Effectiveness of the Early Addition of Abacavir to an Anti-HIV Drug Combination
A Pilot Study of Early Treatment Intensification of Antiretroviral Therapy
The purpose of this study is to see if adding 1 drug to an anti-HIV drug combination early in treatment against HIV can lower the viral load (amount of HIV in the blood) to a level so low that it cannot be measured (undetectable). The drug that will be added to a treatment is abacavir (ABC).
Many patients who take 3 anti-HIV drugs together are able to achieve very low viral loads, for example, viral loads below 50 copies/ml. However, some patients taking only 3 drugs are not able to achieve a viral load this low. Doctors hope that, by adding the drug ABC to a current treatment, a viral load below 50 copies/ml can be achieved. Doctors would like to find out if it is effective to start patients on 3 drugs and then add another drug (treatment intensification) if the treatment is not working as well as hoped.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Combination antiretroviral therapy can offer patients potent suppression of HIV replication and improved immunologic functioning. However, despite aggressive antiretroviral regimens currently in use, only about 50 to 60 percent of patients attain plasma viral loads below 50 copies/ml after 24 weeks. Initiating treatment with a 4-drug regimen may increase this percentage, but this may also contribute to patient non-adherence, drug-related toxicities, potential cross-resistance to drugs used in future regimens, and high financial costs. Another strategy is early intensification (adding a single drug to an existing regimen) in patients who are at risk for attaining incomplete viral suppression after 24 weeks of therapy. ABC may produce a significant antiviral effect when used as an intensification agent in patients on a stable antiretroviral regimen. The results of this study will offer insight into the potential benefits of early treatment intensification.
Patients entering this study will have initiated potent antiretroviral therapy. Between 60 and 90 days [AS PER AMENDMENT 1/9/01: 60 and 104 days] after beginning their background regimen, patients are randomized to add either ABC (Arm A) or a matching placebo (Arm B) for 12 weeks. Patients completing 12 weeks of treatment continue on study for an additional 24 weeks to Week 36. Patients discontinue treatment if virologic failure occurs at any time. Patients still return to the clinic for HIV-1 RNA measurements at Weeks 12 and 36, depending on when discontinuation occurred. Patients who discontinue treatment at or after Week 12 due to virologic failure are offered open-label ABC for the remainder of the study (through Week 36). Blood samples are collected at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 20, 28, and 36. Plasma samples for population sequencing of HIV-1 PR and RT genes are collected on all patients at study entry and at the time of virologic failure. Baseline genotype (presence or absence of PR and RT resistance mutations and number of resistance mutations) is correlated to treatment outcome. Samples from the time of failure are analyzed for the accumulation of additional resistance mutations. [AS PER AMENDMENT 5/5/00: Patients and their primary care physicians will be unblinded to the patient's treatment after the study is completed at Week 36 or if virologic failure occurs at or after Week 12 [AS PER AMENDMENT 1/9/01: or if ABC hypersensitivity is suspected].]
