COVID‐19 Vaccine Failure in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia and Monoclonal B‐Lymphocytosis; Humoral and Cellular Immunity

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is associated with immunocompromise and high risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality. Monoclonal B-Lymphocytosis (MBL) patients also have immune impairment. We evaluated humoral and cellular immune responses in 181 patients with CLL (160) and MBL (21) to correlate failed seroconversion (<50AU/mL SARS-CoV-2 II IgG assay, antibody to spike protein, Abbott) following each of 2 vaccine doses with clinical and laboratory parameters. Following first and second doses, 79.2% then 45% of CLL, and 50% then 9.5% of MBL respectively remained seronegative. There was significant association between post-dose 2 antibody level with pre-vaccination reduced IgM (p<0.0001), IgG2 (p<0.035), IgG3 (p<0.046), and CLL therapy within 12 months (p<0.001) in univariate analysis. By multivariate analysis, reduced IgM (p<0.0002) and active therapy (p<0.0002) retained significance. Anti-spike protein levels varied widely and were lower in CLL, than MBL, and both lower than normal donors. Neutralisation activity showed anti-spike levels <1000AU/mL were usually negative for both an early viral clade and the contemporary Delta variant and 72.9% of CLL and 53.3% of MBL failed to reach levels ≥1000AU/mL. In a representative sample, ~80% had normal T-cell responses. Failed seroconversion occurred in 36.6%% of treatment-naive patients, 78.1% on therapy, and 85.7% on ibrutinib.

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