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ReviewJournal of clinical practice and research2026

Current Vaccination Principles and Practices in Adult Cancer Patients.

Dilşah Başkol Elik, Esra Erdem Kıvrak, Hasan Çağrı Yıldırım, Ayşegül Ulu Kılıç, Meltem Taşbakan

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Review in Journal of clinical practice and research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Dilşah Başkol ElikDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Turgutlu State Hospital, Manisa, Türkiye.
Esra Erdem KıvrakDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Türkiye.
Hasan Çağrı YıldırımDepartment of Medical Oncology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Türkiye.
Ayşegül Ulu KılıçDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Meltem TaşbakanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Türkiye.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adults with cancer are at a substantially increased risk of infectious complications due to malignancy-related immune dysregulation and the immunosuppressive effects of anticancer therapies. Vaccine-preventable infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality despite advances in oncologic care. This review summarizes current evidence and international guideline recommendations on vaccination strategies in adult patients with solid tumors. Inactivated and recombinant vaccines are generally safe and should be administered according to standard schedules, preferably before the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy. Although immune responses may be attenuated during treatment, available data support a meaningful clinical benefit in reducing severe infections and hospitalizations. Live attenuated vaccines are contraindicated during significant immunosuppression and should be considered only after documented immune reconstitution. Optimizing vaccination outcomes requires individualized scheduling, attention to treatment-related immune effects, and immunization of household contacts. Proactive, guideline-based vaccination should be integrated into routine oncology care to reduce infection-related complications and support treatment continuity.

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Adult cancer patientsimmunizationimmunosuppressionpreventive carevaccination

Identifiers

PMID42416124
PMCPMC13338834

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