaccine(s) administered Days after the second dose (days, median) (IQR) Serological response
Anti-S IgG antibody test platform Seroconversion n (%) Titre of anti-S IgG (UA/mL, median) (IQR)
Addeo 2021 [16]
 Mixed cancer
 BNT162b2 cohort 30 BNT162b2 29 Elecsysa 28 (93) 1232 (258–2500)
 mRNA-1273 cohort 93 mRNA-1273 22 88 (95) 2500 (442–2500)
 Haematological cancer 22 BNT162b2/mRNA-1273 ·· 17 (77) 832 (24–2500)
 Solid cancer 101 ·· 99 (98) 2500 (514–2500)
Barrière 2021 [17]
 Solid cancer 42 BNT162b2 15–27 Elecsysa 40 (95) 245.2 (0–5467)
 Healthy control 24 24 (100) 2517 (157.6–6318)
Fong 2021 [20]
 Haematological cancer 56 BNT162b2 21 Abbottb 132 (86) ··
 Solid cancer 98
Goshen-Lago 2021 [21]
 Solid cancer 218 BNT162b2 16 (2–54) Liaisonc 187 (86) ··
Herishanu 2021 [22]
 CLL 167 BNT162b2 15 (14–17) Elecsysa 66 (40) ··
52 27 (52) 155 (7.6–490.3)
 Healthy control 52 52 (100) 1084 (128.9–1879)
Massarweh 2021 [26]
 Solid cancer 102 BNT162b2 38 (32–43) Abbottb 92 (90) 1931 (509–4386)
 Healthy control 78 40 (32–44) 78 (100) 7160 (3129–11,241)
Monin 2021 [27]
 Haematological cancer 5 BNT162b2 37 (35–40) In-house ELISAd 3 (60) ··
 Solid cancer 19 37 (35–42) 18 (95) ··
 Healthy control 12 40 (36–42) 12 (100) ··
Pimpinelli 2021 [29]
 MM 42 BNT162b2 14 Liaisonc 33 (79) 106.7 (62.3–179.7)e
 MPN 50 44 (88) 172.9 (106.5–257.0)e
 Healthy control 36 36 (100) 353.3 (255.6–470.0)e
Roeker 2021 [31]
 CLL 44 BNT162b2 21 (14–48) Liaisonc 23 (52) ··
Stampfer 2021 [32]
 MM 96 BNT162b2/mRNA-1273 14–21 In-house ELISAf 64 (67) 173.7 (SD = 1653.3)
Thakkar 2021 [33]
 Mixed cancer
 BNT162b2 cohort 115 BNT162b2 30 (19–53) Abbottb 110 (95) 5173 (SD = 16,699)
 mRNA-1273 cohort 62 mRNA-1273 58 (94) 11,963 (SD = 18,742)
 Haematological cancer 66 BNT162b2 (n = 115, 54%); mRNA-1273 (n = 62, 31%); single dose Ad26.COV2.S (n = 20, 10%); unknown mRNA-based (n = 3, 2%) 28.5 56 (85) 2528 (SD = 12,338)
 Solid cancer 134 31.5 131 (98) 7858 (SD = 18,103)
Tzarfati 2021 [34]
 Haematological cancer 315 BNT162b2 32 (29–40) Liaisonc 235 (75) 85 (11–172)
 Matched 69 ·· 52 (75) 90 (12–185)
 Healthy control 108 33.5 (28–39) 107 (99) 157 (130–221)
 Matched 69 ·· 68 (99) 173 (133–232)
Van Oekelen 2021 [35]
 MM
 BNT162b2 cohort 177 BNT162b2 51 (11–118) COVID-SeroKlirg 144 (81) 149 (5–7882)
 mRNA-1273 cohort 76 mRNA-1273 68 (89)
 Healthy control 67 BNT162b2/mRNA-1273 67 (100) 300 (21–3335)

anti-S IgG, anti–SARS-CoV-2 spike protein S1/S2 immunoglobulin G; SD, standard deviation; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; IQR, interquartile range; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; MM, multiple myeloma; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasms.

a

Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2S assay, with a detection threshold of 0.80 U/mL for anti-S IgG.

b

LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG test, with a detection threshold of 15 AU/mL for anti-S IgG.

c

Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA), with a detection threshold of 50 UA/mL for anti-S IgG.

d

Evaluated via ELISA, with a detection threshold of OD 4-fold above background at 405 nM where EC50 was not reached at 1:25, and a value of 25 was assigned.

e

Geometric mean concentration.

f

Evaluated via ELISA, methods and detection threshold as described in Ref. [32].

g

COVID-SeroKlir, Kantaro SARS-CoV-2 IgG Ab kit, with a detection threshold of ≥5 AU/mL for anti-S IgG.