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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2026

Combined positive score status in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer patients treated with sacituzumab govitecan: associated clinical characteristics and testing patterns in a Central European cohort.

Karolina Winsko-Szczęsnowicz, Małgorzata Pieniążek, Anna Polakiewicz-Gilowska, Marcin Kubeczko, Miloš Holánek, Miroslava Malejčíková, Renáta Soumarová, Hana Študentová, Aleksandra Konieczna, Agnieszka Młodzińska and 16 more

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Karolina Winsko-SzczęsnowiczDepartment of Clinical Oncology, M. Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Białystok, Poland. kwinsko@onkologia.bialystok.pl.
Małgorzata PieniążekDepartment of Oncology, Breast Unit Clinical Oncology Day Care Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Lower Silesian Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wrocław, Poland.
Anna Polakiewicz-GilowskaBreast Cancer Center, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland.
Marcin KubeczkoBreast Cancer Center, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland.
Miloš HolánekDepartment of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Miroslava MalejčíkováII. Oncology Clinic of LFUK, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Renáta SoumarováDepartment of Oncology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.
Hana ŠtudentováDepartment of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Aleksandra KoniecznaDepartment of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Agnieszka MłodzińskaDepartment of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Justyna ŻubrowskaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Holy Cross Cancer Center, Kielce, Poland.
Maja Lisik-HabibDepartment of Proliferative Diseases, Nicolaus Copernicus Multidisciplinary Centre for Oncology and Traumatology, Łódz, Poland.
Anika PękalaDepartment of Proliferative Diseases, Nicolaus Copernicus Multidisciplinary Centre for Oncology and Traumatology, Łódz, Poland.
Daniel KrejčíDepartment of Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, and Bulovka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jan ŠustrDepartment of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, and University Hospital Pilsen, Plzeň, Czech Republic.
Iveta KolářováDepartment of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Iwona DanielewiczDepartment of Clinical Oncology with BCU, Pomeranian Hospitals, Gdynia, Poland.
Magdalena Szymanik-ReskoDepartment of Clinical Oncology with BCU, Pomeranian Hospitals, Gdynia, Poland.
Tomasz CiszewskiDepartment of Metabolic Diseases and Immuno-Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Lenka RusinováDepartment of Oncology, Stefan Kukura Hospital Michalovce, Michalovce, Slovakia.
Bogumiła Czartoryska-ArłukowiczDepartment of Clinical Oncology, M. Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, Białystok, Poland.
Aleksandra ŁackoDepartment of Oncology, Breast Unit Clinical Oncology Day Care Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Lower Silesian Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wrocław, Poland.
Michał JarząbBreast Cancer Center, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland.
Zuzana BielčikováDepartment of Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Renata Pacholczak-MadejDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Krakow Branch, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Kraków, Poland. renata.pacholczak@uj.edu.pl.
Mirosława PüsküllüoğluDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Krakow Branch, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Kraków, Poland. miroslawa.puskulluoglu@krakow.nio.gov.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-9625

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProgrammed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, assessed by the combined positive score (CPS), is an established predictive biomarker for first-line chemo-immunotherapy in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). In routine practice, CPS testing is heterogeneous and its relationship with outcomes in later-line, sacituzumab govitecan (SG)-treated patients with mTNBC is not well described. We aimed to assess clinicopathological correlates of CPS and its association with survival in this cohort.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective, multicenter study within the Central European Breast Cancer Collaboration (CEBCC)-102 project. CPS was locally assessed by validated immunohistochemistry. Survival outcomes: overall survival (OS), post-metastatic survival (PMS), and metastasis-free interval, were assessed with the Kaplan-Meier method.

resultsOf 303 women from the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia with mTNBC treated with SG in ≥ 2 line, 107 (35.3%) with available CPS results were included in this analysis. CPS was positive (≥ 10) in 51/107 patients (47.7%) without significant demographic or disease-specific differences. During a median follow-up of 40 months, CPS-positive status may suggest worse outcomes in this cohort in multivariate analysis despite partial first-line chemo-immunotherapy exposure: OS 41.6 versus 67.7 months (HR 2.2, 95% CI: 1.1-4.5, p = 0.027) and PMS 20.2 versus 27.1 months (HR = 2.3, 95% CI: 1.2-4.2, p = 0.009).

conclusionsIn this selected cohort, CPS status did not correlate with clinicopathological characteristics, but CPS-positive status was associated with inferior survival outcomes. Given the selection and survivor bias inherent to later-line treatment cohorts and the incomplete availability of CPS, these findings should be considered hypothesis-generating.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCamptothecinTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorEuropeFemaleHumansImmunoconjugatesMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBiomarkers, TumorCamptothecinImmunoconjugatessacituzumab govitecanCombined positive scoreImmunohistochemistryReal-world dataSacituzumab govitecanTriple-negative breast cancer

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