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A Study of Saquinavir and Zalcitabine, Used Alone and Together, in the Treatment of Advanced HIV Infection in Patients Who Stopped Taking or Who Cannot Take Zidovudine

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002333
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2005
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NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
To compare the safety, tolerance, and efficacy of saquinavir mesylate (Ro 31-8959) alone, zalcitabine (dideoxycytidine; ddC) alone, and both in combination, in patients discontinuing or unable to take zidovudine (AZT).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
HIV Infections Drug: Saquinavir Drug: Zalcitabine Phase 2

Detailed Description:
Patients are randomized to one of three treatment regimens: ddC alone, Ro 31-8959 alone, and ddC plus Ro 31-8959. Treatment continues for at least 48 weeks. Patients are stratified by baseline CD4 count. (Per 09/26/94 amendment, a fourth arm, lower dose Ro 31-8959 plus ddC, was discontinued.)
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 900 participants
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Parallel Study of Ro 31-8959 (Saquinavir; HIV Proteinase Inhibitor) Alone, HIVID (Dideoxycytidine; Zalcitabine, ddC) Alone, and Both in Combination, as Treatment for Advanced HIV Infection (CD4 50-300 Cells/mm3) in Patients Discontinuing or Unable to Take Retrovir (Zidovudine; AZT) Therapy

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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS

Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

  • G-CSF and erythropoietin.
  • Prophylaxis or chronic suppression/maintenance therapy with dapsone, aerosolized pentamidine, isoniazid, rifampin, fluoroquinolones, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, fluconazole, itraconazole, acyclovir, clotrimazole, nystatin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, pyrimethamine, folic acid, sulfadiazine, clindamycin, and fansidar.

Concurrent Treatment:

Allowed:

  • Limited localized radiation therapy to the skin.

Patients must have:

  • Documented HIV infection.
  • CD4 count 50 - 300 cells/mm3.
  • Received prior AZT that has been discontinued at least 28 days prior to study entry.
  • No active opportunistic infection requiring immediate treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

  • Signs or symptoms of peripheral neuropathy.
  • Malabsorption or inadequate oral intake (defined as unable to eat one or more meals daily because of chronic nausea, emesis, or abdominal/oral-esophageal discomfort.
  • Malignancy, visceral Kaposi's sarcoma, or lymphoma requiring systemic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy within the next 48 weeks.
  • Any grade 3 or worse laboratory or clinical abnormality.
  • Inability to comply with protocol requirements.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

  • Other antiretroviral drugs.
  • Experimental drugs.
  • Nephrotoxic or hepatotoxic drugs.
  • Drugs likely to cause peripheral neuropathy.
  • Antineoplastic agents.
  • Biologic response modifiers.

Concurrent Treatment:

Excluded:

  • Radiation therapy other than limited localized therapy to skin.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

  • History of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  • Unexplained fever >= 38.5 C (101.5 F) persisting for 14 days or longer within the 28 days prior to study entry.
  • Unexplained, chronic diarrhea (defined as 3 or more loose stools daily) persisting for 14 days or longer within the 28 days prior to study entry.
  • History of grade 2 or worse peripheral neuropathy.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

  • Prior HIV proteinase inhibitor.
  • Prior antiretroviral therapy other than AZT.
  • Acute therapy for opportunistic infection within 14 days prior to study entry.

Prior Treatment:

Excluded:

  • More than 3 units of blood in any 21-day period within 3 months prior to study entry.

Required:

  • Prior AZT.
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Hoffmann-La Roche
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Publications:
Revicki D, Swartz C. Quality of life outcomes of saquinavir, zalcitabine and combination saquinavir-zalcitabine therapy for advanced HIV-infection. Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1997 Jan 22-26;4th:113 (abstract no 266)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002333    
Other Study ID Numbers: 229A
NV 14256B
NV 14256A
First Posted: August 31, 2001    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 24, 2005
Last Verified: February 1995
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Zalcitabine
Drug Therapy, Combination
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
 AIDS-Related Complex
Saquinavir
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Infections
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Blood-Borne Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
 Slow Virus Diseases
Saquinavir
Zalcitabine
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Viral Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Antimetabolites