Chimerix Antiviral CMX001 Demonstrates Positive Safety And Pharmacokinetics In 46 Patients With Compromised Renal Function

Chimerix, a pharmaceutical company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, presented promising clinical data for CMX001 in a late-breaker poster session at the 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC).
Wendy Painter, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Chimerix, presented pharmacokinetic and preliminary safety data pertaining to renal function from 46 patients enrolled in Investigator-held Emergency Investigational New Drug applications (EINDs). The majority of patients participating in the EIND program had received stem cell or bone marrow transplant procedures, and presented with severe renal impairment attributed to prior administration of the antiviral drug Vistide® (cidofovir). Data from the EIND patient case studies demonstrate that following the administration of CMX001, renal function improved or remained unchanged in the majority of patients. Further, moderate-to-severe renal impairment in both pediatric and adult patients, did not alter systemic exposure to CMX001. CMX001 exposure was also not affected by hemodialysis.........& more.