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ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2025

CD19 CAR-T Cell Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Nodal and Gastrointestinal Follicular Lymphoma: Current Advances and Future Perspectives.

Takuya Watanabe

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Review in Current gastroenterology reports, 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

1 author.

Takuya WatanabeDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Watanabe Internal Medicine, Aoyama Clinic, 1-2-21 Aoyama, Nishi-ku, Niigata-city, Japan. nabetaku@dia-net.ne.jp.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewFollicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common indolent B-cell lymphoma, yet primary gastrointestinal FL (GI-FL) remains poorly defined, and treatment of relapsed/refractory cases is controversial. This review aims to critically evaluate the role of CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in nodal and GI-FL, highlighting key clinical trials and the unique biological considerations of GI involvement. RECENT

findingsPivotal trials such as ZUMA-5, ELARA, and TRANSCEND FL have demonstrated high overall and complete response rates with durable progression-free survival in patients with relapsed/refractory FL. Liso-cel in particular has shown a favourable efficacy-toxicity balance, including in patients with transformed disease or progression within 24 months (POD24). However, data specific to GI-FL are scarce, and emerging evidence suggests that its microenvironment, immune checkpoint expression, and mutational profile may influence CAR-T responses differently from nodal FL. CD19 CAR-T therapy represents a major therapeutic advance for relapsed/refractory FL and holds promise for patients with advanced or high-risk GI-FL. Nonetheless, the rarity of GI-FL, limited dedicated clinical data, and challenges such as treatment-related toxicities, costs, and accessibility warrant further prospective studies. Integrating biomarker-based patient selection and GI-FL-specific trial designs will be crucial to optimise the application of CAR-T therapy in this distinct subtype.

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Antigens, CD19Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphoma, FollicularReceptors, Chimeric AntigenHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalAntigens, CD19Receptors, Chimeric AntigenBiomarkersCAR t-cell therapyFollicular lymphomaGastrointestinal follicular lymphomaImmunotherapyRelapsed/refractory lymphoma

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