Inhibitors of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase for cancer therapy: can we see the wood for the trees?

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Published in Nat Rev Cancer on June 01, 2009

Authors

Stefan Löb1, Alfred Königsrainer, Hans-Georg Rammensee, Gerhard Opelz, Peter Terness

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Tubingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, Tubingen, Germany.

Associated clinical trials:

Phase II, 2nd Line Melanoma - RAND Monotherapy | NCT00612664

1-Methyl-D-Tryptophan in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Refractory Solid Tumors That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery | NCT00567931

A Study of BMS-663513 in Combination With Chemoradiation in Subjects With Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) | NCT00461110

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