Medical Oncology

Primary Immunodeficiency

Questions discussed in this category

Would you use the pneumococcal conjugate-21 vaccine (Capvaxive) instead of the conjugate-20 (Prevnar-20) for routine vaccinations in immunosuppressed patients?

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Is there any indication for IVIG in immunocompromised patients with only decreased IgM and/or IgA levels?

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What is your surveillance protocol for patients with common variable immunodeficiency receiving chronic IVIG therapy?

Is there a target IgG level to aim for? What should hematologists be aware of in monitoring these patients?

1 Answer available

What is your approach to working up diarrhea in an immunocompromised patient?

1 Answer available

Do you recommend shingles vaccine to all immunosuppressed patients under the age of 50 y.o.?

1 Answer available

How do you handle hypogammaglobulinemia detected in patients prior to maintenance rituximab infusion?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

Association of Immunoglobulin Levels, Infectious Risk, and Mortality With Rituximab and Hypogammaglobulinemia.

Lupus, 2014 Jul 30

Serious infections in systemic lupus erythematosus with a focus on pneumococcal infections.

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2024 Sep 12

Use of 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2024.

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