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  1. Article ; Online: Circulating Tumor DNA in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer.

    Paschold, Lisa / Binder, Mascha

    Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)

    2022  Volume 29, Issue 3, Page(s) 1430–1441

    Abstract: Tumor cells shed DNA into the plasma. "Liquid biopsy" analysis of mutations or other genomic alterations in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) may provide us with a tool to detect minimal residual cancer, comprehensively profile the genomic tumor ... ...

    Abstract Tumor cells shed DNA into the plasma. "Liquid biopsy" analysis of mutations or other genomic alterations in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) may provide us with a tool to detect minimal residual cancer, comprehensively profile the genomic tumor landscape in search of druggable targets, and monitor cancers non-invasively over time for treatment failure or emerging treatment-resistant tumor subclones. While liquid biopsies have not yet entered routine clinical management in patients with gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers, this group of diseases may benefit from such advanced diagnostic tools due to their pronounced genetic spatiotemporal heterogeneity and limitations in imaging sensitivity. Moreover, as the armamentarium of targeted treatment approaches and immunotherapies expands, cfDNA analyses may reveal their utility not only as a biomarker of response but also for precision monitoring. In this review, we discuss the different applications of cfDNA analyses in patients with gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer and the technical challenges that such liquid biopsies have yet to overcome.
    MeSH term(s) Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics ; Circulating Tumor DNA/genetics ; Esophagogastric Junction ; Humans ; Neoplasms
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers, Tumor ; Circulating Tumor DNA
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1236972-x
    ISSN 1718-7729 ; 1198-0052
    ISSN (online) 1718-7729
    ISSN 1198-0052
    DOI 10.3390/curroncol29030120
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  2. Article ; Online: Immune signatures in variant syndromes of primary biliary cholangitis and autoimmune hepatitis.

    Schultheiß, Christoph / Steinmann, Silja / Willscher, Edith / Paschold, Lisa / Lohse, Ansgar W / Binder, Mascha

    Hepatology communications

    2023  Volume 7, Issue 5

    Abstract: Background: Variant syndromes of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) share diagnostic features of both entities, but their immunological underpinnings remain largely unexplored.: Methods: We performed blood profiling of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Variant syndromes of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) share diagnostic features of both entities, but their immunological underpinnings remain largely unexplored.
    Methods: We performed blood profiling of 23 soluble immune markers and immunogenetics in a cohort of 88 patients with autoimmune liver diseases (29 typical AIH, 31 typical PBC and 28 with clinically PBC/AIH variant syndromes). The association with demographical, serological and clinical features was analyzed.
    Results: While T and B cell receptor repertoires were highly skewed in variant syndromes compared to healthy controls, these biases were not sufficiently discriminated within the spectrum of autoimmune liver diseases. High circulating checkpoint molecules sCD25, sLAG-3, sCD86 and sTim-3 discriminated AIH from PBC on top of classical parameters such as transaminases and immunoglobulin levels. In addition, a second cluster of correlated soluble immune factors encompassing essentially TNF, IFNγ, IL12p70, sCTLA-4, sPD-1 and sPD-L1 appeared characteristic of AIH. Cases with complete biochemical responses to treatment generally showed a lower level of dysregulation. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering of classical and variant syndromes identified two pathological immunotypes consisting predominantly of either AIH or PBC cases. Variant syndromes did not form a separate group, but clustered together with either classical AIH or PBC. Clinically, patient with AIH-like variant syndromes were less likely to be able discontinue immunosuppressive treatment.
    Conclusions: Our analyses suggest that variants of immune mediated liver diseases may represent an immunological spectrum from PBC to AIH-like disease reflected by their pattern of soluble immune checkpoint molecules rather than separate entities.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Hepatitis, Autoimmune/diagnosis ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary/diagnosis ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary/drug therapy ; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Liver Diseases ; Biomarkers
    Chemical Substances Immunosuppressive Agents ; Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2471-254X
    ISSN (online) 2471-254X
    DOI 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000123
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  3. Article: SARS-CoV-2-associated T-cell infiltration in the central nervous system.

