Safety, Tolerance, Pharmacokinetic and Antiviral Study of Amdoxovir in Combination With Zidovudine in Adults With HIV

Tracking Information
First Submitted Date ICMJE	February 5, 2007
First Posted Date ICMJE	February 6, 2007
Last Update Posted Date	May 11, 2007
Study Start Date ICMJE	February 2007
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE; (submitted: February 5, 2007)	Proportion of subjects in each arm with Grade 3 or greater treatment emergent adverse events (AE); Plasma Cmax, Cmin, tmax, AUC0→τ, AUC0→∞, t1/2, CL/F of DAPD and AZT in each group at Days 1 and 10; Intracellular Cmax, Cmin, tmax, AUC0→τ, AUC0→∞, and t1/2 of DXG-TP, -MP and -DP and AZT-TP, -MP, and -DP at Days 1 and 10
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE	Same as current
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00432016 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE; (submitted: February 5, 2007)	Change in viral load (plasma HIV-1 RNA) from Baseline through Day 10; Correlate intracellular DXG-TP and AZT-TP with viral response, as measured by plasma HIV-1 RNA; Quantitate DXG, AZT, and GAZT in urine with and without DAPD; Characterize viral rebound (plasma HIV-1 RNA) following drug discontinuation for 48 hr; Measure CD4+ count changes from Baseline to Day 10
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE	Same as current
Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE	Not Provided
Descriptive Information
Brief Title ICMJE	Safety, Tolerance, Pharmacokinetic and Antiviral Study of Amdoxovir in Combination With Zidovudine in Adults With HIV
Official Title ICMJE	A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerance, Pharmacokinetics and Antiviral Activity of Amdoxovir and Zidovudine in Untreated HIV-1 Infected Subjects Currently Untreated
Brief Summary	The purpose of this study is to determine the short term safety, tolerance, and antiviral effect of zidovudine (AZT) and amdoxovir (AMDX, DAPD) in combination, and whether the dosage for AZT can be reduced, potentially decreasing side effects, while maintaining antiviral effects. Study hypothesis: DADP in combination with AZT is safe and effective, and AZT dosing may be reduced, resulting in lower levels of AZT-monophosphate associated with toxicity and maintaining levels of AZT-triphosphate associated with efficacy.
Detailed Description	By 2008, market data suggest that the most commonly prescribed initial treatment regimen for HIV-1 will consist of Truvada® (FTC and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)) and Sustiva® (efavirenz (EFV)). A newly formulated drug called Atripla™ containing all three active ingredient has now been approved by the US FDA. Therefore, second line treatments that are currently in development should provide activity against resultant mutations, primarily M184V/I (17%) and much less commonly K65R (0 to 5%), and ideally prevent or be effective against mutations that may occur during second line therapy. The goal of our program is to identify an AZT/DAPD co-formulation with reduced resistance development and an improved safety profile for the treatment of HIV infections. DAPD has increased sensitivity to M184V/I strains and is active against thymidine analog mutations (TAMs) that may have occurred during previous antiretroviral regimens. AZT offers anti-K65R activity which is believed to be conferred by the 3'-azido moiety containing pseudo-sugar structure and base components of AZT. Hence, AZT could potentially be incorporated to prevent the emergence of the K65R mutation that could limit the long-term benefit of DAPD. Since nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) require intracellular phosphorylation to form their active triphosphates, it is preferable to combine NRTIs with different critical kinases. Thymidine kinase-1 is the critical enzyme for the phosphorylation of AZT to its monophosphates. The enzyme involved in the initial phosphorylation of the active metabolite of DAPD, DXG, is guanosine kinase. Nucleotide competition studies conducted using activated human peripheral blood mononuclear (PBM) cells performed with DAPD and AZT with concentrations between 0.1-10 µM demonstrated no competitive inhibition of DXG-triphosphate formation. The approved dose for AZT is 300 mg bid, and AZT is available as a 300 mg tablet or 100 mg capsule. A previous study in 10 HIV seropositive individuals comparing cellular AZT-mono, di- and tri-phosphate nucleotides at normal and reduced doses, 100 mg tid versus 300 mg bid, demonstrated a significant decrease in plasma AZT and intracellular AZT-monophosphate (AZT-MP) levels, (AZT-MP is associated with toxicity), without significant changes in AZT-triphosphate (AZT-TP) levels in activated PBM cells or antiviral activity. These findings on the effect of AZT dose on intracellular AZT-TP are supported by computer simulations. Maximal predicted cellular levels of AZT-MP and AZT-TP at steady-state, following 200 mg bid and 300 mg bid dosing in 3,000 simulated individuals demonstrated a high overlap between the AZT-TP histograms (> 85 %), suggesting similar efficacies for the 200 and 300 mg bid doses. The low degree of overlap between the AZT-MP histograms (< 8 %) for the two dose regimens, suggests that there may be fewer toxicities with the 200 mg bid dose, supporting our hypothesis that a zidovudine dose of 200 mg bid could reduce the AZT-MP levels without compromising the AZT-TP levels that would be obtained with a 300 mg bid dose. This 10 day, proof of principle, pharmacokinetic study will provide important information about reduced AZT dosing to support the development of an AZT/DAPD co-formulation which may prevent the emergence of K65R mutations.
