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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2025

Development of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus within Two Years after the Initiation of Anifrolumab and Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment.

Takuya Matsubara, Masahiro Takita, Ikue Sekai, Naoya Omaru, Natsuki Okai, Masahiro Morita, Ken Kamata, Kosuke Minaga, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masatoshi Kudo

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Takuya MatsubaraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Masahiro TakitaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Ikue SekaiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Naoya OmaruDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Natsuki OkaiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Masahiro MoritaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Ken KamataDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Kosuke MinagaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Tomohiro WatanabeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Masatoshi KudoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anifrolumab is a newly developed biological agent for patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Anifrolumab neutralizes the signaling pathways mediated by type I interferons (IFNs), which are involved in viral clearance and anticancer immunity. Although susceptibility to viral infections has been reported in patients treated with anifrolumab, whether anifrolumab treatment increases the cancer risk in patients with SLE is unknown. We herin report a case of SLE that manifested as aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) after treatment with anifrolumab. The neutralization of type I IFNs by anifrolumab may promote the development of DLBCL owing to defective anticancer immunity.

Indexed as

Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMycophenolic AcidAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedHumansTime FactorsanifrolumabAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedMycophenolic Acidanifrolumabmalignant lymphomaSLE

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PMID40222946
PMCPMC12589168

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