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Picchianti Diamanti A, Navarra A, Cuzzi G, Aiello A, Salemi S, Di Rosa R, De Lorenzo C, Vio D, Sebastiani G, Ferraioli M, Benucci M, Li Gobbi F, Cantini F, Polidori V, Simmaco M, Cialdi E, Scolieri P, Bruzzese V, Nicastri E, D’amelio R, Laganà B, Goletti D. The Third Dose of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not “Boost” Disease Flares and Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Biomedicines 2023; 11:687. [PMID: 36979666 PMCID: PMC10045021 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11030687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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Data on the risk of adverse events (AEs) and disease flares in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) after the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine are scarce. The aim of this multicenter, prospective study is to analyze the clinical and immunological safety of BNT162b2 vaccine in a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients followed-up from the first vaccine cycle to the third dose. The vaccine showed an overall good safety profile with no patient reporting serious AEs, and a low percentage of total AEs at both doses (40/78 (51.3%) and 13/47 (27.7%) patients after the second and third dose, respectively (p < 0.002). Flares were observed in 10.3% of patients after the end of the vaccination cycle and 12.8% after the third dose. Being vaccinated for influenza was inversely associated with the onset of AEs after the second dose, at both univariable (p = 0.013) and multivariable analysis (p = 0.027). This result could allow identification of a predictive factor of vaccine tolerance, if confirmed in larger patient populations. A higher disease activity at baseline was not associated with a higher incidence of AEs or disease flares. Effectiveness was excellent after the second dose, with only 1/78 (1.3%) mild breakthrough infection (BI) and worsened after the third dose, with 9/47 (19.2%) BI (p < 0.002), as a probable expression of the higher capacity of the Omicron variants to escape vaccine recognition.
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Medeiros-Ribeiro AC, Bonfiglioli KR, Domiciano DS, Shimabuco AY, da Silva HC, Saad CGS, Yuki EFN, Pasoto SG, Araujo CSR, Nakai TL, Silva CA, Pedrosa T, Kupa LDVK, Silva MSR, Balbi GGM, Kallas EG, Aikawa NE, Bonfa E. Distinct impact of DMARD combination and monotherapy in immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2022; 81:710-719. [PMID: 35135832 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the distinct impact of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) combination and monotherapy in immune response to an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS This phase 4 prospective study analysed seroconversion (SC) of anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G (IgG) and neutralising antibodies (NAb) induced by the inactivated vaccine (CoronaVac) in patients with RA in comparison to controls (CG). Disease activity and treatment were also assessed. Only participants with baseline negative IgG/NAb were included. RESULTS Patients with RA (N=260) and CG (N=104) had comparable median ages (59 years (50-65 years) vs 58 years (49.8-64 years), p=0.483). Patients with RA had moderate but lower SC (61.8% vs 94.2%, p<0.001) and NAb positivity (45% vs 78.6%, p<0.001) in comparison to CG after full vaccination. Baseline disease activity did not influence immunogenicity (p>0.05). After multivariate analyses, factors independently related to reduced SC were: older age (OR=0.79 (0.70-0.89) for each 5-year interval, p<0.001), methotrexate (OR=0.54 (0.29-0.98), p=0.044), abatacept (OR=0.37 (0.19-0.73), p=0.004) and number of DMARD (OR=0.55 (0.33-0.90), p=0.018). Regarding NAb, age (OR=0.87 (0.78-0.96) for each 5-year interval, p=0.007) and prednisone >7.5 mg/day (OR=0.38 (0.19-0.74), p=0.004) were negatively related to the presence of NAb. Further comparison of SC/NAb positivity among RA treatment subgroups and CG revealed that methotrexate/tofacitinib/abatacept/tocilizumab use, in monotherapy or in combination, resulted in lower responses (p<0.05), while tumour necrosis factor inhibitor and other conventional synthetic DMARD interfered solely when combined with other therapies. CONCLUSIONS Patients with RA under DMARD have a moderate immunogenicity to CoronaVac. We identified that nearly all DMARD combinations have a deleterious effect in immunogenicity, whereas a more restricted number of drugs (methotrexate/tofacitinib/abatacept/tocilizumab) also hampered this response as monotherapy. These findings reinforce the need of a broader approach, not limited to specific drugs, to improve vaccine response for this population. TRIAL REGISTRATION DETAILS NCT04754698.
