Sunday, September 23, 2012

Chimerix Presents Data Highlighting Burden Of Care Associated With Current Antiviral Therapies In Stem Cell Transplantation

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.- Chimerix, Inc., a biotechnology company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, today announced data highlighting the significant morbidity and resource utilization associated with the current standard of care for the management of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients.  


This analysis, entitled "Preemptive Therapy (PrT) for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Post-hematopoietic Cell Transplantation(HCT) is Associated with Significant Morbidity and Resource Utilization," was presented at the 52nd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC, September 9-12San Francisco).