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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2026

Tumor-targeted IL2 promotes specific CD8

T Virgilio, K Chahine, H Bansal, C Pizzichetti, L L Renner, A Capucetti, G Bilato, I Latino, D Morone, A Pulfer and 9 more

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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T Virgilio *Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
K Chahine *Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
H BansalFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
C PizzichettiFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
L L RennerFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
A CapucettiFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
G BilatoDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Immunology and General Pathology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
I LatinoFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
D MoroneFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
A PulferFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
P VenturaFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
F MeleFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
E PucaPhilochem AG, Otelfingen, Switzerland.
D ManganiFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
C JunqueiraFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
F SallustoFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
D NeriPhilogen S.p.A., Siena, Italy.
R De LucaPhilochem AG, Otelfingen, Switzerland. roberto.deluca@philochem.ch.
S F GonzalezFaculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera italiana, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Bellinzona, Switzerland. santiago.gonzalez@irb.usi.ch.

Funding

Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency 54225.1 IP-LS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundL19IL2 is a clinical-stage antibody-cytokine fusion protein that has been investigated for the treatment of various cancer types. Despite its promising antitumor activity, the precise mechanism of action is still not fully understood.

methodsIn this work, we employed a myc-driven B-cell lymphoma murine model to demonstrate that systemic administration of L19IL2 induced a robust CD8⁺ T cell-dependent tumor regression across multiple organs without expansion of regulatory T cells.

resultsFollowing L19IL2 administration, intratumoral CD8+ T cells proliferated and acquired effector and memory phenotypes, associated with private clonal expansion and enhanced killing. Moreover, the spatial behavior of peritumoral CD8+ T cells studied by intravital microscopy demonstrated a rapid increase in tumor-directed motility and infiltration following L19IL2 administration.

conclusionsThese findings described the detailed mechanism of action of L19IL2 against B cell lymphoma and revealed for the first time the dynamic responses of peritumoral CD8+ T cells to targeted IL2 stimulation, supporting the use of L19IL2 for patients with aggressive B cell lymphoma.

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesInterleukin-2Lymphoma, B-CellRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceInterleukin-2Recombinant Fusion ProteinsCD8+ T cellsDiffuse large B cell lymphomaIL2ImmunocytokineImmunotherapyIntravital microscopy

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PMCPMC13064391

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