Oral prodrug of remdesivir parent GS-441524 is efficacious against SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets

Oral prodrug of remdesivir parent GS-441524 is efficacious against SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets

Remdesivir is an approved antiviral treatment for COVID-19, but it needs to be administered intravenously. Here, Cox et al. show that GS-621763, a prodrug of remdesivir parent nucleoside GS-441524 has good oral bioavailability and inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concerns in ferrets.

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Main Authors: Robert M. Cox, Josef D. Wolf, Carolin M. Lieber, Julien Sourimant, Michelle J. Lin, Darius Babusis, Venice DuPont, Julie Chan, Kim T. Barrett, Diane Lye, Rao Kalla, Kwon Chun, Richard L. Mackman, Chengjin Ye, Tomas Cihlar, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Alexander L. Greninger, John P. Bilello, Richard K. Plemper
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/480b9bcf109e47b7bd2093b34d9f4683
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