Table 1

Participant characteristics

Oncology patients (Vaccinated)HD (vaccinated)SARS-CoV-2 infection
Entire cancer cohortIOChemoChemo+IOB cell targeted agentsTargeted therapy or hormonal txNot on active txNon-IMCD, non-cancerCancer
n=118n=38n=19n=7n=18n=8n=28n=22n=55n=10
Age, mean in years (range)63 (28–81)66 (45–81)59 (30–79)60 (37–73)65 (59–76)63 (50–71)61 (28–81)48 (31–67)56 (31->90)62 (36–76)
Male sex, n (%)56 (47%)13 (34%)9 (47%)4 (50%)10 (56%)6 (75%)14 (50%)10 (45%)31 (56%)4 (40%)
Race, n (%)
African-American20 (17%)7 (18%)6 (32%)1 (14%)2 (11%)1 (13%)3 (11%)0 (0%)41 (75%)7 (70%)
Caucasian91 (77%)28 (74%)12 (63%)6 (86%)15 (83%)6 (75%)24 (86%)15 (68%)6 (11%)2 (20%)
Asian2 (2%)1 (3%)0 (%)0 (%)1 (6%)0 (0%)0 (0%)6 (27%)1 (2%)0 (0%)
Did not disclose/more than 15 (5%)2 (5%)1 (5%)0 (%)0 (%)1 (13%)1 (3.6%)1 (5%)7 (13%)1 (11%)
Vaccine manufacturer, n (%)
Pfizer101 (86%)30 (79%)15 (79%)7 (100%)18 (100%)8 (100%)23 (82%)22 (100%)N/AN/A
Moderna17 (14%)8 (21%)4 (21%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)5 (18%)0 (0%)N/AN/A
Cancer type, n (%)
Melanoma or skin30 (25%)11 (29%)3 (16%)0 (%)1 (6%)0 (0%)15 (54%)--1 (10%)
Thoracic24 (20%)11 (29%)5 (26%)4 (57%)0 (%)2 (25%)2 (7%)--2 (20%)
GI17 (14%)5 (13%)9 (47%)1 (14%)0 (%)0 (0%)2 (7%)--0 (0%)
GU14 (12%)5 (13%)2 (11%)1 (14%)0 (%)4 (50%)2 (7%)--0 (0%)
Head & neck, endocrine5 (4%)2 (5%)0 (%)1 (14%)0 (%)0 (0%)2 (7%)--1 (10%)
Breast/Gyn6 (5%)3 (8%)0 (%)0 (%)0 (%)1 (13%)2 (7%)--2 (20%)
Hematological malignancy22 (19%)1 (3%)0 (%)0 (%)17 (94%)1 (13%)3 (11%)--4 (40%)
Stage, n (%)
I or II - on active tx4 (3%)2 (5%)2 (11%)0 (%)0 (%)0 (0%)0 (0%)---
I or II - previously resected, currently NED3 (3%)0 (0%)0 (%)0 (%)0 (%)0 (0%)3 (11%)--2 (20%)
III - on active tx11 (9%)4 (11%)4 (21%)3 (43%)0 (%)0 (0%)0 (0%)--1 (10%)
III - previously resected, currently NED6 (5%)0 (0%)0 (%)0 (%)0 (%)1 (13%)5 (18%)---
IV71 (60%)31 (82%)13 (68%)4 (57%)0 (%)6 (75)17 (61%)--1 (10%)
Non-TNM staging or NR23 (20%)1 (3%)0 (%)0 (%)18 (100%)1 (13%)3 (11%)--6 (60%)
ECOG PS, n (%)
073 (62%)16 (42%)10 (53%)3 (43%)15 (83%)7 (88%)22 (79%)--3 (30%)
137 (31%)19 (50%)7 (37%)4 (57%)3 (17%)0 (0%)4 (14%)--4 (40%)
28 (7%)3 (8%)2 (11%)0 (%)0 (%)1 (13%)2 (7%)--2 (20%)
NR0000000--1 (10%)
SARS-CoV-2 infection prior to vaccination12 (10%)2 (5%)3 (16%)1 (14%)4 (22%)1 (13%)1 (4%)0 (0%)--
Received steroids within a week of vaccine, n (%)22 (19%)0 (0%)12 (63%)3 (43%)7 (39%)0 (0%)0 (0%)---
Average WCC prior to first vaccination6.69.34.97.965.9---
  • Antibody titers after vaccination were evaluated in 117 patients with cancer and 22 HDs, and after infection in 65 unvaccinated patients. T cell responses after vaccination were evaluated in a subset of 66 patients with cancer and 11 HDs.

  • ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; GI, gastrointestinal; GU, genitourinary; Gyn, gynecologic; HD, healthy donors; IMCD, immunocompromised; IO, immunotherapy; NED, no evidence of disease; NR, not reported; Tx, treatment; WCC, white cell count.