Pimodivir
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Trade names | Pimodivir |
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Formula | C20H19F2N5O2 |
Molar mass | 399.4 g·mol−1 |
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Pimodivir (VX-787, JNJ-63623872) is an antiviral drug which was developed as a treatment for influenza. It acts as an inhibitor of influenza virus polymerase basic protein 2, and has shown promising results in Phase II clinical trials.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Trevejo JM, Asmal M, Vingerhoets J, Polo R, Robertson S, Jiang Y, et al. "Pimodivir treatment in adult volunteers experimentally inoculated with live influenza virus: a Phase IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study". Antiviral Therapy. 23 (4): 335–344. doi:10.3851/IMP3212. PMID 29244026.
- ^ Finberg RW, Lanno R, Anderson D, Fleischhackl R, van Duijnhoven W, Kauffman RS, et al. (March 2019). "Phase 2b Study of Pimodivir (JNJ-63623872) as Monotherapy or in Combination With Oseltamivir for Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Seasonal Influenza A: TOPAZ Trial". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 219 (7): 1026–1034. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiy547. PMID 30428049.
- ^ Beigel JH, Nam HH, Adams PL, Krafft A, Ince WL, El-Kamary SS, Sims AC (July 2019). "Advances in respiratory virus therapeutics - A meeting report from the 6th isirv Antiviral Group conference". Antiviral Research. 167: 45–67. doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.04.006. PMC 7132446. PMID 30974127.