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Adaptive immune responses are essential for clearing viral infections and retention of virus specific memory populations is required for long-term immunity. However, there is still uncertainty about whether adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 are protective. Such knowledge is of immediate relevance, as it will provide insights into immunity of SARS-CoV-2 infection and thus help define future immunization strategies. Because of the importance of asymptomatic cases in children, a specific study is needed in this population in order to determine their individual and collective protective capacity. This is even truer for immune compromised children that likely have severe forms of the disease with active and prolonged viral replication in whom it is therefore essential to determine the extent of sero conversion but also the quality and duration of the memory responses.
For this purpose, we plan to analyze the anti-SARS-CoV-2 humoral and memory T cell responses, in different groups of immuno-compromized children (i.e with different levels/type of immunosuppression; HIV, renal or stem cell transplantation, anti-TNF or methotrexate treatment) and healthy controls seen in 3 University Hospitals, in order to determine the proportion of children with SARS-CoV-2 specific humoral responses, their protective capacity, the magnitude and the quality of the SARS-Cov-2 memory T cells but also their long term persistence at 1 year.
Adaptive immune responses are essential for clearing viral infections and retention of virus specific memory populations is required for long-term immunity. However, there is still uncertainty about whether adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 are protective. Such knowledge is of immediate relevance, as it will provide insights into immunity of SARS-CoV-2 infection and thus help define future immunization strategies. Because of the importance of asymptomatic cases in children, a specific study is needed in this population in order to determine their individual and collective protective capacity. This is even truer for immuno-compromised children that likely have severe forms of the disease with active and prolonged viral replication in whom it is therefore essential to determine the extent of seroconversion but also the quality and duration of the memory responses.
For this purpose, we plan to analyze the anti-SARS-CoV-2 humoral and memory T cell responses, in different groups of immuno-compromized children (i.e with different levels/type of immunosuppression; HIV, renal or stem cell transplantation, anti-TNF or methotrexate treatment) and healthy controls seen in 3 University Hospitals, in order to determine the proportion of children with SARS-CoV-2 specific humoral responses, their protective capacity, the magnitude and the quality of the SARS-Cov-2 memory T cells but also their long term persistence at 1 year.
In this study, we will evaluate the proportion of children who developed anti-SARS-CoV-2 humoral and cellular memory immune responses and the protective capacity of these responses in different groups of immune-compromised children.
As explained above, clinical significance of SARS-CoV-2 varies among different immune-compromised populations, in relation to the individual degree and type of immunosuppression. It is therefore necessary to obtain data on post infection protective immunity in different groups of immunosuppressed children. The intervention added for this study, blood samples will be taken. The blood sample will consist of two to three (depending on weight) additional tubes (heparin-lithium, dry) between 5 ml and 15 ml each taken during a blood test necessary for the patient's standard care. A second blood sample will be taken one year later for those with a positive response to SARS-CoV-2 and for vaccinated children. The volume of blood taken does not exceed the volume allowed by the guideline "Ethical considerations for clinical trials of drugs in the pediatric population".
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| children with controlled HIV | Children over 0 days and under 16 years old, with controlled HIV |
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| children with hematologic Malignancy treated by conventional chemotherapy | Children over 0 days and under 16 years old, with Hematologic Malignancy treated by conventional chemotherapy |
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| Children with inflammatory bowel disease treated by anti-TNF at least 6 weeks | Children over 0 days and under 16 years old, with inflammatory bowel disease treated by anti-TNF |
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| Children with idiopathic juvenile arthritis | Children over 0 days and under 16 years old, with idiopathic juvenile arthritis treated by methotrexate: |
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| Children treated by renal transplantation | Children over 0 days and under 16 years old, treated by renal transplantation from more than 3 months: |
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| Children attending consultation |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| blood collection | Other | Depending on the weight of the child, between 5ml and 15ml of blood will be collected during a blood test necessary for the conventional care of the patient. A second blood sample will be taken one year later. The volume of blood taken does not exceed the volume allowed by the guideline "Ethical considerations for clinical trials of medicinal products conducted in the paediatric population". We will analyse:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Numbers of subjects with positive IgM | Numbers of subjects with positive IgM titer levels against SARS-Cov-2 (according to the manufacturer) at baseline. | at baseline |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Numbers of subjects with positive IgG | Numbers of subjects with positive immunoglobulin G (IgG) SARS-Cov-2 (according to the manufacturer) | at baseline and at 12 months |
| Numbers of subjects with positive titers |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Children over 0 days and under 16 years of age considered as control will be non-immunosuppressed children without chronic inflammation, attending consultation for preoperative assessment or congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract, for Nephropathies without renal impairment (eDFG > 45mL/min/1.73m), for non-inflammatory intestinal (polyposis, Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, short bowel syndrome) or pancreatic (hereditary pancreatitis) pathologies.For comparisons, healthy children will be age-matched with each case.
Exclusion Criteria:
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In this study, we will evaluate the proportion of children who developed anti-SARS-CoV-2 humoral and cellular memory immune responses and the protective capacity of these responses in different groups of immune-compromised children.
As explained above, clinical significance of SARS-CoV-2 varies among different immune-compromised populations, in relation to the individual degree and type of immunosuppression. It is therefore necessary to obtain data on post infection protective immunity in different groups of immunosuppressed children.
To these purpose, the study will benefit from a Network of Pediatric Physicians used to work or collaborating together, with experience of children's studies and strong adherence to the study.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Carcelain Guislaine, PhD | APHP | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hôpital Robert Debré | Paris | 75019 | France |
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Children over 0 days and under 16 years old, without immunodepression or chronic inflammation attending consultation for :
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Number of subjects with positive titers
| at baseline and at 12 months |
| Percentage of SARS-CoV-2 memory T | Percentage and counts of SARS-CoV-2 memory T cells in lymphocytes | at baseline ans at 12 months |
| ID | Term |
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| D001800 | Blood Specimen Collection |
| ID | Term |
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| D013048 | Specimen Handling |
| D019411 | Clinical Laboratory Techniques |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D011677 | Punctures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
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