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. 2021 Dec 6;165(2):250–259. doi: 10.1111/imm.13433

TABLE 2.

Comparison of vaccine‐induced SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific T‐cell responses generated by healthy donors and cancer patients

Time‐point Cohort IFN‐γ IL−2
NR R p value NR R p value
PRE HD 68 46

***

p = 0·0009

87 21

NS

p = 0·23

Cancer 57 11 34 4
V1 HD 12 116

****

p < 0·0001

11 90

****

p < 0·0001

Cancer 29 27 33 32
V2 HD 3 101

*

p = 0·034

5 107

NS

p = 0·29

Cancer 7 49 5 48
3 month HD 0 13

NS

p = 0·18

2 10

NS

p = 0·61

Cancer 9 39 5 46

Vaccination response rates (NR = no response, R = response) in terms of positive T‐cell (IFN‐γ, IL‐2) response amongst each cohort are shown. p values indicate results from Fisher's exact test.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.