Imbruvca and covid vaccines

[Ivaylo]

Dear all, does anyone know whether the imbruvica treatment for CLL allows for taking the covid vaccine? If yes, which one, Pfiser, Moderna, Oxford? Thank you

[Beattiem-UK]

I'm on Imbruvica too. I have a telephone consultation booked in with my haematologist this afternoon Ivaylo, and I am planning to check this out. I'll post his answer here.

Beattie

[Ivaylo in reply to Beattiem-UK]

Thank you!

[Justasheet1]

As far as I know, there isn’t any contraindications for any of them with ibrutinib or any medication. The only question is if the medicine will hinder the response from the vaccine and you get less than the 94% response.

I got the Moderna yesterday and am on ibrutinib therapy and my local hematologist nor my CLL expert in Texas hesitated in recommending it for me.

[Mik_ in reply to Justasheet1]

Did you test if you have antibodies? I did test after Pfizer- zero antibodies 21 days after first doze.

[Justasheet1 in reply to Mik_]

Mik,

I had zero antibodies 🙁

Jeff

[lankisterguy Volunteer]

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Len

[annmcgowan]

Hi my haemotologist has written to me and my GP to say I can have either vaccine. I am on ibrutinib too. Ann

[Newdawn Administrator in reply to annmcgowan]

I’m impressed Ann. My haematologist certainly hasn’t approached me or offered any advice over this period. I’d be astounded if he bothered to write to my GP or myself about the vaccine. I haven’t seen him personally since Feb!

Newdawn

[annmcgowan in reply to Newdawn]

Hi Newdawn I have only had telephone consultations since February too, and no letters. My last telephone consultation was last week, so I asked about vaccine. I was surprised to receive a letter confirming what he said about the vaccine therein. Can’t wait to receive it.

I am disappointed we are 4th in line. I will receive my vaccine at the same time as my husband who is 72 and fortunate enough to have no health problems. Good luck

Ann

[NooNoo14 in reply to Newdawn]

I asked the question of my Haematologist via my Trial Nurse - didn’t’t receive a response!

[Mik_ in reply to annmcgowan]

Hi Ann, did test antibodies after vaccination?

[Beattiem-UK]

My haematologist told me yesterday that I could have whatever vaccination for covid I was offered. His only caveat was that because of the CLL it would probably not be quite as effective as it would be for a non immuno compromised person, but added that was true of the flu jab too. So no reason at all to refuse it. Bring it on!

Beattie

[wizzard166]

Two top CLL Specialists including Dr. Jennifer Brown from Dana Farber, and also the top CLL MD at Columbia University address this issue completely in this videopatientpower.info/reflectio...