Conference
Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Patients With Cancer: A Population-Based Study Using Health Administrative and Laboratory Testing Data From Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for patients with cancer despite concerns of disease or treatment-associated immunosuppression. The objective of this study was to evaluate vaccine effectiveness (VE) against laboratory-confirmed influenza for patients with cancer.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted an observational test-negative design study of previously diagnosed patients with cancer 18 years of age and older who …
Authors
Blanchette PS; Chung H; Pritchard KI; Earle CC; Campitelli MA; Buchan SA; Schwartz KL; Crowcroft NS; Gubbay JB; Karnauchow T
Volume
37
Pagination
pp. 2795-2804
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
October 20, 2019
DOI
10.1200/jco.19.00354
Conference proceedings
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Issue
30
ISSN
0732-183X