    Mohme, Malte / Schultheiß, Christoph / Piffko, Andras / Fitzek, Antonia / Paschold, Lisa / Thiele, Benjamin / Püschel, Klaus / Glatzel, Markus / Westphal, Manfred / Lamszus, Katrin / Matschke, Jakob / Binder, Mascha

    Clinical & translational immunology

    2024  Volume 13, Issue 2, Page(s) e1487

    Abstract: Objectives: Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection mainly presents with respiratory illness, neurologic symptoms and sequelae are ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection mainly presents with respiratory illness, neurologic symptoms and sequelae are increasingly recognised in the long-term treatment of COVID-19 patients. The pathophysiology and the neuropathogenesis behind neurologic complications of COVID-19 remain poorly understood, but mounting evidence points to endothelial dysfunction either directly caused by viral infection or indirectly by inflammatory cytokines, followed by a local immune response that may include virus-specific T cells. However, the type and role of central nervous system-infiltrating T cells in COVID-19 are complex and not fully understood.
    Methods: We analysed distinct anatomical brain regions of patients who had deceased as a result of COVID-19-associated pneumonia or complications thereof and performed T cell receptor Vβ repertoire sequencing. Clonotypes were analysed for SARS-CoV-2 association using public TCR repertoire data.
    Results: Our descriptive study demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2-associated T cells are found in almost all brain areas of patients with fatal COVID-19 courses. The olfactory bulb, medulla and cerebellum were brain regions showing the most SARS-CoV-2 specific sequence patterns. Neuropathological workup demonstrated primary CD8
    Conclusion: Future research is needed to better define the relationship between T-cell infiltration and neurological symptoms and its long-term impact on patients' cognitive and mental health.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-31
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2694482-0
    ISSN 2050-0068
    ISSN 2050-0068
    DOI 10.1002/cti2.1487
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  4. Article ; Online: Subclonal heterogeneity sheds light on the transformation trajectory in IGLV3-21

    Paschold, Lisa / Simnica, Donjete / Brito, Ramon Benitez / Zhang, Tianjiao / Schultheiß, Christoph / Dierks, Christine / Binder, Mascha

    Blood cancer journal

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 3, Page(s) 49

    MeSH term(s) Disease Progression ; Humans ; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics ; Mutation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2600560-8
    ISSN 2044-5385 ; 2044-5385
    ISSN (online) 2044-5385
    ISSN 2044-5385
    DOI 10.1038/s41408-022-00650-4
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  5. Article: PD-L1 Amino Acid Position 88 Represents a Hotspot for PD-L1 Stability With Relevance for PD-L1 Inhibition.

    Claaß, Luise Victoria / Schultheiß, Christoph / Scholz, Rebekka / Paschold, Lisa / Simnica, Donjete / Heinemann, Volker / Stintzing, Sebastian / Binder, Mascha

    Frontiers in oncology

    2022  Volume 12, Page(s) 941666

    Abstract: The two most common antibody targeting principles in oncology are the induction of direct antitumor effects and the release of antitumor T cell immunity by immune checkpoint blockade. These two principles, however, may be overlapping if the targeted ... ...

    Abstract The two most common antibody targeting principles in oncology are the induction of direct antitumor effects and the release of antitumor T cell immunity by immune checkpoint blockade. These two principles, however, may be overlapping if the targeted checkpoint molecule is not located on the immune cell but on the tumor cell itself. Secondary resistance by epitope escape may therefore remain a challenge in both settings. We previously reported epitope escape through L88S and truncating programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) gene mutations in colorectal cancer patients on selective pressure with avelumab, a PD-L1-directed checkpoint blocker that-in addition to T cell disinhibition-allows direct tumor cell killing
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.941666
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  6. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may mitigate dysregulation of IL-1/IL-18 and gastrointestinal symptoms of the post-COVID-19 condition.

    Fischer, Claudia / Willscher, Edith / Paschold, Lisa / Gottschick, Cornelia / Klee, Bianca / Diexer, Sophie / Bosurgi, Lidia / Dutzmann, Jochen / Sedding, Daniel / Frese, Thomas / Girndt, Matthias / Hoell, Jessica I / Gekle, Michael / Addo, Marylyn M / Schulze Zur Wiesch, Julian / Mikolajczyk, Rafael / Binder, Mascha / Schultheiß, Christoph

    NPJ vaccines

    2024  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 23

    Abstract: The rapid development of safe and effective vaccines helped to prevent severe disease courses after SARS-CoV-2 infection and to mitigate the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is evidence that vaccination may reduce the risk of developing ... ...

