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ArticleThe oncologist2026

Effectiveness of sacituzumab govitecan in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a real-world retrospective cohort study from Central Europe.

Małgorzata Pieniążek, Anna Polakiewicz-Gilowska, Justyna Żubrowska, Lenka Rušinová, Hana Študentová, Aleksandra Konieczna, Agnieszka Młodzińska, Karolina Winsko-Szczęsnowicz, Maja Lisik-Habib, Anika Pękala and 16 more

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Article in The oncologist, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Primary G-CSF prophylaxis in sacituzumab govitecan-treated mTNBC: real-world evidence from a multinational CEBCC-102 cohort.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Małgorzata PieniążekDepartment of Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław 50-367, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5864-0877
Anna Polakiewicz-GilowskaBreast Cancer Unit, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice 44-102, Poland.
Justyna ŻubrowskaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Holy Cross Cancer Center, Kielce 25-734, Poland.
Lenka RušinováDepartment of Oncology, Stefan Kukura Hospital Michalovce, Michalovce 071 01, Slovakia.
Hana ŠtudentováDepartment of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic.
Aleksandra KoniecznaDepartment of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 02-781, Poland.
Agnieszka MłodzińskaDepartment of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 02-781, Poland.
Karolina Winsko-SzczęsnowiczDepartment of Clinical Oncology, M. Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Białystok 15-027, Poland.
Maja Lisik-HabibDepartment of Proliferative Diseases, Nicolaus Copernicus Multidisciplinary Centre for Oncology and Traumatology, Łódź 93-513, Poland.
Anika PękalaDepartment of Proliferative Diseases, Nicolaus Copernicus Multidisciplinary Centre for Oncology and Traumatology, Łódź 93-513, Poland.
Daniel KrejčíDepartment of Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Bulovka University Hospital, Prague 121 08, Czech Republic.
Jan ŠustrDepartment of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University and University Hospital Pilsen, Plzen 301 00, Czech Republic.
Iveta KolářováDepartment of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove 500 05, Czech Republic.
Iwona DanielewiczDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, Gdynia 81-519, Poland.
Magdalena Szymanik-ReskoDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, Gdynia 81-519, Poland.
Renata SoumarováDepartment of Oncology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague 128 44, Czech Republic.
Tomasz CiszewskiDepartment of Metabolic Diseases and Immuno-Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-400, Poland.
Miloš HolánekDepartment of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno 656 53, Czech Republic.
Bogumiła Czartoryska-ArłukowiczDepartment of Clinical Oncology, M. Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Białystok 15-027, Poland.
Aleksandra ŁackoDepartment of Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław 50-367, Poland.
Jolanta Smok-KalwatDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Holy Cross Cancer Center, Kielce 25-734, Poland.
Michał JarząbBreast Cancer Unit, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice 44-102, Poland.
Renata Pacholczak-MadejDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Krakow 31-115, Poland.
Miroslava MalejčíkováII Oncology Clinic of LFUK and NOÚ, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava 833 10, Slovakia.
Zuzana BielčikováDepartment of Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague 121 08, Czech Republic.
Mirosława PüsküllüoğluDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch, Krakow 31-115, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSacituzumab govitecan (SG), an antibody-drug conjugate targeting TROP-2, demonstrated superior efficacy over standard chemotherapy in heavily pretreated metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) in the ASCENT trial. However, real-world data remain limited. This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of SG in an unselected multinational cohort of patients with mTNBC.

methodsThis retrospective analysis included 303 women who initiated SG treatment between August 2021 and April 2025 across 18 oncology centers in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, within the Central European Breast Cancer Collaboration (CEBCC-102). Primary endpoints were median progression-free survival (mPFS) and overall survival (mOS). Secondary objectives included response pattern, safety and identification of factors influencing outcomes. Adverse events (AEs) were graded using Common Terminology Criteria for AE, version 5.0, and treatment response was assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), version 1.1.

resultsThe median follow-up was 8.8 months (IQR 4.5-14.4). The mPFS was 4.4 months, and mOS was 11.3 months. The overall response rate was 30.7%. The most frequent AEs were hematologic: neutropenia (69.0%) and anemia (39.6%). In multivariate Cox analyses, poor ECOG performance status and liver metastases were independently associated with worse outcomes. Diarrhea and hypersensitivity reactions showed favorable prognostic associations.

conclusionsIn this largest real-world cohort, the clinical benefit of SG observed in the ASCENT trial was confirmed under routine practice conditions. Poor performance status and liver metastases predicted inferior outcomes, while certain treatment-related AEs warrant further investigation.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCamptothecinImmunoconjugatesTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAdultAgedEuropeFemaleHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCamptothecinImmunoconjugatessacituzumab govitecanantibody–drug conjugatemetastatic triple-negative breast cancerprogression-free survivalreal-world datasacituzumab govitecansafety

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PMCPMC12923110

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