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Letermovir
Clinical data
Other namesAIC246
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
  • Investigational
Identifiers
  • {(4S)-8-Fluoro-2-[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-3-[2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3,4-dihydro-4-quinazolinyl}acetic acid
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.232.644 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC29H28F4N4O4
Molar mass572.55 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(F)(F)F)N2[C@H](C3=C(C(=CC=C3)F)N=C2N4CCN(CC4)C5=CC(=CC=C5)OC)CC(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C29H28F4N4O4/c1-40-20-6-3-5-19(16-20)35-11-13-36(14-12-35)28-34-27-21(7-4-8-22(27)30)23(17-26(38)39)37(28)24-15-18(29(31,32)33)9-10-25(24)41-2/h3-10,15-16,23H,11-14,17H2,1-2H3,(H,38,39)/t23-/m0/s1
  • Key:FWYSMLBETOMXAG-QHCPKHFHSA-N

Letermovir (INN) is an antiviral drug that is being developed for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CVM) infections. It has been tested in CMV infected patients with allogeneic stem cell transplants and may also be useful for other patients with a compromised immune system such as those with organ transplants or HIV infections.[1]

The drug has been granted fast track status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and orphan drug status by the European Medicines Agency.[1]

The drug candidate is under development by Merck & Co., Inc as investigative compound MK-8828.[2]


References

  1. ^ a b "Neues Virostatikum Letermovir" (in German). Deutsche Apothekerzeitung. 2011-08-29.
  2. ^ Masangkay, Estel Grace (July 29, 2014). "Merck Kicks Off Phase 3 Study Of CMV Drug Letermovir". Retrieved 8 Oct 2014.