Immunizing Cancer Patients: Which Patients? Which Vaccines? When to Give?

Oncology (Williston Park). 2018 May 15;32(5):254-8, C3.

Abstract

Patients receiving treatment for cancer should be considered for age- and indication-appropriate vaccinations, and the responsibility for administration of these vaccines is shared between the oncologist and the primary care provider. Certain vaccine-preventable diseases have higher incidence rates among cancer patients and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommend certain vaccines for routine use in adults, including those with cancer. This article provides guidance to oncology clinicians on vaccine recommendations and safety of use in their patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Humans
  • Immunization Schedule*
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Neoplasms / immunology
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vaccination* / adverse effects
  • Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Vaccines / adverse effects

Substances

  • Vaccines