# Case Report: Glofitamab in the treatment of a patient with central nervous system-involved Burkitt lymphoma

**Authors:** Yuejiao Huang, Jiawen Jiang, Jinfeng Lu, Chunfeng Sun, Juan Qian, Xuefen You, Zenghua Lin

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1724213 · Frontiers in Oncology · 2026-02-17

## TL;DR

A patient with central nervous system Burkitt lymphoma showed a favorable response to glofitamab combined with a BTK inhibitor, achieving long-term remission.

## Contribution

This case report demonstrates the potential efficacy of glofitamab in treating CNS-involved Burkitt lymphoma.

## Key findings

- The patient achieved significant improvement in CNS infiltration after six cycles of glofitamab and a BTK inhibitor.
- The treatment resulted in a long remission period for the patient with relapsed/refractory Burkitt lymphoma.
- This case suggests that glofitamab may be a promising therapy for CNS lymphoma.

## Abstract

Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a rare and highly aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. While targeted combination chemotherapy can be effective, it is associated with a high rate of relapsed or refractory disease and a pronounced propensity for central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Currently, novel therapies such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy have not demonstrated established efficacy in BL. Given the poor prognosis and the challenge of managing relapsed/refractory BL, the use of bispecific antibodies, specifically glofitamab, as employed in this case, has yielded a favorable therapeutic outcome. This is particularly noteworthy in the present case, given the patient’s documented CNS infiltration. After the failure of first-line treatment in this case, the combination of glofitamab and a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) was used for six cycles, which significantly improved the patient’s CNS infiltration and achieved a long remission period. This provides an opportunity to try glofitamab in the treatment of CNS lymphoma, and we look forward to its confirmation in more BL patients.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** Burkitt lymphoma (MONDO:0007243)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** MME (membrane metalloendopeptidase) [NCBI Gene 4311] {aka CALLA, CD10, CMT2T, NEP, SCA43, SFE}, BCL2 (BCL2 apoptosis regulator) [NCBI Gene 596] {aka Bcl-2, PPP1R50}, BCL6 (BCL6 transcription repressor) [NCBI Gene 604] {aka BCL5, BCL6A, LAZ3, ZBTB27, ZNF51}, CD5 (CD5 molecule) [NCBI Gene 921] {aka LEU1, T1}, PIK3CB (phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta) [NCBI Gene 5291] {aka P110BETA, PI3K, PI3KBETA, PIK3C1}, CD19 (CD19 molecule) [NCBI Gene 930] {aka B4, CVID3}, BTK (Bruton tyrosine kinase) [NCBI Gene 695] {aka AGMX1, AT, ATK, BPK, IGHD3, IMD1}, MYC (MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor) [NCBI Gene 4609] {aka MRTL, MYCC, bHLHe39, c-Myc}, KRT20 (keratin 20) [NCBI Gene 54474] {aka CD20, CK-20, CK20, K20, KRT21}, SDC1 (syndecan 1) [NCBI Gene 6382] {aka CD138, SDC, SYND1, syndecan}, PWWP3A (PWWP domain containing 3A, DNA repair factor) [NCBI Gene 84939] {aka EXPAND1, HSPC211, MUM-1, MUM1}, CR2 (complement C3d receptor 2) [NCBI Gene 1380] {aka C3DR, CD21, CR, CVID7, SLEB9}
- **Diseases:** marrow (MESH:D001855), immune (MESH:D007154), stage IV disease (MESH:D007676), ICANS (MESH:C000722498), ptosis (MESH:C564553), toxicities (MESH:D064420), leukemic (MESH:D007938), viral infection (MESH:D014777), abdominal lesion (MESH:D000008), Immunodeficiency (MESH:D007153), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (MESH:D016403), B-cell lymphomas (MESH:D016393), CRS (MESH:D000080424), CNS lymphoma (MESH:D008223), systemic (MESH:D015619), malignant neoplasm (MESH:D009369), hepatosplenomegaly (MESH:C535727), abdominal pain (MESH:D015746), EBV (MESH:D020031), inflammatory lesions (MESH:D007249), fever (MESH:D005334), CMR (MESH:D008659), hypoxia (MESH:D000860), lymphadenopathy (MESH:D008206), pleural effusion (MESH:D010996), tumorigenesis (MESH:D063646), BL (MESH:D002051)
- **Chemicals:** Rituximab (MESH:D000069283), R (MESH:D001120), FDG (MESH:D019788), H&amp;E (MESH:D006371), CHOP (-), Obinutuzumab (MESH:C543332), Hydroxydaunorubicin (MESH:D004317), Glofitamab (MESH:C000720108), Prednisone (MESH:D011241), Zanubrutinib (MESH:C000629551), Vincristine (MESH:D014750), T (MESH:D014316), oxygen (MESH:D010100), tocilizumab (MESH:C502936), Cyclophosphamide (MESH:D003520), MTX (MESH:D008727)
- **Species:** human gammaherpesvirus 4 (Epstein Barr virus, no rank) [taxon 10376], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (no rank) [taxon 11676]
- **Cell lines:** CAR — Carassius auratus (Goldfish), Spontaneously immortalized cell line (CVCL_4140)

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