Tumor-resident CD8+ T cells rapidly expand after IL-15/IL-15Rα complex treatment. Tumor-resident CD8+ T cells rapidly expand after IL-15/IL-15Rα complex treatment. A, kinetics of BrdUrd incorporation in spleen, lymph node, and tumors of control and IL-15/IL-15Rα complex–treated RIP1-Tag2 mice. BrdUrd incorporation among CD8+ cells was assessed at 24-h intervals throughout the treatment. *, P < 0.05, Student's t test. Data are representative of two independent experiments (n = 6 individual mice per time point). B, histogram depicts BrdUrd+ cells among CD8+ cells in spleen, lymph nodes, and tumors at day 3. C, expression of surface CD122 and CD44 by CD8+ T cells in spleens and tumors of control and IL-15/IL-15Rα complex–treated RIP1-Tag2 mice. Values in dot plots indicate percentage of gated cells among CD8+ T cells. Mathieu Epardaud et al. Cancer Res 2008;68:2972-2983 ©2008 by American Association for Cancer Research