CLN-617 retains IL-2 and IL-12 in injected tumors to drive robust and systemic immune-mediated antitumor activity. (PubMed, Cancer Immunol Res)
However, the only approved human IL-2 therapy, Proleukin, is rarely used in the clinic due to systemic toxicities, and no IL-12 product has been approved to date due to severe dose-limiting toxicities. We found that IT administration of a murine surrogate of CLN-617, mCLN-617, eradicated established treated and untreated tumors in syngeneic models, significantly improved response to anti-PD1 checkpoint therapy, and generated a robust abscopal response dependent on cellular immunity and antigen cross-presentation. CLN-617 is being evaluated in a clinical trial in patients with advanced solid tumors (NCT06035744).