Home
Search
Study Topics
Glossary
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sponsors and Collaborators: |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Upjohn Glaxo Wellcome |
---|---|
Information provided by: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00000743 |
To determine the safety and tolerance of alvircept sudotox (sCD4-PE40) given at various dosing intervals and concentrations. To determine whether frequent dosing alters immunogenicity or toxicity. To obtain preliminary data to ascertain whether sCD4-PE40 has activity against HIV in human subjects. To determine whether there is any additive toxicity with combined use of sCD4-PE40 and zidovudine (AZT).
There is some evidence that AZT and sCD4-PE40, an experimental drug with anti-HIV activity previously demonstrated in vitro, may produce increased benefit when used in combination in HIV-infected patients.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
---|---|---|
HIV Infections |
Drug: Alvircept sudotox Drug: Zidovudine |
Phase I |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Open Label, Safety Study |
Official Title: | A Phase I, Dose-Escalating Safety and Tolerance Study of sCD4-PE40 in HIV-Infected Persons |
Estimated Enrollment: | 64 |
There is some evidence that AZT and sCD4-PE40, an experimental drug with anti-HIV activity previously demonstrated in vitro, may produce increased benefit when used in combination in HIV-infected patients.
Cohorts of six patients each receive escalating doses of sCD4-PE40 in a single IV weekly dose for 8 weeks. All six patients at a given dose must complete 2 weeks of therapy without dose-limiting toxicity before dose escalation in subsequent patient cohorts may occur. The MTD is defined as the dose of sCD4-PE40 immediately below that at which two or more of six patients experience grade 3 or higher toxicity or one or more of six patients experience grade 4 toxicity. After the MTD for the once-weekly schedule is reached, subsequent cohorts receive escalated doses of sCD4-PE40 on a 5x weekly schedule for approximately 4 weeks, in an attempt to establish the MTD for that schedule. When an MTD has been determined for the 5x weekly schedule, and if antiretroviral activity is observed, six additional patients receive this dose combined with AZT for 4 weeks.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
Allowed:
Patients must have:
Patients entering the AZT portion of the study only:
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:
Concurrent Medication:
Excluded:
Prior Medication:
Excluded:
Excluded in patients entering the AZT portion of the study:
Current active alcoholism or active substance abuse.
United States, California | |
UCLA CARE Ctr | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
United States, District of Columbia | |
Georgetown Univ Med Ctr | |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007 | |
United States, Louisiana | |
Tulane Univ Med School | |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 701122699 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins Hosp | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 | |
State of MD Div of Corrections / Johns Hopkins Univ Hosp | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 212052196 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Univ of North Carolina | |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 275997215 |
Study Chair: | van der Horst C |
Study ID Numbers: | ACTG 201 |
Study First Received: | November 2, 1999 |
Last Updated: | July 29, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00000743 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Recombinant Proteins Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Antigens, CD4 AIDS-Related Complex Zidovudine |
Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
Zidovudine AIDS-Related Complex Retroviridae Infections Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
Antimetabolites Anti-Infective Agents RNA Virus Infections Anti-HIV Agents Slow Virus Diseases Immune System Diseases Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Enzyme Inhibitors |
Infection Antiviral Agents Pharmacologic Actions Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Anti-Retroviral Agents Therapeutic Uses Lentivirus Infections Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |