A Study of Peldesine (BCX-34) in HIV-Infected Patients
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: HIV Infections
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine the highest amount of peldesine that is safe. This study will also see if this amount of peldesine is effective in lowering HIV levels in the blood.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00002237
- Run by
- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
- Last updated by the study team
- 2005-06-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients must have:
- Documented HIV infection.
- CD4 cell count greater than or equal to 300 cells/mm3 on 3 occasions prior to protocol treatment.
- Plasma viral load by Roche Amplicor HIV Monitor assay greater than or equal to 2,000 RNA copies/ml and less than or equal to 50,000 RNA copies/ml on at least 2 occasions prior to protocol treatment.
- Normal or non-diagnostic electrocardiogram.
You may not qualify if…
- Co-existing Condition:
- Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Severe opportunistic infection or any other medical condition which in the opinion of the investigators is a contraindication to enrolling in this trial.
- Severe lactose intolerance.
- Concurrent Medication:
- Excluded:
- Concomitant therapy with other medications having primary renal excretion (other than 3TC, ddC, and d4T).
- Prior Medication:
- Excluded:
- Ongoing dideoxyinosine or other antiretroviral therapy except ZDV, 3TC, ddC, d4T, saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, and nelfinavir within 2 weeks of study.
- Participation in a study of any systemic experimental drug within the last 2 months.
- Required:
- Ongoing (at least 4 weeks) stable dosage of zidovudine (ZDV) and lamivudine (3TC), ZDV and stavudine (d4T), ZDV and zalcitabine (ddC), d4T and 3TC, ZDV alone, or ddC alone, or in combination with saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, or nelfinavir.
Where it is running
- Saint Francis Mem Hosp / HIV Care Unit — San Francisco, California, United States
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