Synthekine Joins Quest To Tame IL-2 In Cancer Therapies

First clinical data from Synthekine’s IL-2 candidate and that ofrivalsMedicennawere presented at the AACR, suggesting there’s life in the modality yet.  

IL-2 binding to a T cell

Once seen as the next big thing in cancer, cytokine-based therapies lost their shine after numerous trial flops, but Synthekine is among a number of companies that believe they can succeed with a next-generation technology.

IL-2 plays a key role in stimulating the body’s immune defense, but taming the cytokine’s short-lived but potent effects into a therapy has proven tricky

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