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While radiotherapy has proven effective in treating localized form of the disease, some patients do not respond to local treatment and continue to experience poor quality of life, highlighting the need to explore additional treatment strategies. In this report, we discuss a case of primary tracheobronchial AL amyloidosis with biclonal gammopathy (IgA \u03ba and IgG \u03ba) in a 46-year-old man who was transferred to our hospital due to dyspnea progression over the preceding 3 years. Chest computed tomography revealed irregular tracheobronchial stenosis with wall thickening, and histological examination of the bronchial biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of endobronchial AL amyloidosis. Owing to the poor effect of radiation therapy and treatments for improving airway patency, he was treated with a systemic chemotherapy regimen [cyclophosphamide-bortezomib-dexamethasone (CyBorD)]. We observed substantial improvements in his dyspnea, highlighting the potential of systemic therapy to improve quality of life of patients with tracheobronchial AL amyloidosis. 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