Key Points
Tumor IDO inhibits CD19-CART activity, likely via induction of the kynurenine pathway, whose metabolites directly inhibit T cells. Fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, frequently used before CART administration, downregulate IDO expression in lymphoma cells.
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