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Fase 2
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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California
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Los Angeles, California, Forenede Stater, 90095
- UCLA CARE Ctr
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Menlo Park, California, Forenede Stater, 94025
- Willow Clinic
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San Jose, California, Forenede Stater, 951282699
- Santa Clara Valley Med Ctr / AIDS Community Rsch Consortium
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Stanford, California, Forenede Stater, 943055107
- San Mateo AIDS Program / Stanford Univ
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Stanford, California, Forenede Stater, 943055107
- Stanford Univ Med Ctr
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Torrance, California, Forenede Stater, 90502
- Harbor UCLA Med Ctr
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Colorado
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Denver, Colorado, Forenede Stater, 80262
- Univ of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr
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Florida
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Miami, Florida, Forenede Stater, 331361013
- Univ of Miami School of Medicine
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Georgia
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Atlanta, Georgia, Forenede Stater, 30308
- Emory Univ
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Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois, Forenede Stater, 60611
- Northwestern Univ Med School
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Chicago, Illinois, Forenede Stater, 60612
- Cook County Hosp
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Maryland
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Baltimore, Maryland, Forenede Stater, 21287
- Johns Hopkins Hosp
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Baltimore, Maryland, Forenede Stater, 212052196
- State of MD Div of Corrections / Johns Hopkins Univ Hosp
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Missouri
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St Louis, Missouri, Forenede Stater, 63112
- St Louis Regional Hosp / St Louis Regional Med Ctr
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New York
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Buffalo, New York, Forenede Stater, 14215
- SUNY / Erie County Med Ctr at Buffalo
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New York, New York, Forenede Stater, 10003
- Beth Israel Med Ctr
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New York, New York, Forenede Stater, 10016
- Bellevue Hosp / New York Univ Med Ctr
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New York, New York, Forenede Stater, 10032
- Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr
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New York, New York, Forenede Stater, 10021
- Aaron Diamond AIDS Rsch Ctr / Rockefeller Univ
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Rochester, New York, Forenede Stater, 14642
- Univ of Rochester Medical Center
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North Carolina
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Forenede Stater, 275997215
- Univ of North Carolina
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Durham, North Carolina, Forenede Stater, 27710
- Duke Univ Med Ctr
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Ohio
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Cincinnati, Ohio, Forenede Stater, 452670405
- Univ of Cincinnati
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Forenede Stater, 19104
- Univ of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Forenede Stater, 19104
- Philadelphia Veterans Administration Med Ctr
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South Carolina
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West Columbia, South Carolina, Forenede Stater, 29169
- Julio Arroyo
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Tennessee
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Nashville, Tennessee, Forenede Stater, 37203
- Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr
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Texas
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Dallas, Texas, Forenede Stater, 75390
- Univ of Texas, Southwestern Med Ctr of Dallas
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Washington
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Seattle, Washington, Forenede Stater, 98104
- Univ of Washington
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San Juan, Puerto Rico, 009365067
- Univ of Puerto Rico
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are HIV-positive.
- Have been taking anti-HIV therapy that includes at least 3 anti-HIV drugs and is an acceptable anti-HIV drug combination for 60 to 104 days before study treatment. Patients must not have changed any of the drugs in the 28 days before study entry. (This study has been changed by extending the number of days that anti-HIV therapy has been received.)
- Have a viral load greater than 500 but less than or equal to 10,000 copies/ml and have had a significant decrease in viral load between 49 and 84 days after starting this anti-HIV therapy. (This study has been changed by extending the length of time of viral load decrease.)
- Are at least 13 years old (consent of parent or guardian required if under 18).
- Agree to practice abstinence or use barrier method of birth control (such as condoms) during the study and for 3 months after.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have ever taken ABC.
- Have received anti-HIV therapy for more than 104 days in the past. (This study has been changed by extending the number of days that anti-HIV therapy has been received.)
- Have a fever for 7 days in the 30 days before study entry.
- Have cancer, including Kaposi's sarcoma, that requires chemotherapy.
- Have an active infection that requires treatment in the 21 days before study entry.
- Have any opportunistic (AIDS-related) infection or disease that requires a change in medication in the 14 days before study entry.
- Have any medical condition or history of an illness that the doctor feels would place them at risk or make them unable to complete the study.
- Are taking drugs that affect the immune system or any experimental anti-HIV drugs, except for their current drug combination.
- Are taking St. John's wort. (This study has been changed. Previously, patients taking St. John's wort were eligible.)
- Have received a vaccine in the 21 days before study entry.
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Maskning: Dobbelt
Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Studiestol: Pablo Tebas
- Studiestol: John Bartlett
Publikationer og nyttige links
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Studieafslutning
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
- RNA-virusinfektioner
- Virussygdomme
- Infektioner
- Blodbårne infektioner
- Overførbare sygdomme
- Seksuelt overførte sygdomme, virale
- Seksuelt overførte sygdomme
- Lentivirus infektioner
- Retroviridae infektioner
- Immunologiske mangelsyndromer
- Sygdomme i immunsystemet
- HIV-infektioner
- Molekylære mekanismer for farmakologisk virkning
- Anti-infektionsmidler
- Antivirale midler
- Reverse transkriptasehæmmere
- Nukleinsyresyntesehæmmere
- Enzymhæmmere
- Anti-HIV-midler
- Anti-retrovirale midler
- Abacavir
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- ACTG A5064
- AACTG A5064
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