New Anti-CMV Therapies Post-Transplant: Merck & Co Leads The Pack

Merck & Co’s investigational anti-CMV therapy letermovir is expected to be filed for approval later this year and could be the first of a new generation of anti-CMV therapies, following top-line Phase III data showing it reduced all-cause mortality in bone marrow transplant patients.

Cytomegalovirus

Infections caused by cytomegalovirus, particularly those that erupt during immunosuppression, have been a particular bugbear of transplant patients, but a new generation of anti-CMV agents are nearing the market, with Merck & Co. Inc.’s letermovir forging ahead in the latter stages of the race to market.

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