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Selective activation of interleukin-2/interleukin-15 signaling in tumor microenvironment using paired bispecific antibodies

ContributorsMontorfani, Julien
Number of pages213
Imprimatur date2025-03-10
Defense date2025-03-10
Abstract

Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by improving patient outcomes across various cancer indications, yet some approaches, like high-dose recombinant IL-2 therapy, have been limited by severe systemic toxicities. This study introduced a novel strategy to harness the anti-tumor potential of IL-2/15 signaling while avoiding the liabilities, by using a pair of bispecific antibodies, where the first antibody binds to the IL-2/15 receptor subunit β (CD122) and a tumor-associated antigen, and the second antibody binds to the IL-2/15 receptor subunit γ (CD132) and the same or a different tumor-associated antigen. The bispecific antibody pair only activates IL-2/15 signaling in the presence of the tumor associated antigen(s) and thus restricts signaling to the tumor microenvironment.

Keywords
  • Bispecific antibodies
  • IL-2
  • IL-15
  • Interleukin-2
  • Interleukin-15
  • Immunotherapy
  • Cancer
  • Tumor immunology
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MONTORFANI, Julien. Selective activation of interleukin-2/interleukin-15 signaling in tumor microenvironment using paired bispecific antibodies. Thèse, 2025. doi: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:185299
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