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Murdaca G, Noberasco G, Olobardi D, Lunardi C, Maule M, Delfino L, Triggiani M, Cardamone C, Benfaremo D, Moroncini G, Vacca A, Susca N, Gangemi S, Quattrocchi P, Sticchi L, Icardi G, Orsi A. Current Take on Systemic Sclerosis Patients' Vaccination Recommendations. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:1426. [PMID: 34960174 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9121426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease. The prevalence of SSc ranges from 7 to 700 cases per million worldwide. Due to multiple organ involvement and constant inflammatory state, this group of patients presents an increased risk of infectious diseases. This paper aimed to gather the up-to-date evidence on vaccination strategies for patients with SSc and to be a useful tool for the prevention and management of infectious diseases. The authors conducted a scoping review in which each paragraph presents data on a specific vaccine’s safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy. The work deals with the following topics: SARS-CoV-2, seasonal influenza, S. pneumoniae, HAV, HBV, HZV, N. meningitidis, H. influenzae, HPV, and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis.
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Picchianti Diamanti A, Rosado MM, Nicastri E, Sesti G, Pioli C, Laganà B. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Infection and Autoimmunity 1 Year Later: The Era of Vaccines. Front Immunol 2021; 12:708848. [PMID: 34659200 PMCID: PMC8515900 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.708848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Impressive efforts have been made by researchers worldwide in the development of target vaccines against the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and in improving the management of immunomodulating agents. Currently, different vaccine formulations, such as viral vector, mRNA, and protein-based, almost all directed toward the spike protein that includes the domain for receptor binding, have been approved. Although data are not conclusive, patients affected by autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) seem to have a slightly higher disease prevalence, risk of hospitalization, and death from coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) than the general population. Therefore, ARD patients, under immunosuppressive agents, have been included among the priority target groups for vaccine administration. However, specific cautions are needed to optimize vaccine safety and effectiveness in these patients, such as modification in some of the ongoing immunosuppressive therapies and the preferential use of mRNA other than vector-based vaccines. Immunomodulating agents can be a therapeutic opportunity for the management of COVID-19 patients; however, their clinical impact depends on how they are handled. To place in therapy immunomodulating agents in the correct window of opportunity throughout the identification of surrogate markers of disease progression and host immune response is mandatory to optimize patient's outcome.
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- Andrea Picchianti Diamanti
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Division of Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani, National Institute for Infectious Diseases-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Technologies, Division of Health Protection Technologies, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Ferlito C, Biselli R, Visco V, Cattaruzza MS, Capobianchi MR, Castilletti C, Lapa D, Nicoletti L, Marchi A, Magurano F, Ciccaglione AR, Chionne P, Madonna E, Donatelli I, Calzoletti L, Fabiani C, Biondo MI, Teloni R, Mariotti S, Salerno G, Picchianti-Diamanti A, Salemi S, Caporuscio S, Autore A, Lulli P, Borelli F, Lastilla M, Nisini R, D'Amelio R. Immunogenicity of Viral Vaccines in the Italian Military. Biomedicines 2021; 9:87. [PMID: 33477366 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9010087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Military personnel of all armed forces receive multiple vaccinations and have been doing so since long ago, but relatively few studies have investigated the possible negative or positive interference of simultaneous vaccinations. As a contribution to fill this gap, we analyzed the response to the live trivalent measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), the inactivated hepatitis A virus (HAV), the inactivated trivalent polio, and the trivalent subunits influenza vaccines in two cohorts of Italian military personnel. The first cohort was represented by 108 students from military schools and the second by 72 soldiers engaged in a nine-month mission abroad. MMR and HAV vaccines had never been administered before, whereas inactivated polio was administered to adults primed at infancy with a live trivalent oral polio vaccine. Accordingly, nearly all subjects had baseline antibodies to polio types 1 and 3, but unexpectedly, anti-measles/-mumps/-rubella antibodies were present in 82%, 82%, and 73.5% of subjects, respectively (43% for all of the antigens). Finally, anti-HAV antibodies were detectable in 14% and anti-influenza (H1/H3/B) in 18% of the study population. At mine months post-vaccination, 92% of subjects had protective antibody levels for all MMR antigens, 96% for HAV, 69% for the three influenza antigens, and 100% for polio types 1 and 3. An inverse relationship between baseline and post-vaccination antibody levels was noticed with all the vaccines. An excellent vaccine immunogenicity, a calculated long antibody persistence, and apparent lack of vaccine interference were observed.
