Does the pfizer vaccine work as well in immunosuppressed people? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04780659
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how well the Pfizer mRNA vaccine triggers an immune response in people with weakened immune systems compared to healthy individuals. About 539 adults received two doses of the vaccine, and researchers measured antibody levels and side effects. The goal was to see if the vaccine protects immunosuppressed people as effectively as it does others.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pfizer mRNA vaccine (Comirnaty)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the vaccine works well in people with weakened immune systems, helping protect them from COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 4 study, so results are already known. However, immune responses may still be weaker in some immunosuppressed groups, and the study does not test long-term protection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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539 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Finished
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May 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Individuals ≥18 years old 2a. In the opinion of the investigator, individuals with immunosuppressive disease who meet one of the following criteria: * Primary immunodeficiency * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection * Allogeneic stem cell transplantation / Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T cell) therapy * Solid organ transplant * Chronic lymphatic leukemia or 2b. In the opinion of the investigator, individuals without immunosuppressive disease or treatment without significant co-morbidity 3\. Provision of signed informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous or ongoing Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19). 2. Coagulation disorders, other conditions associated with prolonged bleeding time or anticoagulant treatments, which according to the investigator contraindicate intramuscular injection. Conditions which can be corrected with measures such as platelet concentrate treatments, coagulation factors or other measures for people responsible for anticoagulants are not exclusion criteria. 3. Planned to receive another vaccine within 14 days before the first dose of the study vaccine, or during the period from the first dose of the study vaccine up to 14 days after the second dose of the study vaccine, and vaccination with another vaccine which in the investigator's opinion cannot be planned outside these time periods 4. Pregnancy or breast feeding. 5. Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients contained in the vaccine 6. Individuals who cannot understand the informed consent. 7. Individuals who for other reasons are considered by investigators as not suitable for inclusion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Huddinge, 14186, Sweden
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