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Scant Pipeline Competition For Roche’s Novel Flu Antiviral

 
• By Jo Shorthouse

With Priority Review given to Roche’s novel flu antiviral baloxavir marboxil for potential approval in the US, and Shionogi’s launch of the product under the brand name Xofluza, it looks set to lead the market for single-dose antivirals.

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Baloxavir marboxil will fight both Influenza A and B infections

Baloxavir marboxil, the first in a new class of antiviral treatments, has been granted priority review by the US FDA. Unlike other currently available antiviral therapies, baloxavir marboxil is designed to inhibit the cap-dependent endonuclease protein within the flu virus, which is essential for viral replication.

If approved, baloxavir marboxil would be the first oral, single-dose antiviral and the first medicine with a novel proposed mechanism of action (MoA) to

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