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Rondaan C, Furer V, Heijstek MW, Agmon-Levin N, Bijl M, Breedveld FC, D'Amelio R, Dougados M, Kapetanovic MC, van Laar JM, Ladefoged de Thurah A, Landewé R, Molto A, Müller-Ladner U, Schreiber K, Smolar L, Walker J, Warnatz K, Wulffraat NM, van Assen S, Elkayam O. Efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a systematic literature review for the 2019 update of EULAR recommendations. RMD Open 2019; 5:e001035. [PMID: 31565247 PMCID: PMC6744079 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2019-001035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Aim To present a systematic literature review (SLR) on efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD), aiming to provide a basis for updating the EULAR evidence-based recommendations. Methods An SLR was performed according to the standard operating procedures for EULAR-endorsed recommendations. Outcome was determined by efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccination in adult patients with AIIRD, including those receiving immunomodulating therapy. Furthermore, a search was performed on the effect of vaccinating household members of patients with AIIRD on the occurrence of vaccine-preventable infections in patients and their household members (including newborns). The literature search was performed using Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library (October 2009 to August 2018). Results While most investigated vaccines were efficacious and/or immunogenic in patients with AIIRD, some were less efficacious than in healthy control subjects, and/or in patients receiving immunosuppressive agents. Adverse events of vaccination were generally mild and the rates were comparable to those in healthy persons. Vaccination did not seem to lead to an increase in activity of the underlying AIIRD, but insufficient power of most studies precluded arriving at definite conclusions. The number of studies investigating clinical efficacy of vaccination is still limited. No studies on the effect of vaccinating household members of patients with AIIRD were retrieved. Conclusion Evidence on efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccination in patients with AIIRD was systematically reviewed to provide a basis for updated recommendations.
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- Christien Rondaan
- Medical microbiology and infection prevention, UMCG, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, UMCG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Sackler, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Internal Medicine and Allergology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Sackler, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Internal Medicine, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Molecolare, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Hopital Cochin, Rheumatology, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.,Clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris- Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section for Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen - Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Hopital Cochin, Rheumatology, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Giessen University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Thrombosis and Haemophilia, Guy's and Saint Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.,Rheumatology, King Christian X's Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Gråsten, Graasten, Denmark
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- Patient Research Partner, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Patient Research Partner, Elgin, Scotland
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- Centre for Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Internal medicine (infectious diseases), Treant Care Group, Hoogeveen, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Sackler, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Brenol CV, Azevedo VF, Bonvehi PE, Coral-Alvarado PX, Granados J, Muñoz-Louis R, Pineda C, Vizzotti C. Vaccination Recommendations for Adults With Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in Latin America. J Clin Rheumatol 2018; 24:138-47. [PMID: 29232324 DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) are at increased risk of contracting severe infections and suffering complications, particularly when they are receiving immunomodulating therapy. Vaccination is an important means to prevent many potential infections and thereby reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with AIRD. The purpose of this consensus document is to provide health care professionals with recommendations for the vaccination of AIRD patients who reside in Latin America. The recommendations were developed by an expert committee from the region based on a review of the literature and their clinical experience. METHODS The Americas Health Foundation (AHF) used PubMed and EMBASE to identify clinicians and scientists with an academic or hospital affiliation and who had published in the field of adult vaccination and rheumatic diseases since 2010. As a result of this effort, AHF convened an 8-member panel of clinical and scientific experts from Latin America. Both the AHF and panel members conducted a careful literature review to identify relevant publications in the areas of adult vaccination and rheumatology, and the sum of the articles identified was provided to the entire panel. Prior to the conference, panelists were each asked to prepare a written response to a salient issue on the subject, identified by AHF. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS During the conference, each response was edited by the entire group, through numerous drafts and rounds of discussion until a complete consensus on vaccination recommendations for adult patients with AIRDs was obtained, including 7 key recommendations.
