5-(E)-bromovinyl uracil analogues and related pyrimidine nucleosides as anti-viral agents and methods of use

摘要

The present invention relates to pyrimidine nucleoside compounds and their use to treat viral infections of Varicella Zoster Virus, Epstein Barr Virus and Kaposi's Sarcoma virus, also known as HV-8 and related complications of these viral infections. In another aspect of the present invention, the use of one or more nucleoside compound to increase the retention or half-life of 5-fluorouracil (FU) in patients is also described.