    Abstract The rapid development of safe and effective vaccines helped to prevent severe disease courses after SARS-CoV-2 infection and to mitigate the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is evidence that vaccination may reduce the risk of developing post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC), this effect may depend on the viral variant. Therapeutic effects of post-infection vaccination have been discussed but the data for individuals with PCC remains inconclusive. In addition, extremely rare side effects after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may resemble the heterogeneous PCC phenotype. Here, we analyze the plasma levels of 25 cytokines and SARS-CoV-2 directed antibodies in 540 individuals with or without PCC relative to one or two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccinations as well as in 20 uninfected individuals one month after their initial mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination. While none of the SARS-CoV-2 naïve individuals reported any persisting sequelae or exhibited PCC-like dysregulation of plasma cytokines, we detected lower levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in patients with ongoing PCC who received one or two vaccinations at a median of six months after infection as compared to unvaccinated PCC patients. This reduction correlated with less frequent reporting of persisting gastrointestinal symptoms. These data suggest that post-infection vaccination in patients with PCC might be beneficial in a subgroup of individuals displaying gastrointestinal symptoms.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2059-0105
    ISSN (online) 2059-0105
    DOI 10.1038/s41541-024-00815-1
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  7. Article ; Online: Azacitidine-induced reconstitution of the bone marrow T cell repertoire is associated with superior survival in AML patients.

    Grimm, Juliane / Simnica, Donjete / Jäkel, Nadja / Paschold, Lisa / Willscher, Edith / Schulze, Susann / Dierks, Christine / Al-Ali, Haifa Kathrin / Binder, Mascha

    Blood cancer journal

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 19

    Abstract: Hypomethylating agents (HMA) like azacitidine are licensed for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients ineligible for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biomarker-driven identification of HMA-responsive patients may ... ...

    Abstract Hypomethylating agents (HMA) like azacitidine are licensed for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients ineligible for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biomarker-driven identification of HMA-responsive patients may facilitate the choice of treatment, especially in the challenging subgroup above 60 years of age. Since HMA possesses immunomodulatory functions that constitute part of their anti-tumor effect, we set out to analyze the bone marrow (BM) immune environment by next-generation sequencing of T cell receptor beta (TRB) repertoires in 51 AML patients treated within the RAS-AZIC trial. Patients with elevated pretreatment T cell diversity (11 out of 41 patients) and those with a boost of TRB richness on day 15 after azacitidine treatment (12 out of 46 patients) had longer event-free and overall survival. Both pretreatment and dynamic BM T cell metrics proved to be better predictors of outcome than other established risk factors. The favorable broadening of the BM T cell space appeared to be driven by antigen since these patients showed significant skewing of TRBV gene usage. Our data suggest that one course of AZA can cause reconstitution to a more physiological T cell BM niche and that the T cell space plays an underestimated prognostic role in AML.Trial registration: DRKS identifier: DRKS00004519.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/therapeutic use ; Azacitidine/therapeutic use ; Bone Marrow/drug effects ; Bone Marrow/pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/epidemiology ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Survival Analysis ; T-Lymphocytes/drug effects ; T-Lymphocytes/pathology
    Chemical Substances Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic ; Azacitidine (M801H13NRU)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Clinical Trial ; Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2600560-8
    ISSN 2044-5385 ; 2044-5385
    ISSN (online) 2044-5385
    ISSN 2044-5385
    DOI 10.1038/s41408-022-00615-7
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  8. Article ; Online: Ramucirumab, Avelumab, and Paclitaxel as Second-Line Treatment in Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma: The Phase 2 RAP (AIO-STO-0218) Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.

    Thuss-Patience, Peter / Högner, Anica / Goekkurt, Eray / Stahl, Michael / Kretzschmar, Albrecht / Götze, Thorsten / Stocker, Gertraud / Reichardt, Peter / Kullmann, Frank / Pink, Daniel / Bartels, Prisca / Jarosch, Armin / Hinke, Axel / Schultheiß, Christoph / Paschold, Lisa / Stein, Alexander / Binder, Mascha

    JAMA network open

    2024  Volume 7, Issue 1, Page(s) e2352830

    Abstract: Importance: Adding immune checkpoint inhibitors to chemotherapy has been associated with improved outcomes in metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma, but treatment combinations and optimal patient selection need to be established.: Objective: To ... ...

