Status:

COMPLETED

Study to Determine the Antiviral Activity and Safety of Alovudine in Nucleoside-experienced HIV-infected Subjects Experiencing Virologic Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The primary objective was to determine the mean change in HIV viral load from baseline to Week 4 compared with placebo after 4 weeks of treatment in highly experienced HIV-infected patients. Secondar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed informed consent before any trial procedure
  • HIV-1 infected males or females ≥18 years of age
  • Screening genotypic resistance report indicating two or more of the following nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) resistance mutations: 41, 67, 70, 210 and 215
  • Stable NRTI regimen without stavudine and zidovudine for at least 6 weeks before screening and stable antiretroviral (ARV) background treatment for 3 months before screening
  • HIV-1 viral load ≥1000 copies/mL and \<75,000 copies/mL at screening
  • Change in viral load between previous test within 3 months before screening, using local laboratory for routine tests, and screening test was \<1.0 log10 copies/mL
  • Acceptable medical history, as assessed by the investigator
  • Current stable ARV medication regimen between screening (Visit 1) and Visit 2

Exclusion

  • ARV medication naïve
  • Patients on recent drug holiday, defined as off ARV medications for at least 7 consecutive days within the previous 3 months
  • Female patients of child-bearing potential who :
  • have a positive serum pregnancy test
  • are breast feeding,
  • are planning to become pregnant, or
  • are not willing to use a barrier method of contraception
  • Prior alovudine use
  • Use of investigational medications within 30 days before study entry or during the trial
  • Use of immunomodulatory drugs within 3 months before study entry or during the trial (e.g. interferon, cyclosporine, hydroxyurea, interleukin-2)
  • Current use of rifampin, rifabutine, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, stavudine, zidovudine, ganciclovir, chronic use of hepatotoxic drugs, anti-tumour therapy or probenecid
  • Laboratory values:
  • Neutrophils of Grade 2 or greater abnormality
  • Hemoglobin of Grade 2 or greater abnormality
  • Platelets: Grade 2 or greater abnormality
  • Creatinine of ≥1.25 Upper limit of the normal (ULN)
  • Lipase of Grade 1 or greater abnormality
  • Alanine aminotransaminase (ALT) or Aspartate aminotransaminase (AST) of Grade 2 or greater abnormality
  • Direct bilirubin of Grade 1 or greater abnormality
  • CD4 ≤50 cells/mm3
  • Hepatitis B (+HBsAg or +HBcAB) or C +Hepatitis C virus (+HCV AB ) co-infection, chronic hepatitis, on-going hepatitis or pancreatitis
  • Any new or active AIDS-defining event within 30 days before study entry
  • Inability to adhere to the requirements of the protocol, including active substance abuse as assessed by the investigator
  • In the opinion of the investigator, likely survival of less than 6 months because of underlying disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02232581

Start Date

April 1 2004

Last Update

September 5 2014

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