A Phase I study of NLG919 for adult patients with recurrent advanced solid tumors

Asha Nayak, Zhonglin Hao, Nicholas N. Vahanian, W. Jay Ramsey, Eugene P. Kennedy, Mario R. Mautino, Charles Link, Pamela Bourbo, Robin Dobbins, Kelly Adams,

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer · 2014 · 34 citations · 0 references

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Meeting abstracts Clinical Trial Registration Number: [NCT02048709][1] The enzyme Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) catalyzes the cleavage of L-tryptophan, resulting in the production of kynurenine. Tryptophan depletion and kynurenine metabolites enhance the number and function of Tregs (