Discordance in PD-L1 expression using 22C3 and SP142 assays between primary and metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
Jun MiyakoshiShu YazakiTatsunori ShimoiMai OnishiAyumi SaitoShosuke KitaKasumi YamamotoYuki KojimaHitomi Sumiyoshi-OkumaTadaaki NishikawaKazuki SudoEmi NoguchiTakeshi MurataSho ShiinoShin TakayamaAkihiko SutoYasuhiro FujiwaraMasayuki YoshidaKan YonemoriPublished in: Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology (2023)
The inter-assay concordance of PD-L1 positivity at diagnostic cutoffs was substantial in primary tumors and moderate in metastatic tumors. Discordance between PD-L1 status in primary and metastatic tumors was frequently observed, especially with SP142. Some patients with a PD-L1-negative status in primary tumors may still be candidates for immunotherapy, depending on the PD-L1 status in their metastatic tumors.