Table 1.

Summary of risk factors associated with attenuated humoral and cellular immunogenicity after 2 doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in HSCT recipients

Risk factorspORs for positive immune responses (95% CI)No. of cohorts Levels of evidence (GRADE)
Humoral immune response 
Host characteristics    
Age >60 y 0.76 (0.49-1.18) 621,48,54,57,78 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Male recipient 0.63 (0.49-0.83) 1121,24,37,48,52,57,67,71,72,78 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Myeloid malignancy 1.47 (0.64-3.38) 824,26,29,48,52,71,72,78  Moderate 
Lymphoid malignancy 0.73 (0.45-1.19) 1121,26,29,48,52,57,71,72,78 (2 studies with 2 cohorts)26,57  Moderate 
Acute leukemia 1.56 (0.86-2.84) 426,71,72,78  Moderate 
Nonmalignancy 1.53 (0.29-8.22) 352,71,72  Moderate 
Rituximab exposure within 6-12 mo 0.09 (0.03-0.21) 421,26,52,74  Moderate 
Complete remission status of underlying malignancy/indication for HSCT 2.55 (1.05-6.17) 371,75 (1 study with 2 cohorts)75  Moderate 
HSCT characteristics    
Donor    
Matched sibling donor 1.51 (0.96-2.38) 724,26,48,52,71,72,78  Moderate 
Matched unrelated donor 1.12 (0.83-1.51) 724,26,48,52,71,72,78  Moderate 
Haploidentical donor 0.46 (0.22-0.95) 524,26,48,52,71  Moderate 
Conditioning regimen    
MAC vs RIC 1.72 (1.30-2.28) 726,48,52,57,71,72,78  Moderate 
Time from transplant to vaccination    
<6 mo 0.26 (0.15-0.48) 421,27,40,54  Moderate 
<12 mo 0.22 (0.10-0.46) 1420,21,24,27,40,48,52,55,57,71,74,76 (2 studies with 2 cohorts)55,57  Moderate 
<24 mo 0.25 (0.07-0.89) 437,48,71,76  Moderate 
Post-HSCT characteristics    
Any GVHD 0.54 (0.17-1.75) 448,52,71,75  Moderate 
Acute GVHD 0.61 (0.31-1.18) 357,72,78  Moderate 
Chronic GVHD 0.57 (0.23-1.45) 737,40,57,71,72,74,78  Moderate 
Ongoing chemotherapy 0.48 (0.29-0.78) 426,46,52 (1 study with 2 cohorts)26  Moderate 
Ongoing any IST 0.18 (0.13-0.25) 1026,37,46,48,52,71,72,75,78 (1 study with 2 cohorts)26  Moderate 
Ongoing corticosteroids 0.19 (0.12-0.31) 626,57,71,72,74,78  Moderate 
Ongoing calcineurin inhibitor 0.21 (0.15-0.29) 626,57,71,72,74,78  Moderate 
Ongoing mycophenolate mofetil 0.06 (0.01-0.35) 226,71  Moderate 
Lymphopenia (<1000 cells per μL) 0.18 (0.13-0.24) 548,52,54,57 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG <6 g/L) 0.23 (0.10-0.55) 352,57 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Cellular immune response 
Post-HSCT characteristics    
Any GVHD 0.44 (0.18-1.06) 237,46  Moderate 
Ongoing any IST 0.31 (0.10-0.99) 430,37,38,46  Low 
Risk factorspORs for positive immune responses (95% CI)No. of cohorts Levels of evidence (GRADE)
Humoral immune response 
Host characteristics    
Age >60 y 0.76 (0.49-1.18) 621,48,54,57,78 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Male recipient 0.63 (0.49-0.83) 1121,24,37,48,52,57,67,71,72,78 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Myeloid malignancy 1.47 (0.64-3.38) 824,26,29,48,52,71,72,78  Moderate 
Lymphoid malignancy 0.73 (0.45-1.19) 1121,26,29,48,52,57,71,72,78 (2 studies with 2 cohorts)26,57  Moderate 
Acute leukemia 1.56 (0.86-2.84) 426,71,72,78  Moderate 
Nonmalignancy 1.53 (0.29-8.22) 352,71,72  Moderate 
Rituximab exposure within 6-12 mo 0.09 (0.03-0.21) 421,26,52,74  Moderate 
Complete remission status of underlying malignancy/indication for HSCT 2.55 (1.05-6.17) 371,75 (1 study with 2 cohorts)75  Moderate 
HSCT characteristics    
Donor    
Matched sibling donor 1.51 (0.96-2.38) 724,26,48,52,71,72,78  Moderate 
Matched unrelated donor 1.12 (0.83-1.51) 724,26,48,52,71,72,78  Moderate 
Haploidentical donor 0.46 (0.22-0.95) 524,26,48,52,71  Moderate 
Conditioning regimen    
MAC vs RIC 1.72 (1.30-2.28) 726,48,52,57,71,72,78  Moderate 
Time from transplant to vaccination    
<6 mo 0.26 (0.15-0.48) 421,27,40,54  Moderate 
<12 mo 0.22 (0.10-0.46) 1420,21,24,27,40,48,52,55,57,71,74,76 (2 studies with 2 cohorts)55,57  Moderate 
<24 mo 0.25 (0.07-0.89) 437,48,71,76  Moderate 
Post-HSCT characteristics    
Any GVHD 0.54 (0.17-1.75) 448,52,71,75  Moderate 
Acute GVHD 0.61 (0.31-1.18) 357,72,78  Moderate 
Chronic GVHD 0.57 (0.23-1.45) 737,40,57,71,72,74,78  Moderate 
Ongoing chemotherapy 0.48 (0.29-0.78) 426,46,52 (1 study with 2 cohorts)26  Moderate 
Ongoing any IST 0.18 (0.13-0.25) 1026,37,46,48,52,71,72,75,78 (1 study with 2 cohorts)26  Moderate 
Ongoing corticosteroids 0.19 (0.12-0.31) 626,57,71,72,74,78  Moderate 
Ongoing calcineurin inhibitor 0.21 (0.15-0.29) 626,57,71,72,74,78  Moderate 
Ongoing mycophenolate mofetil 0.06 (0.01-0.35) 226,71  Moderate 
Lymphopenia (<1000 cells per μL) 0.18 (0.13-0.24) 548,52,54,57 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG <6 g/L) 0.23 (0.10-0.55) 352,57 (1 study with 2 cohorts)57  Moderate 
Cellular immune response 
Post-HSCT characteristics    
Any GVHD 0.44 (0.18-1.06) 237,46  Moderate 
Ongoing any IST 0.31 (0.10-0.99) 430,37,38,46  Low 

IgG, immunoglobulin G; IST, immunosuppressive therapy.

Both autologous HSCT and allogeneic HSCT cohorts from the same studies, for which data were accounted for 2 cohorts, had been included in some models.

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