IL-15-based molecules and methods of use thereof
The invention features combination therapies using an IL-15-based superagonist complex and an antibody to effectively treat subjects with cancer and infectious diseases.
1. A method of treating cancer, comprising: administering to a human subject in need thereof i) an effective amount of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and ii) an effective amount of an IL-15N72D:IL-15RαSu/Fc complex.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject has bladder cancer.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject has non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject has BCG-naive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the IL-15N72D:IL-15RαSu/Fc complex comprises a dimeric IL-15RαSu/Fc and two IL-15N72D molecules.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein ALT-803 is administered to the subject.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein ALT-803 in combination with BCG is administered by instillation into the bladder of the subject.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the subject has been identified as suffering from non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).