Emory University

Michael D'Erasmo

Dennis C Liotta

Kyle Giesler

Nicole Pribut

Madhuri Dasari

Eric Miller

Sabrina Iskandar

Disclosed are acyclic nucleoside prodrugs with improved metabolic stability and oral bioavailability. In general, the prodrugs are derivatives of acyclic nucleoside phosphonates containing a lipid-like moiety that can increase oral absorption and subsequent stability in the liver and plasma. Preferably, the lipid-like moiety can resist enzyme-mediated ω-oxidation, such as ω-oxidation catalyzed by cytochrome P450 enzymes. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical formulations of the acyclic nucleoside prodrugs. The acyclic nucleoside prodrugs and pharmaceutical formulations thereof can be used to treat viral infections, such as HIV infections, and/or viral-associated cancer, such as HPV-associated cancers.

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Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Michael D'Erasmo