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Shire (SHPG) Announces Strong Data from Maribavir Phase 2 in CMV Infection for Transplant Patients

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Results from Shire's Phase 2 Study of Maribavir Showed Activity Against CMV Infection in Patients Undergoing Transplant

October 27, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, October 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) today presented data from a Phase 2 study evaluating maribavir (SHP620), an investigational antiviral agent studied in patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant or solid organ transplant who are resistant or refractory to (val) ganciclovir or foscarnet, drugs currently used to treat these infections. In the study, 67% of patients treated with varying doses of maribavir (400 to 1200 mg twice daily) for up to 24 weeks had no detectable levels of the virus in... More