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Furer V, Rondaan C, Heijstek MW, Agmon-Levin N, van Assen S, Bijl M, Breedveld FC, D'Amelio R, Dougados M, Kapetanovic MC, van Laar JM, de Thurah A, Landewé RBM, Molto A, Müller-Ladner U, Schreiber K, Smolar L, Walker J, Warnatz K, Wulffraat NM, Elkayam O. 2019 update of EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Ann Rheum Dis 2019; 79:39-52. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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To update the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) published in 2011. Four systematic literature reviews were performed regarding the incidence/prevalence of vaccine-preventable infections among patients with AIIRD; efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of vaccines; effect of anti-rheumatic drugs on the response to vaccines; effect of vaccination of household of AIIRDs patients. Subsequently, recommendations were formulated based on the evidence and expert opinion. The updated recommendations comprise six overarching principles and nine recommendations. The former address the need for an annual vaccination status assessment, shared decision-making and timing of vaccination, favouring vaccination during quiescent disease, preferably prior to the initiation of immunosuppression. Non-live vaccines can be safely provided to AIIRD patients regardless of underlying therapy, whereas live-attenuated vaccines may be considered with caution. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination should be strongly considered for the majority of patients with AIIRD. Tetanus toxoid and human papilloma virus vaccination should be provided to AIIRD patients as recommended for the general population. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and herpes zoster vaccination should be administered to AIIRD patients at risk. Immunocompetent household members of patients with AIIRD should receive vaccines according to national guidelines, except for the oral poliomyelitis vaccine. Live-attenuated vaccines should be avoided during the first 6 months of life in newborns of mothers treated with biologics during the second half of pregnancy. These 2019 EULAR recommendations provide an up-to-date guidance on the management of vaccinations in patients with AIIRD.
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In recent years, the application of vaccines shows limitations, including the high number of vaccine administrations and the fear of safety and effectiveness. In this regard, advanced vaccine products have been developed, like the combined vaccines, or are under development, such as nucleic acid vaccines (DNA and RNA), polymer-based vaccines, etc. Moreover, the possible use of traditional, like aluminium hydroxide and aluminium phosphate, or innovative adjuvants, like monophosphoryl lipid A, polysaccharides and nanoparticulate system, may further increase vaccine effectiveness. This review article focuses on the combined vaccines, which, especially when they are associated with adjuvants, reduce the dosing frequency, and prolong the duration of action, thus providing better vaccine coverage. Marketed preparations, like Typhim Vi, Peda typh and Boostrix showed better vaccine coverage for diseases like typhoid, tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis. The future aspect for the development of combined vaccines will protect not only against infectious diseases but likely even against various infectious conditions, like pneumonia, meningococcal infection and respiratory syncytial virus infection.
