Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of early triple-negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of early triple-negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis
YANG Zhixuan,LI Shuo,WANG Peiyuan,et al.Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of early triple-negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(02):238-243.
YANG Zhixuan,LI Shuo,WANG Peiyuan,et al.Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of early triple-negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(02):238-243. DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2026.02.18.
Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of early triple-negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis
检索PubMed、Cochrane Library、Embase、Web of Science、中国知网、万方数据、维普网以及肿瘤学术会发表的相关研究,收集免疫检查点抑制剂联合新辅助化疗(试验组)对比新辅助化疗(对照组)的随机对照试验(RCT),检索时限为建库起至2025年6月30日。筛选文献、资料提取,评价质量后,采用RevMan 5.4软件进行Meta分析。
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
METHODS
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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing ICIs combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (experimental group) versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone (control group) were retrieved from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang Data, and VIP databases, as well as relevant studies published at oncology academic conferences. The search period was from database inception to June 30, 2025. After literature screening, data extraction, and quality assessment, a meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.4 software.
RESULTS
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A total of 6 RCTs involving 3 786 patients were finally included. The meta-analysis results showed that the experimental group had superior event-free survival [HR=0.73, 95%CI (0.62, 0.85),
P
<0.000 1
]
, overall survival [HR=0.69, 95%CI (0.57, 0.84),
P
=0.000 3
]
, and pathological complete response (pCR) [OR=1.57, 95%CI (1.37, 1.80),
P
<0.000 01
]
compared to the control group. The incidence of ≥grade 3 adverse event (AE), severe AE (SAE), and ≥grade 3 immune-related adverse event (irAE) in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the incidence of any AE or any irAE (
P
>0.05). Subgroup analysis revealed that, regardless of programmed cell death ligand 1 expression status (negative or positive), the pCR in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (
P
<0.05). Additionally, the pCR of the patients with positive lymph nodes in the experimental group was significantly higher to that in the control group (
P
<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in pCR between the two groups with negative lymph nodes (
P
=0.09).
CONCLUSIONS
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ICIs combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy can significantly improve event-free survival and overall survival in patients with TNBC, providing patients with long-term survival benefits. However, the risk of ≥ grade 3 AE, SAE and ≥ grade 3 irAE has increased.
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