Letermovir

Letermovir
Systematic (IUPAC) name

{(4S)-8-Fluoro-2-[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-3-[2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3,4-dihydro-4-quinazolinyl}acetic acid
Clinical data
Legal status	Investigational
Routes of administration	Oral
Identifiers
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 45138674
ChemSpider	26352849
UNII	1H09Y5WO1F^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1241951
Synonyms	AIC246
Chemical data
Formula	C₂₉H₂₈F₄N₄O₄
Molar mass	572.55 g/mol
SMILES COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C(F)(F)F)N2[C@H](C3=C(C(=CC=C3)F)N=C2N4CCN(CC4)C5=CC(=CC=C5)OC)CC(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C29H28F4N4O4/c1-40-20-6-3-5-19(16-20)35-11-13-36(14-12-35)28-34-27-21(7-4-8-22(27)30)23(17-26(38)39)37(28)24-15-18(29(31,32)33)9-10-25(24)41-2/h3-10,15-16,23H,11-14,17H2,1-2H3,(H,38,39)/t23-/m0/s1 Key:FWYSMLBETOMXAG-QHCPKHFHSA-N

Letermovir (INN) is an antiviral drug that is being developed for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CVM) infections. It has been tested in CMV infected patients with allogeneic stem cell transplants and may also be useful for other patients with a compromised immune system such as those with organ transplants or HIV infections.^[1]

The drug has been granted fast track status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and orphan drug status by the European Medicines Agency.^[1]

The drug candidate is under development by Merck & Co., Inc as investigative compound MK-8828.^[2]

References

1 2 "Neues Virostatikum Letermovir" (in German). Deutsche Apothekerzeitung. 2011-08-29.
↑ Masangkay, Estel Grace (July 29, 2014). "Merck Kicks Off Phase 3 Study Of CMV Drug Letermovir". Retrieved 8 Oct 2014.

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