George Cavic, Andrew A Almonte, Sarah M Hicks, Teresa Neeman, Jo-Wai Wang, Sue Brew, Philip Y Choi, Ian Cockburn, Elizabeth E Gardiner, Desmond Yip, Aude M Fahrer, Yada Kanjanapan
BACKGROUND: Cancer patients have increased morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, but may respond poorly to vaccination. The Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccination Efficacy and Rare Events in Solid Tumors (EVEREST) study, comparing seropositivity between cancer patients and healthy controls in a low SARS-CoV-2 community-transmission setting, allows determination of vaccine response with minimal interference from infection. METHODS: Solid tumor patients from The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia, and healthy controls who received COVID-19 vaccination between March 2021 and January 2022 were included...
January 14, 2024: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology