Recent news on Cidofovir

Toddler survives smallpox  -  May 18, 2007
Macon Area Online,The treatments included an antiviral drug made by Siga Technologies Inc., vaccinia immune globulin and the antiviral drug cidofovir, made by Gilead Sciences

Soldier’s Smallpox Inoculation Sickens Son  -  May 18, 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),They also used an antiviral drug, Cidofovir. That drug, which has been associated with kidney problems in some cases, may have caused another crisis in

CDC reports on soldier's son who had severe vaccinia infection  -  May 17, 2007
CIDRAP,His medical team then administered cidofovir, an antiviral, and an investigational drug ST-246, which has been shown in phase 1 clinical trials to protect

New treatment aids US toddler with rare ailment  -  Apr 13, 2007
Reuters India,He did have a short period of renal failure right after having received the cidofovir, which may have contributed to that," Marcinak said.

Novel drugs help kid sick from dad's smallpox jab  -  Apr 13, 2007
Scientific AmericanKidney failure is a known complication of cidofovir, which is typically used to treat infections in HIV and AIDS patients.

UCH treats infection from smallpox vaccine  -  Mar 30, 2007
Chicago Maroon,He has been treated with vaccinia immune globulin, the antiviral drug cidofovir, and the experimental antiviral treatment ST-246.

New drug aids child sickened by dad’s vaccine  -  Apr 13, 2007
MSNBCHe also received the antiviral drug cidofovir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc. “This was a very sick little boy. He was on multiple drug modalities but he was

Hoarseness could signal recurrent respiratory papillomatosis  -  Mar 30, 2007
AAP News (subscription)Intralesional cidofovir may result in fewer surgeries in severe cases, but theoretical concerns for possible malignant transformation limit this approach to

Bio-terror Defender Lands $23.1M  -  Feb 23, 2007
Red Herring,CMX001 is a modified version of cidofovir, a compound licensed from Gilead Sciences in 2003. Unlike Gilead ’s version, which is administered intravenously,

Polyomavirus (BK) In Pediatric Renal Transplants: Evaluation Of ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Seven children with BK nephritis received treatment with cidofovir. Thirteen patients (65%) had a positive PCR after reduction of immunosuppression or

Options for treating ganciclovir-resistant CMV discussed at IDSA ...  Oct 16, 2006
The current options are the intravenous drugs ganciclovir (Cymevene), foscarnet (Foscavir) and cidofovir (Vistide), and the oral valganciclovir (Valcyte. ... -Aidsmap, AIDS drug researcher Holy receives grant  Jul 13, 2006
Their first discovered substance was cidofovir, which was approved as Vistide, a drug for the treatment of AIDS patients´ eye infections, in 1996. ... -Prague Daily Monitor

Zoek in het archief  Jul 13, 2006
...research effort between Dr. Antonin Holy and Dr. Erik DeClercq, Rega Institute, were developed by Gilead, resulting in Vistide(R) (cidofovir injection) for the ... -Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht)

Gilead Sciences and the IOCB Establish Academic Research Centre in ...  Jul 14, 2006
...research effort between Dr. Antonin Holy and Dr. Erik DeClercq, Rega Institute, were developed by Gilead, resulting in Vistide ® (cidofovir injection) for the ... -CombiChem.net (subscription)

Should anal Pap smears be introduced for people with HIV?  Jun 25, 2006
At present, possible options include surgical removal, treatment with imiquimod (Aldara), fluorouracil (Efadix), cidofovir (Vistide) or interferon, and ... -Aidsmap



Survival in patients with PML longer with protease inhibitor and ...  Mar 28, 2006
PML) survive longer if they are treated with antiretroviral therapy including a protease inhibitor as well as the anti-viral drug cidofovir (Vistide). ... - Aidsmap

Winn Feline Foundation Announces 2006 Grant Recipients  Mar 20, 2006
...of cats. Topical medication for feline herpesvirus infection: Is cidofovir effective against feline herpesvirus infection? Lynne ... - Goodnewsforpets.com

CROI: Tenofovir and kidney toxicity - low rates seen, but some ...  09 Feb 2006
...about tenofovir possibly causing long-term renal toxicity because this is a severe side effect of the two chemically similar drugs adefovir and cidofovir. ... - Aidsmap

Orf Virus Infection In Humans - NY, Illinois, California, And ...  Jan 30, 2006
9. Geernick K, Lukito G, Snoeck R, et al. A case of human orf in an immunocompromised patient treated successfully with cidofovir cream. ... - Medical News Today

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