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- Pravin Shende
- a Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management , SVKM's NMIMS , Mumbai , India
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- a Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel School of Pharmacy and Technology Management , SVKM's NMIMS , Mumbai , India
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Holmes CL, Peyton CG, Bier AM, Donlon TZ, Osman F, Bartels CM, Shelef MA. Reduced IgG titers against pertussis in rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence for a citrulline-biased immune response and medication effects. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217221. [PMID: 31136605 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The antibody response to pertussis vaccination in rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, a concerning omission given the relatively low efficacy of the pertussis vaccine, a rise in pertussis infections, and a general increased susceptibility to infection in rheumatoid arthritis. Additionally, the contributions from an intrinsically dysregulated immune system in rheumatoid arthritis and immune-suppressing medications to the response to pertussis vaccination is poorly defined. This study examines antibody titers against pertussis in vaccinated rheumatoid arthritis patients and controls as well as evaluates potential contributions from demographic factors, immune suppressing medications, and reactivity against citrullinated pertussis. METHODS Serum IgG titers against native and citrullinated pertussis and tetanus were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in rheumatoid arthritis subjects and controls who were vaccinated within 10 years. Titers were compared by t-test and percent immunity by Fisher's exact test. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify clinical factors that correlate with native pertussis titers. RESULTS Compared to controls, rheumatoid arthritis subjects had lower titers against pertussis, but not tetanus, and reduced immunity to pertussis. These results were even more prominent at 5-10 years post-vaccination, when rheumatoid arthritis patients had 50% lower titers than controls and 2.5x more rheumatoid arthritis subjects were not considered immune to pertussis. Multiple logistic regression demonstrated that female sex and methotrexate use, but not TNF inhibiting medications, correlated with reduced immunity to pertussis. Finally, rheumatoid arthritis patients had higher IgG titers against citrullinated pertussis than native pertussis. CONCLUSIONS Pertussis titers are lower in vaccinated rheumatoid arthritis patients with evidence for contributions from female sex, a citrulline-biased immune response, and methotrexate use.
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Holroyd CR, Seth R, Bukhari M, Malaviya A, Holmes C, Curtis E, Chan C, Yusuf MA, Litwic A, Smolen S, Topliffe J, Bennett S, Humphreys J, Green M, Ledingham J. The British Society for Rheumatology biologic DMARD safety guidelines in inflammatory arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 58:e3-e42. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Christopher R Holroyd
- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals of Morecombe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Lancaster, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Mid Essex hospitals NHS Trust, Chelmsford, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Mid Essex hospitals NHS Trust, Chelmsford, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Rheumatology Department, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Mid Essex hospitals NHS Trust, Chelmsford, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Mid Essex hospitals NHS Trust, Chelmsford, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether immunogenicity and safety of the influenza vaccination in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are significantly different from those in a healthy population. METHODS PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched on 31 August 2016. Studies were included when they met the inclusion criteria. Two reviewers independently extracted data on study characteristics, methodological quality and outcomes. The primary outcome was seroprotection (SP) rate after immunization. RESULTS Thirteen studies were included. The SP rates did not significantly differ between the RA patients and healthy controls for the H3N2 (RR = 0.96, 95% CI, 0.82 to 1.13, p = .64) and B strain (RR = 0.95, 95% CI 0.84 to 1. 08, p = .44). Nevertheless, RA was associated with a significant decrease in SP rate for the H1N1 strain (RR = 0.72, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.86, p < .001). RA patients receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy, TNF blockers, rituximab and other biologics responded to the H1N1 strain significantly less than healthy controls in SP rate, whereas those receiving steroids did not. Non-adjuvanted vaccination had a significantly lower SP rate than in healthy controls, whereas adjuvanted vaccination did not. RA was associated with an increase in adverse events (RR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.02 to 3.08, p = .04). CONCLUSIONS Immunogenicity was significantly different between RA patients and healthy controls for the H1N1 strain, but not for the H3N2 or B strains. Adverse event rates were higher in RA patients. Adjuvant and special kinds of immunosuppressive biologics may play an important role in immunogenicity of inactivated influenza vaccines for RA patients.