Study Type ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Phase 1; Phase 2
Study Design ICMJE	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment; Masking: Double; Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ICMJE	HIV Infections
Intervention ICMJE	Drug: zidovudine; Drug: amdoxovir; Procedure: pharmacokinetic sampling
Study Arms	Not Provided
Publications *	Barry MG, Khoo SH, Veal GJ, Hoggard PG, Gibbons SE, Wilkins EG, Williams O, Breckenridge AM, Back DJ. The effect of zidovudine dose on the formation of intracellular phosphorylated metabolites. AIDS. 1996 Oct;10(12):1361-7.; Bazmi HZ, Hammond JL, Cavalcanti SC, Chu CK, Schinazi RF, Mellors JW. In vitro selection of mutations in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase that decrease susceptibility to (-)-beta-D-dioxolane-guanosine and suppress resistance to 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Jul;44(7):1783-8.; Parikh UM, Bacheler L, Koontz D, Mellors JW. The K65R mutation in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase exhibits bidirectional phenotypic antagonism with thymidine analog mutations. J Virol. 2006 May;80(10):4971-7.; Thompson MA, Kessler HA, Eron JJ Jr, Jacobson JM, Adda N, Shen G, Zong J, Harris J, Moxham C, Rousseau FS; DAPD-101 Study Group. Short-term safety and pharmacodynamics of amdoxovir in HIV-infected patients. AIDS. 2005 Oct 14;19(15):1607-15.; Murphy RL, Kivel NM, Zala C, Ochoa C, Tharnish P, Mathew J, Pascual ML, Schinazi RF. Antiviral activity and tolerability of amdoxovir with zidovudine in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study in HIV-1-infected individuals. Antivir Ther. 2010;15(2):185-92. doi: 10.3851/IMP1514.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ICMJE; (submitted: February 5, 2007)	24
Original Enrollment ICMJE	Same as current
Actual Study Completion Date	May 2007
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: HIV-infection; Antiretroviral therapy naïve, or if experienced, no treatment within 90 days of study screening and plan to remain off therapy for the duration of the screening and study treatment period; HIV-1 RNA ≥ 5,000 copies/mL within 30 days of study Day 1; CD4+ count ≥ 200 cells/mm³ within 30 days of study Day 1; Agree to the use of two forms of adequate contraception for women, one form for men; Estimated creatinine clearance > 80 mL/min; Serum creatinine < 1.5 g/dL; Able to give written informed consent prior to study start and adhere to study requirements Exclusion Criteria: Active alcohol or drug use which in the opinion of the Investigator will likely compromise adherence to the study requirements; A positive urine test for amphetamines, cocaine, and/or opioids; Currently has any active AIDS defining illness (Category C condition according to the CDC Classification System for HIV Infection 1993); Any active clinically significant disease or findings during screening of medical history or physical examination that in the Investigator’s opinion would compromise the outcome of the study; Receiving oral concomitant antiviral or prophylactic drugs for opportunistic infections within 30 days prior to study entry; Receiving concomitant treatment with nephrotoxic drugs (e.g., aminoglycosides [tobramycin, gentamicin, and amikacin], amphotericin B, vancomycin, cidofovir, foscarnet, cis-platinum, pentamidine), or competitors of renal excretion (e.g., probenecid) within 30 days of study entry; Visual abnormalities (e.g. cataracts, macular degeneration) other than non-organic decreased visual acuity; Receiving concomitant treatment with immunosuppressive drugs within 30 days prior to study entry; Diabetes mellitus Type 1 or 2 which is being treated or not with any anti-diabetes agents; Current significant gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, bronchopulmonary, biliary, neurological, cardiovascular, oncologic, allergic, or ophthalmologic diseases including history of cataracts/lens opacities; The following laboratory values performed within 30 days prior to study Day 1: Hemoglobin < 9.0 g/dL for men; 8.0 g/dL for women Platelet count < 75,000 cells per mL Absolute neutrophil count < 1,000 cells per mL AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, and amylase > 3 x ULN Random or fasting glucose > 121 mg/dL Serum lipase > 1.5 x ULN Urinalysis ≥ 2+ proteinuria and ≥ 2 cellular casts per high powered field (HPF); Active acute hepatitis A and/or chronic hepatitis B or C with detectable viremia; Subjects with clinical or laboratory evidence of significantly decreased hepatic function or decompensation, irrespective of liver enzyme levels (INR > 1.3 or albumin < 30 g/l or bilirubin > 2.5 x ULN); Pregnant women; Breastfeeding women
Sex/Gender	Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages	18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries ICMJE	Argentina
Removed Location Countries
Administrative Information
NCT Number ICMJE	NCT00432016
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE	RFS-AMDX-203; ACA-AI-001-001
Has Data Monitoring Committee	No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product	Not Provided
IPD Sharing Statement	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Not Provided
Study Sponsor ICMJE	RFS Pharma, LLC
Collaborators ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ICMJE	Principal Investigator: Carlos Zala, MD Hospital Privado Modelo
PRS Account	RFS Pharma, LLC
Verification Date	May 2007
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