{"title":"IL-15 in CAR engineering: striking an efficacy-safety balance.","authors":"Yan-Ruide Li, Yichen Zhu, Lili Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.molmed.2025.05.014","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Interleukin (IL)-15 engineering in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-cell therapy has demonstrated promising antitumor efficacy against both hematological malignancies and solid tumors in recent clinical trials. However, increased cytokine release syndrome (CRS) toxicity is primarily observed in conventional CAR-T cells, underscoring the need to balance safety and efficacy in IL-15-enhanced CAR therapy for clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":23263,"journal":{"name":"Trends in molecular medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Trends in molecular medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2025.05.014","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Interleukin (IL)-15 engineering in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-cell therapy has demonstrated promising antitumor efficacy against both hematological malignancies and solid tumors in recent clinical trials. However, increased cytokine release syndrome (CRS) toxicity is primarily observed in conventional CAR-T cells, underscoring the need to balance safety and efficacy in IL-15-enhanced CAR therapy for clinical application.
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Trends in Molecular Medicine (TMM) aims to offer concise and contextualized perspectives on the latest research advancing biomedical science toward better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human diseases. It focuses on research at the intersection of basic biology and clinical research, covering new concepts in human biology and pathology with clear implications for diagnostics and therapy. TMM reviews bridge the gap between bench and bedside, discussing research from preclinical studies to patient-enrolled trials. The major themes include disease mechanisms, tools and technologies, diagnostics, and therapeutics, with a preference for articles relevant to multiple themes. TMM serves as a platform for discussion, pushing traditional boundaries and fostering collaboration between scientists and clinicians. The journal seeks to publish provocative and authoritative articles that are also accessible to a broad audience, inspiring new directions in molecular medicine to enhance human health.