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Antibody Response to a Fourth Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: An Update

Date:

07/01/2022

Citation:

Mitchell J, Alejo JL, Chiang TPY, Kim J, Chang A, Abedon AT, Avery RK, Tobian AAR, Massie AB, Levan ML, Warren DS, Garonzik-Wang JM, Segev DL, Werbel WA. Antibody Response to a Fourth Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: An Update. Transplantation. 2022 Jul 1;106(7):e338-e340. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004137. Epub 2022 Apr 15. PMID: 35426888; PMCID: PMC9213059.

Abstract

Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) have suboptimal antibody responses to 2-dose severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination, with some improvement after receiving a third dose.1,2 Further boosting with a fourth dose (D4) has been suggested in small cohorts of SOTRs, but the evidence remains limited and restricted to kidney recipients with poor preceding seroresponse.3-5 To expand on these early observations, we updated our original case series of 18 participants to a more granular evaluation of 128 participants, diverse in organ type and pre-D4 vaccine response.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35426888/