diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py
index 1cdbd60f943..ccbb471fc1c 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic/common_utils.py
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ def is_anthropic_oauth_key(value: str | None) -> bool:
     """Check if a value contains an Anthropic OAuth token (sk-ant-oat*)."""
     if value is None:
         return False
-    # Handle both raw token and "Bearer <token>" format
-    value = value.removeprefix("Bearer ")
+    # Handle both raw token and "Bearer <token>" format, case-insensitive scheme
+    scheme, _, token = value.partition(" ")
+    if scheme.lower() == "bearer":
+        value = token
     return value.startswith(ANTHROPIC_OAUTH_TOKEN_PREFIX)
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py
index 0c8515e2bba..286b15e3b77 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py
@@ -601,9 +601,6 @@ async def anthropic_proxy_route(
     is_streaming_request: Final = await is_streaming_request_fn(request)
 
     ## CREATE PASS-THROUGH
-    # A client-forwarded Anthropic OAuth token (e.g. Claude Code Max subscription auth)
-    # must not be sent alongside a server-configured x-api-key: Anthropic authenticates
-    # off x-api-key when both are present, silently discarding the client's own identity.
     client_forwards_own_oauth: Final = is_anthropic_oauth_key(request.headers.get("authorization"))
     auth_header: Final = (
         None if client_forwards_own_oauth else AnthropicModelInfo.get_auth_header(anthropic_api_key or None)
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py
index 21815a1476b..95f1345192a 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py
@@ -2935,11 +2935,7 @@ class TestOpenAIPassthroughRoute:
 
 
 class TestAnthropicProxyRoute:
-    """Regression (issue #37344): a client forwarding its own Anthropic OAuth token
-    (e.g. a Claude Code Max subscription) must not also get the server-configured
-    ANTHROPIC_API_KEY injected as x-api-key. Anthropic authenticates off x-api-key
-    when both are present, silently discarding the client's forwarded identity.
-    """
+    """Regression test for issue #37344."""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_anthropic_passthrough_omits_server_api_key_when_client_forwards_oauth(self):
@@ -3003,6 +2999,37 @@ class TestAnthropicProxyRoute:
             call_args = mock_create_route.call_args[1]
             assert call_args["custom_headers"] == {"x-api-key": "sk-ant-server-configured-key"}
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_anthropic_passthrough_omits_server_api_key_for_lowercase_bearer_scheme(self):
+        mock_request = MagicMock(spec=Request)
+        mock_request.method = "POST"
+        mock_request.headers = {"authorization": "bearer sk-ant-oat01-canary"}
+        mock_request.query_params = {}
+        mock_response = MagicMock(spec=Response)
+        mock_user_api_key_dict = MagicMock()
+
+        with (
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.llm_passthrough_endpoints.passthrough_endpoint_router.get_credentials",
+                return_value="sk-ant-server-configured-key",
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.llm_passthrough_endpoints.create_pass_through_route"
+            ) as mock_create_route,
+        ):
+            mock_endpoint_func = AsyncMock(return_value={"id": "msg_123"})
+            mock_create_route.return_value = mock_endpoint_func
+
+            await anthropic_proxy_route(
+                endpoint="v1/messages",
+                request=mock_request,
+                fastapi_response=mock_response,
+                user_api_key_dict=mock_user_api_key_dict,
+            )
+
+            call_args = mock_create_route.call_args[1]
+            assert call_args["custom_headers"] == {}
+
 
 def _resolve_route_name(method: str, path: str) -> str | None:
     from starlette.routing import Match