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Association of PD-L1 combined positive score with disease control and response kinetics with first-line pembrolizumab-based therapy in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: results from routine clinical practice in Poland

Higher PD-L1 levels don't meaningfully predict immunotherapy response in triple-negative breast cancer, simplifying treatment decisions.

In 72 real-world PD-L1-positive mTNBC patients from 13 Polish centers, CPS as a continuous variable had no clinically meaningful association with treatment response or survival on pembrolizumab-based first-line therapy. These findings challenge the utility of higher CPS values as a predictive biomarker beyond the eligibility threshold, informing shared decision-making in mTNBC.

What the study was

Study design
Multicenter retrospective real-world study
Population
PD-L1-positive (CPS≥10) mTNBC, first-line pembrolizumab+chemotherapy, 13 Polish oncology centers 2022–2025; n=72
Sample size
72
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Clinical and Translational Oncology

Why it surfaced

Real-world multicenter data on CPS predictive value; directly relevant to clinical practice; small n=72 limits statistical power; retroactive; supports threshold-only use of CPS.

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