Predictive role of intracranial PD-L1 expression in a real-world cohort of NSCLC patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibition following brain metastasis resection

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BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that treatment of NSCLC brain metastases with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is associated with response rates similar to those of extracranial disease. Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) tumor proportion score (TPS) serves as a predictive biomarker for ICI response. However, the predictive value of brain metastasis-specific (intracranial) PD-L1 TPS is not established. We investigated the role of intra- and extracranial PD-L1 TPS in NSCLC patients treated with ICI following brain metastasis resection.

METHODS: Clinical data from NSCLC patients treated with ICI following brain metastasis resection (n = 64) were analyzed. PD-L1 TPS of brain metastases (n = 64) and available matched extracranial tumor tissue (n = 44) were assessed via immunohistochemistry. Statistical analyses included cut point estimation via maximally selected rank statistics, Kaplan-Meier estimates, and multivariable Cox regression analysis for intracranial progression-free survival (icPFS), extracranial progression-free survival (ecPFS), and overall survival (OS).

RESULTS: PD-L1 expression was found in 54.7% of brain metastases and 68.2% of extracranial tumor tissues, with a median intra- and extracranial PD-L1 TPS of 7.5% (0 - 50%, IQR) and 15.0% (0 - 80%, IQR), respectively. In matched tissue samples, extracranial PD-L1 TPS was significantly higher than intracranial PD-L1 TPS (p = 0.013). Optimal cut points for intracranial and extracranial PD-L1 TPS varied according to outcome parameter assessed. Notably, patients with a high intracranial PD-L1 TPS (> 40%) exhibited significantly longer icPFS as compared to patients with a low intracranial PD-L1 TPS (≤ 40%). The cut point of 40% for intracranial PD-L1 TPS was independently associated with OS, icPFS and ecPFS in multivariable analyses.

CONCLUSION: Our study highlights the potential role of intracranial PD-L1 TPS in NSCLC, which could be used to predict ICI response in cases where extracranial tissue is not available for PD-L1 assessment as well as to specifically predict intracranial response.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:167

Enthalten in:

Journal of neuro-oncology - 167(2024), 1 vom: 27. März, Seite 155-167

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wasilewski, David [VerfasserIn]
Onken, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Höricke, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Bukatz, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Murad, Selin [VerfasserIn]
Früh, Anton [VerfasserIn]
Shaked, Zoe [VerfasserIn]
Misch, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Kühl, Anja [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Ehret, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Kaul, David [VerfasserIn]
Radbruch, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Capper, David [VerfasserIn]
Vajkoczy, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Horst, David [VerfasserIn]
Frost, Nikolaj [VerfasserIn]
Bischoff, Philip [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

B7-H1 Antigen
Brain metastasis
Discordance
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Journal Article
NSCLC
PD-L1
PFS
Survival

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Date Completed 29.03.2024

Date Revised 31.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11060-024-04590-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368485064