In vitro HCMV inhibition in primary human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells
“In order to evaluate the ability of fomivirsen to inhibit CMV replication in retinal cells, primary human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells were used as indicator cells.”
FDA: in vitro antiviral activity may reflect both sequence-dependent and sequence-independent effects
“Therefore, it is possible that the antiviral activity of fomivirsen observed is the results of a combination of sequence-dependent and sequence-independent effects via interfering specifically with viral replication processes.”