Abstract PS2-06-25: Impact of RB1 Mutations on Clinical Outcomes in Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Real-World Subtype-Dependent Survival Analysis

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Authors: Pegah Farrokhi, David Dean Stenehjem
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Abstract Background: The tumor-suppressor gene RB1 acts as a master regulator of the cell cycle by controlling the critical G1-S transition and also modulates hormone-receptor signaling and tumor immunogenicity. However, whether the loss of RB1 uniformly influences patient prognosis across different metastatic breast cancer subtypes has been unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to contrast the clinical impact of RB1 mutations in metastatic hormone-receptor-positive/HER2-negative (HR+/HER2-) and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Methods: This observational study analyzed data from the Flatiron Health-Foundation Medicine clinicogenomics database (∼280 US cancer clinics). Adults ≥18 years with metastatic HR+/HER2- and TNBC breast cancer who underwent genomic profiling between 90 days before metastatic diagnosis and 90 days after first-line therapy initiation (January 2015-September 2022) were included. Patients (pts) were excluded if they had participated in a clinical trial or had a follow-up period of less than six months. Demographic and clinical characteristics were summarized using descriptive statistics, while overall survival (OS) and time-to-treatment-discontinuation (TTD), were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression analyses. Results: We analyzed cohorts of 286 TNBC pts and 1,713 HR+/HER2- pts, stratified by RB1 mutation status. In the TNBC cohort, RB1-mutated pts comprised 16% (n = 46) of the cohort. The median age at metastatic diagnosis was younger for pts with RB1-mutant TNBC at 54 years compared to 61 years for those with wild-type tumors. Additionally, all RB1-mutant tumors exhibited TP53 co-mutation. Median OS in the TNBC cohort was similar for RB1-mutant versus wild-type disease (18.9 vs 12.9 mo; log-rank = 0.7, adjusted HR for wild-type vs mutant(aHR) = 1.1, 95% CI: 0.7-1.7). In patients treated in the first -line (1L) setting with chemotherapy, the median OS (14.2 vs 11.5 mo; log-rank= 0.7, aHR 1.2, 95% CI 0.6-2.3) and TTD (4.6 vs 3.6 mo; log-rank = 0.4, a HR 1.2, 95% CI 0.7-2.1) were also similar. Patients with RB1 mutations who received anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy in the first-line setting had comparable median OS (12.3 vs 12.6 months; log-rank p = 0.6, aHR ≈ 1.1, 95% CI: 0.4-2.2) and a trend toward worse TTD (2.8 vs 3.6 months; log-rank = 0.1, aHR ≈ 1.3, 95% CI: 0.6-2.8). In HR+/HER2- patients, RB1 mutations occurred in 5% of the pts (n=83). RB1-mutated patients were slightly older with a median age of 62 years versus 61 years for wild-type tumors. RB1-mutant tumors exhibited greater enrichment for endocrine-resistance drivers including PTEN, TP53, and ESR1. Median OS was significantly shorter in RB1-mutant pts (21.4 vs 40.1 mo; log-rank p < 0.01, aHR for wild-type vs mutant = 0.8, 95% CI: 0.5-1.2). RB1 loss also shortened TTD (4.3 vs 8.3 mo; log-rank

Fields of Study & Subjects

Breast Cancer Treatment Studies BRCA gene mutations in cancer Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies

Publication details

Journal / source
Clinical Cancer Research
Volume
32
Issue
4_Supplement
Pages
PS2–06
Publication date
17 February 2026
Language
EN