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Targeting the immunotherapy potential of cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 with new advancements in protein engineering

Drug Target Review

We are in an era of immuno-oncology (IO) revolution with many approved therapies now available to treat a broad range of cancers. Difficult-to-treat and rare, complicated cancers remain a perplexing challenge for IO researchers. Clinical development of IL-18 therapies has been curtailed, however, by the protein’s lack of efficacy.