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Chemo may prevent formation of COVID-19 antobodies

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Posted 20 May 2020 at 19:53

Another interaction between COVID-19 and cancer treatment has come to light, albeit in a very small sample size. It seems that patients who recently underwent chemotherapy and then caught COVID-19 (and survived) have failed to generate any COVID-19 antibodies. This would suggest that chemotherapy might prevent any long term immunity from a COVID-19 infection which follows a month or so afterwards. This may also suggest that a vaccine might not work within such a window.

Lower detection rates of SARS-COV2 antibodies in cancer patients vs healthcare workers after symptomatic COVID-19 (Journal Pre-proof)

 
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