A Phase II Efficacy Study Comparing 2',3'-Dideoxyinosine (ddI) (BMY-40900) and Zidovudine Therapy of Patients With HIV Infection Who Have Been on Long Term Zidovudine Treatment
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Brief Summary
To compare the effectiveness and toxicity of didanosine (ddI) and zidovudine (AZT) in patients with AIDS or advanced AIDS-related complex (ARC) who have tolerated AZT therapy for 12 months or longer. Per amendment, asymptomatic patients with CD4 counts less than 200 cells/mm3 are eligible. AZT is effective in reducing mortality in patients with AIDS who receive the drug after the first episode of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and in patients with advanced ARC. However, AZT therapy has been associated with significant toxicities. In addition, the effectiveness of AZT appears to decrease during the second and third years of therapy. For these reasons, the development of alternative therapy that would be at least as effective but less toxic is of great importance. The drug ddI is an antiviral agent that inhibits replication of HIV with less apparent toxicity than AZT. Studies indicate that ddI remains active in the body for at least 12 hours; thus benefits of ddI might be achieved with a low frequency of drug administration.
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2 hiv-infections
71 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Primary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 1992
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 2, 1999
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 31, 2001
CompletedMarch 14, 2011
August 1, 1992
November 2, 1999
March 11, 2011
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Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Concurrent Medication:
- Required:
- Aerosolized pentamidine (300 mg every 4 weeks).
- Allowed:
- Chronic suppressive treatment for toxoplasmosis, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), cryptococcal meningitis, herpes simplex virus infection.
- Ganciclovir for patients developing cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection while in study.
- Erythropoietin for patients under the relevant treatment IND.
- Treatment of opportunistic infections with other than sulfonamide-containing regimens.
- Aspirin, acetaminophen, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents is discouraged, but is permitted for as short a period of time as possible.
- Chronic use of trimethoprim - sulfamethoxazole or other sulfonamide preparations is not encouraged while on study.
- Patients must:
- Have had the diagnosis of AIDS or advanced AIDS related complex (ARC).
- Have received AZT therapy for at least 12 months, with a minimal daily dose of 500 mg/day and with no more than 60 days off AZT therapy within the 12 month period; medical records with documentation of AZT dosing must be provided.
- Provide informed consent (guardian as appropriate).
- Be available for follow-up for at least 6 months.
- +10 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Co-existing Condition:
- Patients with the following are excluded:
- Psychological or emotional problems sufficient, in the investigator's opinion, to prevent adequate compliance with study therapy.
- AIDS-dementia complex = or \> stage 2.
- Active AIDS defining opportunistic infections not specifically allowed.
- Intractable diarrhea.
- Grade 2 neuropathy, based on the Neuropathy Targeted Symptom Questionnaire, or any moderate abnormality indicative of peripheral neuropathy, particularly impaired sensation of sharp pain, light touch, or vibration in the lower extremities, distal extremity weakness, or distal extremity hyperreflexia.
- Prior history of acute pancreatitis within past 2 years or chronic pancreatitis.
- History of seizures within past 2 years or currently requiring anticonvulsants for control.
- History of past or current heart disease.
- Malignancy likely in the investigator's opinion to require cytotoxic chemotherapy during the expected course of this trial.
- Life expectancy \< 3 months.
- Concurrent Medication:
- Excluded:
- Isoniazid (INH). Neurotoxic drugs. Oral acidifying agents.
