Novel derivatives of brincidofovir and (S)-9-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)adenine inhibit orthopoxviruses and human adenoviruses more potently than brincidofovir

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Abstract Brincidofovir (BCV) and tecovirimat are the only two chemical drugs that have been approved to treat smallpox and can be requested for monkeypox (Mpox) treatment through a single-patient Emergency Investigational New Drug (EIND) application. Disappointedly, the efficacy of tecovirimat manifested in recent clinical trials is far from being satisfactory, while the clinical efficacy of BCV is still...

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