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ArticleOxford medical case reports2025

Severe cases of local cytokine release syndrome (CRS); craniocervical edema soon after chimeric antigen T-cell (CAR-T) therapy.

Naokazu Nakamura, Tomoyasu Jo, Yasuyuki Arai, Toshio Kitawaki, Momoko Nishikori, Chisaki Mizumoto, Junya Kanda, Kouhei Yamashita, Miki Nagao, Akifumi Takaori-Kondo

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  2. From Bench to Bedside: Emerging Paradigms in CAR-T Cell Therapy for Solid Malignancies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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Naokazu NakamuraDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Tomoyasu JoDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Yasuyuki AraiDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9662-5093
Toshio KitawakiDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Momoko NishikoriDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Chisaki MizumotoDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Junya KandaDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Kouhei YamashitaDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Miki NagaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Akifumi Takaori-KondoDepartment of Hematology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Craniocervical edema appears soon after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in some cases. This phenomenon is often observed right after systemic cytokine release syndrome (CRS), and it is called local CRS (L-CRS). In severe cases, L-CRS causes airway obstruction and asphyxia, but it is not yet well known among hematologists. In this report, we present mild and severe cases of L-CRS. Tocilizumab might have limited efficacy against L-CRS, and early administration of corticosteroids can be important. We hope that this case report raises awareness of L-CRS as an acute-onset adverse event after CAR-T therapy.

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case reportchimeric antigen receptor T cell therapycytokine release syndrome

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PMCPMC11748437

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