However, dual therapy that combines IL-6 neutralization and CD40 stimulation markedly sensitized GBM to ICI treatment, as triple treatment (CD40 antibody, IL-6 antibody, and ICIs) substantially delayed tumor growth (Fig. 5b) and enhanced mouse survival with an almost doubled median survival (37 days), compared with 21 days in control IgG-treated mice (Fig. 5c). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is glioblastoma.