Key result
Metastatic angiosarcoma patients with PD-L1 expression had significantly shorter median overall survival compared to PD-L1-negative patients (5.4 vs 10.9 months, HR 0.26).
Why the study?
Data are limited regarding the feasibility of PD-L1 expression as a prognostic biomarker in metastatic angiosarcoma.
Does PD-L1 expression predict survival in patients with metastatic angiosarcoma?
Cohort (n=70)
No
Does PD-L1 expression predict survival in patients with metastatic angiosarcoma?
Hazard Ratio: 0.26 (95% CI 0.09–0.77)
Absolute Event Rate: 5.4% vs 10.9%
p-value: p=0.01
PD-L1 expression is an independent prognostic factor associated with shorter survival in patients with metastatic angiosarcoma.
PD-L1 expression may associate with worse PFS in metastatic angiosarcoma; leaves open its prognostic utility pending prospective validation.
AIM: There are limited data on the feasibility of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression as a prognostic biomarker in metastatic angiosarcoma. PATIENTS & METHODS: We retrospectively collected and analyzed the data on PD-L1 expression in 70 angiosarcoma patients who were diagnosed at our center between 2005 and 2019. RESULTS: Thirteen (19%) patients had PD-L1 expression. Metastatic angiosarcoma patients who were PD-L1-negative (n = 24) showed longer median progression-free survival (4.9 vs 1.6 months; p = 0.04) and median overall survival (OS; 10.9 vs 5.4 months; p = 0.01) than those who were PD-L1-positive (n = 4). PD-L1 status proved to be a significant factor for OS. CONCLUSION: Metastatic angiosarcoma patients with PD-L1 expression showed shorter survival. PD-L1 status is an independent prognostic factor for OS in metastatic angiosarcoma patients.
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Lee et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Angiosarcoma (n=70). PD-L1 expression (CPS ≥1) vs. PD-L1 negative (CPS <1) was evaluated on Median overall survival (HR 0.26, 95% CI 0.09-0.77, p=0.01). Metastatic angiosarcoma patients with PD-L1 expression had significantly shorter median overall survival compared to PD-L1-negative patients (5.4 vs 10.9 months, HR 0.26).
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