- +26 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (71)
Children's Hosp of Los Angeles/UCLA Med Ctr
Los Angeles, California, 900276016, United States
Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
Cedars Sinai / UCLA Med Ctr
Los Angeles, California, 900481804, United States
UCLA CARE Ctr
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Harbor - UCLA Med Ctr / UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, 905022004, United States
Palo Alto Veterans Adm Med Ctr / Stanford Univ
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
Univ of California / San Diego Treatment Ctr
San Diego, California, 921036325, United States
San Francisco AIDS Clinic / San Francisco Gen Hosp
San Francisco, California, 941102859, United States
Stanford at Kaiser / Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
Stanford Univ School of Medicine
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
Olive View Med Ctr
Sylmar, California, 91342, United States
Sepulveda Veterans Adm Med Ctr / Olive View Med Ctr
Sylmar, California, 91342, United States
Harbor UCLA Med Ctr
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
Mountain States Regional Hemophilia Ctr / Univ of Colorado
Denver, Colorado, 80262, United States
Univ of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr
Denver, Colorado, 80262, United States
George Washington Univ Med Ctr
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
G E Morey Jr
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
Univ of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, 331361013, United States
Northwestern Univ Med School
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Rush Presbyterian - Saint Luke's Med Ctr
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
Edward Hines Veterans Administration Hosp
Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States
Indiana Univ Hosp
Indianapolis, Indiana, 462025250, United States
Univ of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
Louisiana Comprehensive Hemophilia Care Ctr
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Louisiana State Univ Med Ctr / Tulane Med School
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Tulane Univ School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Harvard (Massachusetts Gen Hosp)
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Boston Med Ctr
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess - West Campus
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Baystate Med Ctr of Springfield
Springfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
Med Ctr of Central Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
Univ of Massachusetts Med Ctr
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
Univ of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
Nebraska Regional Hemophilia Ctr
Omaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
SUNY / Erie County Med Ctr at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14215, United States
City Hosp Ctr at Elmhurst / Mount Sinai Hosp
Elmhurst, New York, 11373, United States
Beth Israel Med Ctr / Peter Krueger Clinic
New York, New York, 10003, United States
Bellevue Hosp / New York Univ Med Ctr
New York, New York, 10016, United States
Cornell Univ Med Ctr
New York, New York, 10021, United States
Mem Sloan - Kettering Cancer Ctr
New York, New York, 10021, United States
Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr
New York, New York, 10025, United States
Mount Sinai Hemophilia Ctr / Mount Sinai Med Ctr
New York, New York, 10029, United States
Mount Sinai Med Ctr
New York, New York, 10029, United States
Univ of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
SUNY - Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York, 117948153, United States
SUNY / State Univ of New York
Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States
Bronx Municipal Hosp Ctr/Jacobi Med Ctr
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
Jack Weiler Hosp / Bronx Municipal Hosp
The Bronx, New York, 10465, United States
Montefiore Med Ctr / Bronx Municipal Hosp
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
Bronx Veterans Administration / Mount Sinai Hosp
The Bronx, New York, 10468, United States
Univ of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 275997215, United States
Duke Univ Med Ctr
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
Bowman Gray School of Medicine / Wake Forest Univ
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
Holmes Hosp / Univ of Cincinnati Med Ctr
Cincinnati, Ohio, 452670405, United States
Univ Hosp of Cleveland / Case Western Reserve Univ
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
Ohio State Univ Hosp Clinic
Columbus, Ohio, 432101228, United States
Med College of Ohio
Toledo, Ohio, 43699, United States
Milton S Hershey Med Ctr
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 170330850, United States
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Hemophilia Ctr of Western PA / Univ of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219, United States
Univ of Pittsburgh Med School
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Julio Arroyo
West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169, United States
Univ of Tennessee / E Tennessee Comprehensive Hemophilia Ctr
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States
Hermann Hosp / Univ Texas Health Science Ctr
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Dr Stephen L Green
Hampton, Virginia, 23666, United States
Univ of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
Dr Brian Buggy
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States
Milwaukee County Med Complex
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233, United States
San Juan Veterans Administration Med Ctr
San Juan, 009275800, Puerto Rico
Related Publications (10)
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PMID: 7712235BACKGROUNDCoombs RW, Welles SL, Hooper C, Reichelderfer PS, D'Aquila RT, Japour AJ, Johnson VA, Kuritzkes DR, Richman DD, Kwok S, Todd J, Jackson JB, DeGruttola V, Crumpacker CS, Kahn J. Association of plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA level with risk of clinical progression in patients with advanced infection. AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) 116B/117 Study Team. ACTG Virology Committee Resistance and HIV-1 RNA Working Groups. J Infect Dis. 1996 Oct;174(4):704-12. doi: 10.1093/infdis/174.4.704.
PMID: 8843206BACKGROUNDRichardson D, Liou SH, Kahn JO. Uric acid and didanosine compliance in AIDS clinical trials: an analysis of AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocols 116A and 116B/117. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988). 1993 Nov;6(11):1212-23.
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Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
J Kahn
- STUDY CHAIR
D Richman