Impaired neutralisation of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant in vaccinated patients with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Helen M ParryGraham McIlroyRachel BrutonSarah DameryGrace TysonNicola LoganChris DavisBrian WillettJianmin ZuoMyah AliManjit KaurChristine StephensDawn BrantAshley OtterTina McSkeaneHayley RolfeSian FaustiniAlex RichterSophie LeeFarooq WandrooSalim ShafeekGuy PrattShankara PaneeshaPaul MossPublished in: Journal of hematology & oncology (2022)
These findings demonstrate impaired antibody responses following dual COVID-19 vaccination in patients with CLL and further define patient risk groups. Furthermore, humoural protection against the globally dominant delta variant is markedly impaired in CLL patients and indicates the need for further optimisation of immune protection in this patient cohort.