ANTI-SARS-COV-2 VACCINATION AND ANTIBODY RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE ON IMMUNE-MODIFYING THERAPY. PROSPECTIVE SINGLE TERTIARY CENTER STUDY ON 602 IBD PATIENTS

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on immune-modifying treatment could be at an increased risk for severe coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), thus data on the efficacy and safety of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines are essential. We have conducted a prospective study of IBD patients vaccinated with BNT162b2, CX-024414 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccines. The aim was to evaluate the rate and the magnitude of seroconversion, to assess the effect of different immune-modifying treatment modalities on the magnitude of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody levels, and to analyze the impact of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on the inflammatory biomarkers of IBD.

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