Real-world effectiveness outcomes in patients diagnosed with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

Aim: This study examined treatment patterns and effectiveness outcomes of patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) from US community oncology centers. Materials & methods: Eligible patients were females, aged ≥18 years, diagnosed with mTNBC between 1 January 2010 and 31 January 2016. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression methods were used. Results: Sample comprised 608 patients with average age of 57.5 years and 505/608 patients (83.1%) received systemic treatment. Overall survival (OS) from first-line treatment found that African-American patients had shorter OS than White (9.3 vs 13.7 months; hazard ratio: 1.35; p = 0.006). Conclusion: More than 15% of women with mTNBC were not treated, indicating a high unmet need. Overall prognosis remains poor, which highlights the opportunity for newer therapies to improve progression-free survival and OS.