The biology of interleukin-2 and interleukin-15: implications for cancer therapy and vaccine design.

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Published in Nat Rev Immunol on August 01, 2006

Authors

Thomas A Waldmann1

Author Affiliations

1: Metabolism Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. tawald@helix.nih.gov

Associated clinical trials:

A Phase I Study of Intravenous Recombinant Human IL-15 in Adults With Refractory Metastatic Malignant Melanoma and Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer | NCT01021059

Safety Study of BJ-001, and IL-15 Fusion Protein, for Locally Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors (FIH) | NCT04294576

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