    Abstract Importance: Adding immune checkpoint inhibitors to chemotherapy has been associated with improved outcomes in metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma, but treatment combinations and optimal patient selection need to be established.
    Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of the programmed cell death ligand 1 (PDL-1) inhibitor avelumab with paclitaxel plus ramucirumab.
    Design, setting, and participants: This multicenter, single-group, phase 2 nonrandomized controlled trial was conducted among patients with second-line metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. Patients pretreated with platinum plus fluoropyrimidine between April 2019 and November 2020 across 10 German centers (median follow-up, 27.4 months [95% CI 22.0-32.9 months]) were included. Data analysis was performed from January to December 2022.
    Interventions: Patients received ramucirumab at 8 mg/kg on days 1 and 15, avelumab at 10 mg/kg on days 1 and 15, and paclitaxel at 80 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks.
    Main outcomes and measures: The prespecified primary end point was overall survival (OS) rate at 6 months, with the experimental therapy considered insufficiently active with an OS rate of 50% or less and a promising candidate with an OS rate of 65% or greater.
    Results: Of 60 enrolled patients, 59 patients (median [range] age, 64 [18-81] years; 47 males [70.7%]) were evaluable, including 30 patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach and 29 patients with gastroesophageal junction. All patients were pretreated with platinum plus fluoropyrimidine, and 40 patients (67.8%) had received prior taxanes; 24 of 56 evaluable patients (42.9%) had a PDL-1 combined positive score (CPS) of 5 or greater, centrally assessed. The OS rate at 6 months was 71.2% (95% CI, 61.5%-83.7%). The median OS in the intention-to-treat population (59 patients) was 10.6 months (95% CI, 8.4-12.8 months) overall. Among patients assessable by central pathology, median OS was 9.4 months (95% CI, 7.2-11.7 months) in 32 patients with a PDL-1 CPS less than 5 and 14.0 months (95% CI, 6.0-22.1 months) in 24 patients with a PDL-1 CPS of 5 or greater (P = .25). Treatment was generally well tolerated, without unexpected toxicities. Patients with higher vs lower than median T cell repertoire richness showed an increased median OS of 20.4 months (95% CI, 7.7-33.0 months) compared with 8.3 months (95% CI, 3.7-12.9 months; hazard ratio, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.23-0.81; P = .008). Patients with lower vs higher than median cell-free DNA burden had a median OS of 19.2 months (95% CI, 8.9-29.6 months) compared with 7.3 months (95% CI, 3.2-11.4 months; hazard ratio, 0.30; 95% CI, 0.16-0.59; P < .001).
    Conclusions and relevance: In this study, the combination of avelumab with paclitaxel plus ramucirumab showed favorable efficacy and tolerability in the second-line treatment for metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. A PDL-1 CPS score of 5 or greater, cell-free DNA level less than the median, and T cell repertoire richness greater than the median were associated with increased median OS.
    Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03966118.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; Cell-Free Nucleic Acids ; Paclitaxel/therapeutic use ; Platinum ; Ramucirumab ; Female ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; avelumab (KXG2PJ551I) ; Cell-Free Nucleic Acids ; Paclitaxel (P88XT4IS4D) ; Platinum (49DFR088MY) ; Ramucirumab (D99YVK4L0X)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Controlled Clinical Trial ; Multicenter Study ; Clinical Trial, Phase II ; Journal Article
    ISSN 2574-3805
    ISSN (online) 2574-3805
    DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52830
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  9. Article ; Online: First-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive esophagogastric adenocarcinoma: liquid biomarker analysis of the phase 2 INTEGA trial.

    Paschold, Lisa / Stein, Alexander / Thiele, Benjamin / Tintelnot, Joseph / Henkes, Svenja-Sibylla / Coith, Cornelia / Schultheiß, Christoph / Pantel, Klaus / Riethdorf, Sabine / Binder, Mascha

    Journal for immunotherapy of cancer

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 6

    Abstract: Background: The addition of nivolumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy in first-line unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive esophagogastric adenocarcinoma (HER2+ EGA) results in long progression-free and overall survival as shown by the INTEGA ( ... ...

