What is "maraviroc"

n. Category:en:Drugs A specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells.

Maraviroc (brand-named Selzentry, or Celsentri outside the U.S.) is an antiretroviral drug in the CCR5 receptor antagonist class used in the treatment of HIV infection. It is also classed as an entry inhibitor. It also appeared to reduce graft-versus-host disease in patients treated with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for leukemia, in a phase 1/2 study.