A Study of WF 10 IV Solution in Patients With Advanced HIV Disease
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to give WF 10 (TCDO) to patients with advanced HIV disease who cannot or will not take zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, or stavudine. This study also examines how TCDO affects the levels of HIV in the body. TCDO is a solution delivered through a vein.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
Allowed:
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Approved drugs at a stabilized dose except those specifically excluded.
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Aerosolized pentamidine (300 mg) once a month for PCP prophylaxis.
Patients must have:
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HIV positivity.
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Absolute CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3.
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Intolerance to or refusal to take AZT, ddI, ddC, or d4T.
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No active opportunistic infection requiring ongoing therapy.
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Life expectancy at least 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
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Neoplasm other than basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
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Clinically significant cardiac disease.
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Anemia.
Concurrent Medication:
Excluded:
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Cytotoxic chemotherapy.
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Corticosteroids.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
History of myocardial infarction or arrhythmias.
Prior Medication:
Excluded within 2 weeks prior to study entry:
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Any antiretroviral agent.
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Interferon.
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Systemic therapy with biologic response modifiers, corticosteroids, cytotoxic chemotherapy, or neutropenic or nephrotoxic drugs.
Excluded within 30 days prior to study entry:
- Investigational drugs.
Prior Treatment:
Excluded within 2 weeks prior to study entry:
- Radiation therapy. Active drug or alcohol abuse.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Nashville Health Management Foundation / Vanderbilt Univ | Nashville | Tennessee | United States | 37203 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Oxo Chemie GmbH
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Busch HW, Christensen S, Reichelt D, Jahn S, Zidek W. Treatment of HIV-infected patients with advanced symptomatic disease with WF10 solution (TCDO). Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):204 (abstract no PB0245)
- Kahn JO, McGrath MS, Ching OM, Kuhne FW. A single center, phase 2 study evaluating the effects of WF10. Int Conf AIDS. 1998;12:349 (abstract no 22423)
- Raffanti SP, Schaffner W, Federspiel CF, Blackwell RB, Ching OA, Kühne FW. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the immune modulator WF10 in patients with advanced AIDS. Infection. 1998 Jul-Aug;26(4):202-7.
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- WF10-94-US-002