NCIt definition : A pegylated, engineered variant form of the human cytokine interleukin 2 (IL-2; IL2),
with selective binding affinity for IL-2 receptor subunit alpha (IL-2Ralpha; CD25)
and beta (IL-2Rbeta; CD122), with potential immunoregulatory and antineoplastic activities.
Upon administration, pegylated CD25/CD122-selective IL-2 mutein STK-012 targets and
binds to CD25 and CD122 on antigen-activated effector T-cells and activates CD25/CD122-mediated
signaling. This activates cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs), enhances T-cell-mediated
tumor cell killing and decreases tumor cell proliferation. STK-012 does not activate
peripheral natural killer (NK) and naive T-cells, thereby circumventing the exacerbation
of vascular leak syndrome (VLS) and other NK cell-mediated adverse effects associated
with recombinant IL-2. CD25 and CD122 are highly expressed in antigen-activated and
tumor-specific T-cells.;