The indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitor 1-methyl-D-tryptophan upregulates IDO1 in human cancer cells.

1-methyl-D-tryptophan (1-D-MT) is currently being used in clinical trials in patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors with the aim of inhibiting indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-mediated tumor immune escape. IDO is expressed in tumors and tumor-draining lymph nodes and degrades tryptophan...

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Main Authors: Christiane A Opitz, Ulrike M Litzenburger, Uta Opitz, Felix Sahm, Katharina Ochs, Christian Lutz, Wolfgang Wick, Michael Platten
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2adc20fee64649c6b83c5a16267c1457
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