High Hopes For Merck/AiCuris Late-Stage CMV Candidate Despite Chimerix Failure
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Chimerix Inc.'s dramatic Phase III flop of its oral antiviral brincidofovir in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) was not a disappointment to everyone. Merck & Co. Inc. and its little-known German partner AiCuris, which have Phase III data due later this year on their oral product letermovir (AIC246), suddenly found themselves in the lead with a very promising next-generation candidate for the treatment of HCMV.