Table 5 Rate of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection and its severity according to SARS-CoV-2-reactive IgG antibody levels cut-off at 3–6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after complete vaccination in the whole cohort and in allo-HSCT recipients.

From: SARS-CoV-2-reactive antibody waning, booster effect and breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant and cell therapy recipients at one year after vaccination

Variable

<250 BAU/mL At 3–6 weeks

≥250 BAU/mL At 3–6 weeks

P value

<250 BAU/mL At 3 months

≥250 BAU/mL At 3 months

P value

<250 BAU/mL At 6 months

≥250 BAU/mL At 6 months

P value

Whole cohort

149

282

 

125

265

 

91

233

 

SARS-CoV-2 infection, n (%)

29 (19)

35 (12.4)

0.06

21 (17)

30 (11)

0.1

20 (22)

23 (9.8)

0.006

Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2

18/29 (62)

15/35 (43)

0.1

14/21 (66.7)

12/30 (40)

0.08

14/20 (70)

10/23 (43)

0.1

Pneumonia

6/29 (20.6)

2/35 (5.6)

0.1

4/21 (19)

2/30 (6.6)

.02

4/20 (20)

0

0.039

Hospital admission

6/29 (20.6)

1/35 (2.8)

0.04

5/21 (24)

1/30 (3)

0.07

5/20 (25)

0

0.016

Oxygen requirement

4/29 (13.7)

0

0.03

3/21 (14.2)

0

0.06

3/20 (15)

0

0.09

ICU admission

0

0

ns

0

0

ns

0

0

ns

Allo-HSCT, n evaluable

106

206

 

90

206

 

69

175

 

SARS-CoV-2 infection, n (%)

23 (21.7)

19 (9.2)

0.005

17 (18.8)

16 (7.7)

0.008

16 (23)

13 (7.4)

0.002

Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2

15/23 (65)

8/19 (42%)

0.2

11/17 (65)

6/16 (37.5)

0.16

11/16 (69)

5/13 (38)

0.14

Pneumonia

4/23 (17.4)

0/19

0.1

2/17 (11.7)

0

0.4

2/16 (12.5)

0

0.4

Hospital admission

4/23 (17.4)

0

0.1

3/17 (17.6)

0

0.2

3/16 (18.5)

0

0.2

Oxygen requirement

3/23 (13)

0

0.2

2/17 (11.7)

0

0.4

2/16 (12.5)

0

0.4

  1. Allo-HSCT refers to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, ASCT autologous stem cell transplantation, GvHD graft versus host disease, IS immunosuppressor drugs, NC not calculable when the subgroup had less than 5 patients.