Israel Henig

Dr. Israel Henig


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 March 2023 in Vaccines
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IHIsrael Henig
Israel Henig
JIJonathan Isenberg
Jonathan Isenberg
DYDana Yehudai-Ofir
Dana Yehudai-Ofir
RLRonit Leiba
Ronit Leiba
SRShimrit Ringelstein-Harlev
Shimrit Ringelstein-Harlev
TZTsila Zuckerman
Tsila Zuckerman
COVID-19-related mortality among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients in the pre-vaccine era ranged between 22 and 33%. The Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine demonstrated significant immunogenicity and efficacy in the healthy population; however, its long-term effects on allogeneic HSCT recipients remained unclear. Our study longitudinally evaluated humoral and cellular responses to the BNT162b2 vaccine in adult allogeneic HSCT patients. A positive response was defined as antibody titers ≥ 150 AU/mL post-second vaccination. Among 77 included patients, 51 (66.2%) responded to vaccination. Response-associated factors were female gender, recent anti-CD20 therapy, and a longer interval between transplant and vaccination. Response rates reached 83.7% in patients vaccinated >12 months post-transplant. At 6 months post-second vaccination, antibody titers dropped, but were significantly increased with the booster dose. Moreover, 43% (6/14) of non-responders to the second vaccination acquired sufficient antibody titers after booster administration, resulting in an overall response rate of 79.5% for the entire cohort. The BNT162b2 vaccine was effective in allogeneic transplant recipients. Although antibody titers decreased with time, the third vaccination led to their significant elevation, with 93% of third-dose responders maintaining titers above 150 AU/mL at 3 months post-administration.

23 April 2026 in Haematologica
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DYDana Yehudai-Ofir
Dana Yehudai-Ofir
HKHazim Khatib
Hazim Khatib
OBOfrat Beyar-Katz
Ofrat Beyar-Katz
AFAvraham Frisch
Avraham Frisch
BKBaher Krayem
Baher Krayem
IHIsrael Henig
Israel Henig