A Pilot Study of OPC-8212 (Vesnarinone) in Persons With AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma
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Brief Summary
To examine the safety and efficacy of two doses of vesnarinone in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_2
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 2, 1999
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 31, 2001
CompletedJune 24, 2005
April 1, 1996
November 2, 1999
June 23, 2005
Conditions
Keywords
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Concurrent Medication:
- Allowed:
- Chemoprophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii, candida, and mycobacteria.
- Acyclovir as acute treatment for herpes outbreaks.
- Concurrent Treatment:
- Allowed:
- Limited electron-beam radiation therapy to non-marker lesions for treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Patients must have:
- Documented HIV infection.
- Kaposi's sarcoma.
- No current constitutional signs of HIV disease or AIDS-defining conditions other than Kaposi's sarcoma.
You may not qualify if:
- Co-existing Condition:
- Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Active malignancy other than Kaposi's sarcoma, cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, or in situ carcinoma of the cervix.
- Current significant cardiac disease or anomaly (including prolonged QTC on EKG).
- Abnormal cardio-thoracic ratio on chest x-ray.
- Concurrent Medication:
- Excluded:
- Antiretroviral agents, including ddI, ddC, AZT, and d4T.
- Immunosuppressive agents.
- Investigational HIV drugs/therapies including vaccines (except those on treatment IND for approved indications).
- Other anti-Kaposi's sarcoma/HIV drugs.
- Corticosteroids (other than topical).
- Biologic response modifiers.
- Megestrol acetate.
- Agents known to cause neutropenia.
- +19 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, 900121973, United States
Northwestern Univ Med School
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Related Publications (1)
Petit RG, Miles S, Magpantay L, Mitsuyasu R. Vesnarinone inhibits AIDS-KS cells in culture. Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):169 (abstract no PB0104)
BACKGROUND
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Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 2, 1999
First Posted
August 31, 2001
Last Updated
June 24, 2005
Record last verified: 1996-04