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Perception and Experience of Oncologists regarding Vaccination of Cancer Patients on Active Treatment

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Inflammatory and cancer

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 epidemic has wreaked havoc on individuals of all ages throughout the world. I In unprecedented time frame, its vaccination has been produced and made available to the general population. However, due to varying levels of its acceptance, vaccination did not gain widespread adoption. Aim: We aimed to measure the perception and experience of oncologists towards COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients on active therapy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey with a self-administered questionnaire was circulated among oncology specialists in Egypt between September – and December 2021. Results: A total of 83 respondents participated of which 59% had more than 10 years of experience in the oncology field. The majority of the respondents 75 (90.4%) recommended giving the vaccine once available in case of hormonal treatment meanwhile the lowest percentage 32 (38.5%) was for anti CD20 monoclonal antibody, either as a single agent or combined with chemotherapy. Choices of 49 (59%), 46 (55%), and 43 (51.8%) to vaccinate patients on active treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy, MoAb (except anti CD20), and immunotherapy respectively were reported. The inactivated COVID-19 virus vaccine was recommended by 39 (47%), followed by Vector vaccines in 20 (24.1%), 8 (9.6%) for the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, while 16(19.3%) of them were undecided. Thirty-nine (47%) of the participants reported that patients on active treatment developed side effects from vaccination. The most conveyed side effects were fatigue in 34 (87%), fever or a local reaction each in 28 (71.8%), headache and myalgia equally in 19 (48.7%), and chills in 11 (28.2%), and myalgia in10 (25.6 %). Conclusion: Strategies to address the practicality of dealing with vaccination in cancer patients are needed. Emphasis on the installation of the latest data in caring for this population and increased awareness of the services provided is crucial. Surveys are a useful tool reflecting real-world practice.

DOI

10.21608/jcbr.2022.120116.1248

Keywords

COVID-19, Cancer, Vaccination, Oncologists, Survey

Authors

First Name

nervana

Last Name

hussien

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Clinical Oncology-Faculty of medicine- Helwan university, Cairo, Egypt

Email

hassannervana5455@yahoo.com

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-4238-538x

First Name

mai

Last Name

Ezzeldin

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mai.ezzeldin@med.asu.edu.eg

City

egypt

Orcid

0000-0002-2109-606X

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Abdelaziz

MiddleName

H

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ahmedabdelaziz@doctors.org.uk

City

egypt

Orcid

0000-0002-3162-1825

First Name

Haitham

Last Name

ahmed

MiddleName

Shaheen

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University, Suez , Egypt

Email

haitham.shaheen@med.suez.edu.eg

City

egypt

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-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

El Kassas

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-

Affiliation

Department of Endemic medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

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m_elkassas@hq.helwan.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-3396-6894

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Elzayat

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-

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan , Egypt

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ibrahimelzayat@med.aswu.edu.eg

City

egypt

Orcid

-

First Name

Walid

Last Name

Elkhatib

MiddleName

F

Affiliation

1-Department of microbiology and immunology , Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain shams University, Cairo, Egypt 2- Department of microbiology and immunology , Faculty of Pharmacy, Galala University, Suez, Egypt

Email

walid-elkhatib@pharma.asu.edu.eg

City

egypt

Orcid

0000-0001-5815-3200

First Name

Soha

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez University, Suez , Egypt

Email

drsohaaa@gmail.com

City

Egypt

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-

Volume

6

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1

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33715

Issue Date

2022-03-01

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2022-02-04

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2022-04-01

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67

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76

Print ISSN

2682-261X

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2682-2628

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885

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International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research

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22 Jan 2023