    Abstract Background: The addition of nivolumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy in first-line unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive esophagogastric adenocarcinoma (HER2+ EGA) results in long progression-free and overall survival as shown by the INTEGA (ipilimumab or FOLFOX in combination with nivolumab and trastuzumab in HER2 positive esophagogastric adenocarcinoma) trial. This trial suggested that the chemotherapy backbone is needed in an unselected HER2+ patient population. Yet, it remains an open question if there are specific patient subsets that may benefit from an enhanced immunotherapeutic but chemotherapy-free approach.
    Methods: We analyzed blood T cell repertoire metrics determined by next-generation sequencing, circulating tumor cell (CTC) counts detected by CellSearch and their expression of HER2 and PD-L1 as potential liquid biomarkers predicting outcomes on ipilimumab versus FOLFOX (folinic acid, FOL, fluorouracil, F, oxaliplatin, OX) chemotherapy added to a backbone of trastuzumab and nivolumab in patients with HER2+ EGA in the INTEGA trial population.
    Results: Patients with two out of three baseline-determined liquid biomarkers-high T cell repertoire richness, absence of CTCs or HER2-expression on CTCs-made up approximately 44% of HER2+ EGA cases and did not show compromise in efficacy if treated with a chemotherapy-free regimen. Long-term responders showing a progression-free survival of >12 months were enriched in this biomarker triad, especially if treated on the chemotherapy-free arm.
    Conclusion: Prospective validation of this liquid biomarker triad is needed to molecularly define HER2+ EGA patient subsets with different needs in the first-line systemic treatment setting.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics ; Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism ; Nivolumab/therapeutic use ; Ipilimumab/therapeutic use ; Trastuzumab/therapeutic use ; Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy ; Adenocarcinoma/genetics
    Chemical Substances Receptor, ErbB-2 (EC 2.7.10.1) ; Nivolumab (31YO63LBSN) ; Ipilimumab ; Trastuzumab (P188ANX8CK)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase II ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2719863-7
    ISSN 2051-1426 ; 2051-1426
    ISSN (online) 2051-1426
    ISSN 2051-1426
    DOI 10.1136/jitc-2023-006678
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  10. Article ; Online: No association of malignant B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas with ipsilateral SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

    Claaß, Luise Victoria / Mayr, Patrick / Paschold, Lisa / Weber, Thomas / Terziev, Denis / Jehs, Bertram / Brill, Richard / Dober, Johannes / Märkl, Bruno / Wickenhauser, Claudia / Czapiewski, Piotr / Trepel, Martin / Claus, Rainer / Binder, Mascha

    Cancer medicine

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 8, Page(s) 9313–9321

    Abstract: Purpose: SARS-CoV-2 vaccines cause acute ipsilateral lymph node swelling in an important proportion of vaccines. Thus far, no malignant lymphadenopathies have been reported in temporal context to vaccination in the ipsilateral draining lymph node areas.! ...

    Abstract Purpose: SARS-CoV-2 vaccines cause acute ipsilateral lymph node swelling in an important proportion of vaccines. Thus far, no malignant lymphadenopathies have been reported in temporal context to vaccination in the ipsilateral draining lymph node areas.
    Experimental design: Prompted by two cases with unilateral axillary lymphomas that occurred ipsilaterally to prior SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, we systematically retrieved all B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas at two German University Medical Centers diagnosed before and after introduction of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in Germany. Available lymphoma tissue (n=19) was subjected to next-generation immunosequencing of the IGH locus. Malignant clonotypes were mined in the CoVabDab database and published data sets from 342 uninfected individuals, 55 individuals 28 days after anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and 139 individuals with acute COVID-19 together encompassing over 1 million CDR3 sequences in total.
    Results: Of 313 newly diagnosed cases in the two centers and observation periods, 27 unilateral manifestations in the defined deltoid draining regions were identified. The majority thereof were diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (18 of 27 cases). Eleven unilateral cases were diagnosed in the era of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and 16 in the control period before introduction of such vaccines. Of the 11 unilateral lymphomas that occurred during the vaccination period, ten had received a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine prior to lymphoma diagnosis. These cases were further evaluated. While left-sided were more frequent than right-sided lymphomas (19 vs 8 cases), no statistically significant association of vaccination site and laterality of the lymphoma manifestation was found. The unilateral lymphomas showed a normal range of B-cell receptors typically found in these lymphoma subtypes with no evidence for anti-SARS-CoV-2 sequences in the malignant clonotype.
    Conclusions: Together, we found no evidence that the current SARS-CoV-2 vaccines could serve as a trigger for lymphomagenesis in the draining lymph node areas of the deltoid region used for vaccination.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Lymphoma/pathology ; Vaccination ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2659751-2
    ISSN 2045-7634 ; 2045-7634
    ISSN (online) 2045-7634
    ISSN 2045-7634
    DOI 10.1002/cam4.5687
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