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ReviewJournal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH2026

Mosunetuzumab for relapsed follicular lymphoma presenting with chylothorax: A case report and literature review.

Ken Naganuma, Kumi Hirata, Yuta Arai, Soshi Tezuka, Takeaki Matsunaga, Taisuke Kawada, Noriyuki Sakata, Yasuyuki Takahashi, Takahisa Yamashita, Shuji Momose and 2 more

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Review in Journal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ken NaganumaDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Kumi HirataDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Yuta AraiDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Soshi TezukaDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Takeaki MatsunagaDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Taisuke KawadaDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Noriyuki SakataDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Yasuyuki TakahashiDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Takahisa YamashitaDepartment of Pathology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Shuji MomoseDepartment of Pathology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Morihiro HigashiDepartment of Pathology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.
Takayuki TabayashiDepartment of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.

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Abstract

Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by a relapsing clinical course. Recently, CD20×CD3 bispecific antibodies, including mosunetuzumab, have emerged as effective therapeutic options for relapsed or refractory FL. However, their efficacy in malignant effusions, including pleural effusion, remains unclear. We report a case of relapsed FL complicated by chylothorax that showed a rapid response to mosunetuzumab. A 74-year-old woman with a history of FL, initially treated with R-CHOP and later with rituximab monotherapy, presented with progressive dyspnea and was found to have bilateral pleural effusion. Analysis of pleural fluid revealed chylothorax with infiltration of CD20-positive lymphoma cells, confirmed by flow cytometry and cell-block immunohistochemistry. Following initiation of mosunetuzumab, pleural effusion decreased promptly, with a marked reduction in lymphoma cells in the pleural fluid observed as early as day 2. The patient achieved a complete metabolic response on positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) after eight cycles of therapy. This case suggests that mosunetuzumab may exert rapid antitumor activity in both systemic disease and malignant effusions, possibly through distribution into pleural fluid and subsequent T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Further studies are warranted to clarify the role of bispecific antibodies in malignant effusions associated with lymphoma.

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Antibodies, BispecificAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalChylothoraxLymphoma, FollicularAgedFemaleHumansAntibodies, BispecificAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, Immunologicalbispecific antibodychylothoraxfollicular lymphomamosunetuzumab

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PMID42178273
PMCPMC13472142

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