Influenza vaccination of cancer patients during PD-1 blockade induces serological protection but may raise the risk for immune-related adverse events.
Heinz LaubliCatharina BalmelliLukas KaufmannMichal StanczakMohammedyaseen SyedbashaDominik VogtAstrid HertigBeat MüllerOliver GautschiFrank StennerAlfred ZippeliusAdrian EgliSacha I RothschildPublished in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2018)
Although this is a non-randomized trial with a limited number of patients, the increased rate of immunological toxicity is concerning. This finding should be studied in a larger patient population.