Chimerix's Brincidofovir Selected for Two Oral Presentations Highlighting Resistance Data in CMV and Adenovirus at the 54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)


DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chimerix, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMRX), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral antivirals in areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that new data on its investigational broad-spectrum antiviral brincidofovir (BCV, CMX001) will be presented at the 54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) being held September 5-9, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

Two oral presentations will review new in vitro and in vivo studies that advance the understanding of brincidofovir's resistance profile specific for two important viral pathogens: cytomegalovirus (CMV) and adenovirus (AdV):

Combination Activity and Emerging Resistance Profile of Brincidofovir in CMV Prevention and Treatment

  • Date: Sunday, September 7 at 9:45 a.m. EDT
  • Session: Hepatitis and CMV: New and Noteworthy (Presentation V-677)
  • Location: Room 150B

Resistance Profile of Adenovirus Exposed to Brincidofovir In Vitro and In Vivo

  • Date: Monday, September 8 at 9:45 a.m. EDT
  • Session: Respiratory Viruses: Treatment Challenges and Viral Kinetics (Presentation V-1302)
  • Location: Salon C

About Chimerix

Chimerix is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing novel, oral antivirals in areas of high unmet medical need. Chimerix's proprietary technology has given rise to brincidofovir (BCV, CMX001), a clinical-stage nucleotide analog lipid-conjugate, which has demonstrated potent antiviral activity and safety in convenient, orally administered dosing regimens. Chimerix is currently enrolling SUPPRESS, the Phase 3 study of brincidofovir for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. In addition, Chimerix is enrolling the pilot portion of the Phase 3 AdVise study of brincidofovir for treatment of adenovirus infection. Chimerix is also working with BARDA to develop brincidofovir as a medical countermeasure against smallpox. For further information, please visit Chimerix's website, www.chimerix.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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