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- Yafang Huang
- a School of General Practice and Continuing Education, Capital Medical University , Beijing , China
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- a School of General Practice and Continuing Education, Capital Medical University , Beijing , China
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- b Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , Singapore
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Caprara GV, Nisini R, Castellani V, Vittorio P, Alessandri G, Vincenzo Z, Claudia F, Valentina G, Andrea PD, Biondo MI, Milanetti F, Salerno G, Vincenzo V, Mario P, Aniballi E, Simonetta S, Angela S, D’amelio R. Lymphocyte subsets are influenced by positivity levels in healthy subjects before and after mild acute stress. Immunol Lett 2017; 188:13-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ferlito C, Barnaba V, Abrignani S, Bombaci M, Sette A, Sidney J, Biselli R, Tomao E, Cattaruzza MS, Germano V, Biondo MI, Salerno G, Lulli P, Caporuscio S, Picchianti Diamanti A, Falco M, Biselli V, Cardelli P, Autore A, Lucertini E, De Cesare DP, Peragallo MS, Lista F, Martire C, Salemi S, Nisini R, D'Amelio R. Lack of evidence for post-vaccine onset of autoimmune/lymphoproliferative disorders, during a nine-month follow-up in multiply vaccinated Italian military personnel. Clin Immunol 2017; 181:60-6. [PMID: 28625884 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Anecdotal case reports, amplified by mass media and internet-based opinion groups, have recently indicated vaccinations as possibly responsible for autoimmunity/lymphoproliferation development. Multiply vaccinated Italian military personnel (group 1, operating in Italy, group 2, operating in Lebanon) were followed-up for nine months to monitor possible post-vaccine autoimmunity/lymphoproliferation onset. No serious adverse event was noticed in both groups. Multivariate analysis of intergroup differences only showed a significant association between lymphocyte increase and tetanus/diphtheria vaccine administration. A significant post-vaccine decrease in autoantibody positivity was observed. Autoantibodies were also studied by microarray analysis of self-proteins in subjects exposed to ≥4 concurrent vaccinations, without observing significant difference among baseline and one and nine months post-vaccine. Moreover, HLA-A2 subjects have been analyzed for the possible CD8T-cell response to apoptotic self-epitopes, without observing significant difference between baseline and one month post-vaccine. Multiple vaccinations in young adults are safe and not associated to autoimmunity/lymphoproliferation onset during a nine-month-long follow-up.
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Thomas K, Vassilopoulos D. Immunization in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2016; 30:946-963. [PMID: 27964798 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2016.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 10/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Immunization represents the most efficient and simplest intervention to prevent certain viral and bacterial infections in the general population as well as in the vulnerable population of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases treated with immunosuppressives. Here, we present an updated review of literature data regarding the safety and efficacy of immunizations against different pathogens in rheumatic patients treated with conventional immunosuppressives or the newer biologic agents while at the same time we provide practical guidance for the appropriate vaccine administration in this patient population.
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- Konstantinos Thomas
- Joint Rheumatology Program, Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology Unit, 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, 114 Vass. Sophias Ave., 115 27, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology Unit, 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, 114 Vass. Sophias Ave., 115 27, Athens, Greece.
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Patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) are at increased risk of infections. This risk has been further increased by the introduction of biologic agents over the past two decades. One of the most effective strategies to prevent infection is vaccination. However, patients with an AIRD have a compromised immune system, which is further impaired by medication. Another important issue is the possibility of triggering a broad nonspecific response by vaccination, potentially resulting in increased activity of the underlying autoimmune disease. In this Review, we provide an analysis of data on vaccination of patients with an AIRD. Both the efficacy and the safety of vaccination are addressed, together with the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases in different subgroups of adults with AIRDs. Special attention is given to vaccination of patients who are treated with biologic agents.
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