— For those on active therapy, 80% had increased antibody levels, study showed by Mike Bassett A third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2; Comirnaty) could offer increased protection for cancer patients on active treatment, a new study suggested, as these...
Cancer Patients See Sustained Response to COVID Vaccine
— Most patients on active treatment remained seropositive at 4 months by Mike Bassett Cancer patients on active treatment achieved sustained responses to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, though at reduced antibody levels versus healthy controls, according to...
Cancer Patients See High Seroconversion Rates After COVID Vax
June 11, 2021 ~ MedPage Today ~ by Mike Bassett Cancer Patients See High Seroconversion Rates After COVID Vax — Dampened responses seen in those with hematological malignancies, however Patients with cancer who were vaccinated against COVID-19 achieved high...
Lymph Node Findings on PET: Cancer or COVID Vaccine?
Lymph Node Findings on PET: Cancer or COVID Vaccine? — Post-jab radiotracer uptake "could prompt unnecessary biopsies and treatments" by Mike Bassett, Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 26, 2021 Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of cancer patients after they...