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ArticleMolecular oncology2026

Cotargeting TREM2 and IL2 pathways triggers multipronged anticancer immunity.

Isaure Vanmeerbeek, Jenny Sprooten, Abhishek D Garg

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Isaure VanmeerbeekLaboratory of Cell Stress & Immunity (CSI), Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Jenny SprootenLaboratory of Cell Stress & Immunity (CSI), Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium.
Abhishek D GargLaboratory of Cell Stress & Immunity (CSI), Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9976-9922

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) has emerged as a key immunosuppressive target on tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs), where it coordinates protumorigenic and anti-inflammatory functions within the tumour microenvironment (TME). Unfortunately, recent clinical evidence indicates that therapeutic TREM2 blockade has suboptimal efficacy in cancer patients. Now, Von Locquenghien et al. report that MiTE-144, a TREM2 blocking antibody fused to an IL2 variant with TME-restricted activation, demonstrates superior anticancer efficiency compared to TREM2 blockade alone in the preclinical setting. Importantly, MiTE-144 showed reduced systemic inflammation or hepatotoxicity relative to TREM2 blockade and/or 'generic' IL2 immunocytokine approaches. Detailed TME analysis of MiTE-144-treated tumours showed substantial reprogramming of the myeloid compartments, together with activation of NK/CD8

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Interleukin-2Membrane GlycoproteinsNeoplasmsReceptors, ImmunologicSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentInterleukin-2Membrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, ImmunologicTREM2 protein, humancancer immunotherapyimmunocytokinesmyeloid checkpointstumour‐associated macrophages

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PMID41562407
PMCPMC13060653

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