Table 1 Characteristics of patients with previous COVID-19 infection according to vaccination status.

From: Breakthrough infections in MPN-COVID vaccinated patients

 

Total pts with previous infection

UNVACCINATED

VACCINATED

p

N = 418

N = 131

N = 287

Male gender

189/418 (45.2%)

51/131 (38.9%)

138/287 (48.1%)

0.081

Age

61.3 (53.0–71.7)

59.3 (47.9–71.9)

61.8 (54.6–71.7)

0.016

> 70

124/417 (29.7%)

36/131 (27.5%)

88/286 (30.8%)

0.50

BMI

24.0 (21.3–26.5)

24.4 (21.7–26.1)

23.9 (21.3–26.5)

0.89

MPN diagnosis

 ET

156/418 (37.3%)

41/131 (31.3%)

115/287 (40.1%)

0.085

 PV

133/418 (31.8%)

41/131 (31.3%)

92/287 (32.1%)

0.88

 MF

90/418 (21.5%)

37/131 (28.2%)

53/287 (18.5%)

0.024

 Early/pre-PMF

39/418 (9.3%)

12/131 (9.2%)

27/287 (9.4%)

0.94

 Previous thrombosis

81/415 (19.5%)

24/129 (18.6%)

57/286 (19.9%)

0.75

Mutational status

JAK2 V617F

303/408 (74.3%)

93/127 (73.2%)

210/281 (74.7%)

0.75

CALR

64/231 (27.7%)

19/89 (21.3%)

45/142 (31.7%)

0.087

 MPL

10/220 (4.5%)

5/88 (5.7%)

5/132 (3.8%)

0.53

 JAK2 EXON12

1/126 (0.8%)

1/55 (1.8%)

0/71 (0.0%)

0.44

Spleen palpable

 No

270/386 (69.9%)

88/125 (70.4%)

182/261 (69.7%)

 

 Yes

111/386 (28.8%)

35/125 (28.0%)

76/261 (29.1%)

0.87

 Previously splenectomized

5/386 (1.3%)

2/125 (1.6%)

3/261 (1.1%)

 

Size below costal margin (cm)

4.0 (2.0–6.0)

4.5 (2.0–6.5)

3.0 (2.0–6.0)

0.30

MPN treatment post-COVID

 Phlebotomy

76/410 (18.5%)

24/130 (18.5%)

52/280 (18.6%)

0.98

 Cytoreduction

289/418 (69.1%)

83/131 (63.4%)

206/287 (71.8%)

0.084

 HU

196/412 (47.6%)

54/130 (41.5%)

142/282 (50.4%)

0.096

 Anagrelide

13/412 (3.2%)

1/130 (0.8%)

12/282 (4.3%)

0.071

 Interferon

12/412 (2.9%)

3/130 (2.3%)

9/282 (3.2%)

0.76

 Ruxolitinib

63/412 (15.3%)

20/130 (15.4%)

43/282 (15.2%)

0.97

 Antiplatelets post-COVID

250/410 (61.0%)

75/129 (58.1%)

175/281 (62.3%)

0.43

 ASA

233/412 (56.6%)

73/130 (56.2%)

160/282 (56.7%)

0.91

 Anticoagulants

95/409 (23.2%)

32/128 (25.0%)

63/281 (22.4%)

0.57

Characteristics of COVID-19

Wave

 1 (Wild-type)

94/418 (22.5%)

14/131 (10.7%)

80/287 (27.9%)

<0.001

 2 (Alpha, Beta, Gamma)

284/418 (67.9%)

83/131 (63.4%)

201/287 (70.0%)

0.175

 3 (Delta)

19/418 (4.5%)

17/131 (13.0%)

2/287 (0.7%)

<0.001

 4 (Omicron)

21/418 (5.0%)

17/131 (13.0%)

4/287 (1.4%)

<0.001

COVID-19 severitya

 Asymptomatic infection

16/389 (4.1%)

9/123 (7.3%)

7/266 (2.6%)

0.003

  Mild Illness

286/389 (73.5%)

84/123 (68.3%)

202/266 (75.9%)

0.11

 Moderate Illness

25/389 (6.4%)

7/123 (5.7%)

18/266 (6.8%)

0.69

 Severe/critical Illness

62/389 (15.9%)

23/123 (18.7%)

39/266 (14.7%)

0.31

Vaccine information

Months since prior infection

5.9 (4.3–11.2)

No administered doses

 Only 1 dose

109/287 (38.0%)

 2 doses

112/287 (39.0%)

 3–4 doses

66/287 (23.0%)

Vaccine type

 Pfizer/BioNTech

204/287 (71.1%)

  Moderna

53/287 (18.5%)

 AstraZeneca

12/287 (4.2%)

 Johnson&Johnson

3/287 (1.0%)

 NA

15/287 (5.2%)

Reinfections

18 (4.3%)

8 (6.1%)

10 (3.5%)

0.22

Months to reinfection from prior COVID-19

13.1 (8.2–15.0)

7.5 (4.8–13.1)

14.3 (12.9–16.8)

0.016

Months to reinfection from last vaccine dose

3.1 (2.5–7.1)

Number of doses

Only 1 dose

2/10 (20.0%)

 

2 doses

4/10 (40.0%)

3–4 doses

4/10 (40.0%)

 

Wave of reinfection

3 (Delta)

4/18 (22.2%)

3/8 (37.5%)

1/10 (10.0%)

0.27

4 (Omicron)

14/18 (77.8%)

5/8 (62.5%)

9/10 (90.0%)

COVID-19 severitya

Asymptomatic infection

2/17 (11.8%)

1/8 (12.5%)

1/9 (11.1%)

0.72

Mild Illness

13/17 (76.5%)

7/8 (87.5%)

6/9 (66.7%)

Severe/critical Illness

2/17 (11.8%)

0/8 (0.0%)

2/9 (22.2%)

Patient disposition

Home-treated

16/18 (88.9%)

8/8 (100.0%)

8/10 (80.0%)

0.48

Hospitalized

2/18 (11.1%)

0/8 (0.0%)

2/10 (20.0%)

 

Respiratory support

1/18 (5.6%)

0/8 (0.0%)

1/10 (10.0%)

1.00

ICU

1/18 (5.6%)

0/8 (0.0%)

1/10 (10.0%)

1.00

Symptoms

Fever

5/18 (27.8%)

3/8 (37.5%)

2/10 (20.0%)

0.61

Cough

7/18 (38.9%)

1/8 (12.5%)

6/10 (60.0%)

0.066

Dyspnea

3/18 (16.7%)

0/8 (0.0%)

3/10 (30.0%)

0.22

Systemic

1/18 (5.6%)

0/8 (0.0%)

1/10 (10.0%)

1.00

Gastrointestinal

1/18 (5.6%)

0/8 (0.0%)

1/10 (10.0%)

1.00

Fatigue

6/18 (33.3%)

2/8 (25.0%)

4/10 (40.0%)

0.64

Outcome reinfections

Deathb

1/18 (5.6%)

0/8 (0.0%)

1/10 (10.0%)

1.00

  1. aAccording to the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines.
  2. bThe dead patient was male with age > 70 years old, had a MF diagnosis treated with fedratinib (in a clinical trial) and had a severe breakthrough infection in the Omicron period (symptoms: cough, dyspnea, fatigue) after 2 doses of vaccine and needed invasive respiratory support.