Redistribution, hyperproliferation, activation of natural killer cells and CD8 T cells, and cytokine production during first-in-human clinical trial of recombinant human interleukin-15 in patients with cancer.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on November 17, 2014

Authors

Kevin C Conlon1, Enrico Lugli1, Hugh C Welles1, Steven A Rosenberg1, Antonio Tito Fojo1, John C Morris1, Thomas A Fleisher1, Sigrid P Dubois1, Liyanage P Perera1, Donn M Stewart1, Carolyn K Goldman1, Bonita R Bryant1, Jean M Decker1, Jing Chen1, Tat'Yana A Worthy1, William D Figg1, Cody J Peer1, Michael C Sneller1, H Clifford Lane1, Jason L Yovandich1, Stephen P Creekmore1, Mario Roederer1, Thomas A Waldmann2

Author Affiliations

1: Kevin C. Conlon, Steven A. Rosenberg, Antonio Tito Fojo, John C. Morris, Thomas A. Fleisher, Sigrid P. Dubois, Liyanage P. Perera, Donn M. Stewart, Carolyn K. Goldman, Bonita R. Bryant, Jean M. Decker, Jing Chen, Tat'Yana A. Worthy, William D. Figg Sr, Cody J. Peer, and Thomas A. Waldmann, National Cancer Institute; Enrico Lugli, Hugh C. Welles, Michael C. Sneller, H. Clifford Lane, and Mario Roederer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda; Jason L. Yovandich and Stephen P. Creekmore, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD; and Hugh C. Welles, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
2: Kevin C. Conlon, Steven A. Rosenberg, Antonio Tito Fojo, John C. Morris, Thomas A. Fleisher, Sigrid P. Dubois, Liyanage P. Perera, Donn M. Stewart, Carolyn K. Goldman, Bonita R. Bryant, Jean M. Decker, Jing Chen, Tat'Yana A. Worthy, William D. Figg Sr, Cody J. Peer, and Thomas A. Waldmann, National Cancer Institute; Enrico Lugli, Hugh C. Welles, Michael C. Sneller, H. Clifford Lane, and Mario Roederer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda; Jason L. Yovandich and Stephen P. Creekmore, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD; and Hugh C. Welles, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC. 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

Recombinant Interleukin-15 in Combination With Checkpoint Inhibitors Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in People With Refractory Cancers | NCT03388632

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

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