Efficacy and safety of low-dose IL-2 in people with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (DIABIL-2): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial.
BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes results from immune-mediated destruction of pancreatic β cells, driven partly by regulatory T-cell (Treg) insufficiency. We previously showed that low-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) selectively activates Tregs in people with type 1 diabetes. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of low-dose IL-2 in pr...