Chemotherapy drugs do not affect the production of hepatitis B surface antibodies: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Vaccines can stimulate an immune response. However, whether the use of chemotherapy drugs affects the body's production of antibodies after vaccination remains to be studied. This study reports the case of a 49-year-old female patient who first visited Chifeng City Hospital (Chifeng, China) in January 2021 who was likely naturally infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) during administration of vincristine, doxorubicin and prednisone because the patient was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, recovered spontaneously and developed high levels of anti-hepatitis B surface antibodies (anti-HBs). Due to routine testing for hepatitis B during treatment, the test in February 2022 revealed that the hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) level was 0.19 (positive). Subsequently, a peripheral blood hepat

SUBMITTER: Zhao F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455272 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature