2021
Tandem high-dose influenza vaccination is associated with more durable serologic immunity in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias
Branagan AR, Duffy E, Gan G, Li F, Foster C, Verma R, Zhang L, Parker TL, Seropian S, Cooper DL, Brandt D, Kortmansky J, Witt D, Ferencz TM, Dhodapkar KM, Dhodapkar MV. Tandem high-dose influenza vaccination is associated with more durable serologic immunity in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 1535-1539. PMID: 33683337, PMCID: PMC7948269, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose influenza vaccinationPlasma cell dyscrasiaInfluenza vaccinationProtective immunityCell dyscrasiaPCD patientsPlacebo-controlled clinical trialHigh-dose vaccinationHigh-dose vaccineInfluenza-specific immunityBurden of influenzaSaline placebo injectionsAge-based vaccinationHigher seroprotectionSerologic immunityPlacebo injectionsVaccine strategiesTiter responseClinical trialsFlu seasonPatientsVaccinationImmunityNovel coronavirusSeroprotection
2017
Clinical and Serologic Responses After a Two-dose Series of High-dose Influenza Vaccine in Plasma Cell Disorders: A Prospective, Single-arm Trial
Branagan AR, Duffy E, Albrecht RA, Cooper DL, Seropian S, Parker TL, Gan G, Li F, Zelterman D, Boddupalli CS, Zhang L, Verma R, Ferencz TM, Dhodapkar MV. Clinical and Serologic Responses After a Two-dose Series of High-dose Influenza Vaccine in Plasma Cell Disorders: A Prospective, Single-arm Trial. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2017, 17: 296-304.e2. PMID: 28343904, PMCID: PMC5413398, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma cell disordersSerologic responseInfluenza vaccinationInfluenza vaccineMultiple myelomaCell disordersInfluenza infectionVaccination strategiesHigh-dose influenza vaccineInactivated trivalent influenza vaccineLaboratory-confirmed influenza infectionBooster vaccination strategiesStandard vaccination strategyTwo-dose seriesLaboratory-confirmed influenzaSeasonal influenza vaccinationTrivalent influenza vaccineSingle-arm trialPlasma cell dyscrasiaDisease response assessmentLogistic regression modelsSeroprotection ratesActive therapyAdverse eventsPartial response