This means that the cancer patients in question are at risk of becoming infected and having a serious course of the disease, even if they have been vaccinated.
– Our preliminary results show that not all cancer patients develop an immune response despite vaccination.
– So we want to make cancer patients aware that they must take their precautions, even if they have been vaccinated, says professor and chief physician at the oncology department Henrik Ditzel.
Samples from 53 patients have been examined. Of these, 18 patients – corresponding to one in three – have not developed measurable antibodies.
This surprises the professor responsible for research.
– Although our study has not been completed, I find it surprising and worrying that 25-30 percent do not form antibodies despite vaccination.
– So we have a problem that must be taken into account, and that is why we are going out with the message already now, says Henrik Ditzel.
According to the chief physician, these are patients who are being treated with chemo, radiation or immunotherapy, and patients with blood cancer.
The examination of the immune system of the cancer patients concerned is repeated at different intervals to measure the effect of the vaccination.
According to the chief physician, the study should have the consequence that cancer patients maintain distance and use protective equipment, even if they have received two vaccine injections.
– We still encourage them to keep their distance, get drunk, wear masks and all the things we are well trained in, despite being vaccinated.
The researchers continue their study and regularly check the level of immunity in that group of cancer patients.
Source: The Nordic Page