Engineering a Next-Gen IL2 Therapy

Cancer Discov. 2021 Jun;11(6):1312-1313. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2021-0341. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Abstract

The "immunocytokine" PD1-IL2v, a fusion of a PD-1 antibody and modified IL2, may circumvent some side effects of the decades-old recombinant IL2 therapy aldesleukin while also enhancing efficacy. Whether this strategy works in patients is now being put to the test in a clinical trial.