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Durable responses to triplet immunotherapy targeting TGF-β, PD-L1, and tumor antigen, with an IL-15 receptor superagonist in mismatch repair proficient castration-resistant prostate cancer.

A three-pronged immunotherapy approach overcomes multiple immune barriers in prostate cancer, producing responses in patients who previously failed standard checkpoint therapy alone.

This NCI study reports durable responses to a rationally designed triplet immunotherapy combination addressing multiple immunosuppressive barriers in MMR-proficient castration-resistant prostate cancer. The approach simultaneously targets TGF-β immunosuppression, PD-L1 checkpoint, tumor antigen expression, and NK/T-cell activation via IL-15 superagonism, producing objective responses in a disease setting where checkpoint monotherapy has failed.

What the study was

Study design
Early-phase clinical trial (NCI-sponsored)
Population
Patients with mismatch repair-proficient castration-resistant prostate cancer
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer

Why it surfaced

NCI early-phase trial of novel mechanistically rational triplet immunotherapy in MMR-proficient mCRPC — an immunotherapy-resistant disease. Combines TGF-β/PD-L1 inhibition (bintrafusp alfa), tumor antigen targeting, and IL-15 superagonist (ALT-803). Durable responses in this setting are highly significant.

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