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IL-2

American  

abbreviation

Immunology, Pharmacology.
  1. interleukin 2.


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Conventional IL-2 treatment, however, can produce serious side effects and can also stimulate immune cells that actually weaken the antitumor response.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Further examination of gene expression data collected from clinical trial samples revealed that TILs that responded poorly to IL-2 expressed relatively large numbers of receptors for PGE2 on their surfaces.

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2024

Ms. Taylor is still alive; her case and others catapulted Dr. Rosenberg and IL-2 onto the cover of Newsweek and the front pages of newspapers.

From New York Times Aug. 1, 2016

He multiplied those cells in the lab and infused them back in the patient, along with shots of IL-2.

From New York Times Aug. 1, 2016

They are generally numbered IL-1, IL-2, IL-3, etc.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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