Safety and Efficacy of Amphotericin B Lipid Complex in the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients With the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Meningitis, Cryptococcal focused on measuring Meningitis, Liposomes, Cryptococcosis, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Amphotericin B, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Concurrent Medication: Allowed: Intravenous pentamidine for treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) but not for prophylaxis. Patients must have the following: Meet the CDC criteria for diagnosis of AIDS. Confirmed episode of acute cryptococcal meningitis. Informed consent of the patient or guardian prior to entry. Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following conditions or symptoms are excluded: Clinical evidence of acute or chronic meningitis due to an agent other than Cryptococcus neoformans. History of hypersensitivity/anaphylactoid reaction attributed to amphotericin B. Any other concomitant condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude a patient's participation in the study. Concurrent Medication: Excluded: Corticosteroids. Salicylates or other drugs known to interfere with prostaglandin synthesis except as specified in protocol. Zidovudine. Investigational agents. Interferon. Interleukin-2 (IL-2). Steroids. Isoprinosine. Intrathecal Amphotericin B. Intravenous Pentamidine PCP prophylaxis (only treatment). Patients with the following are excluded: Clinical evidence of acute or chronic meningitis due to an agent other than Cryptococcus neoformans. History of hypersensitivity/anaphylactoid reaction attributed to amphotericin B. Inability to obtain appropriate follow-up visits. Any other concomitant condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude a patient's participation in the study. Prior Medication: Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry: Amphotericin B. Excluded within 2 weeks of study entry: Any other experimental drug.
Sites / Locations
- Harbor - UCLA Med Ctr
- Dr Thomas Patterson
- Walter Reed Army Med Ctr
- Rush Presbyterian - Saint Luke's Med Ctr
- Natl Naval Med Ctr
- Univ Hosp
- East Orange Veterans Administration Med Ctr
- Saint Michael's Med Ctr
- Beth Israel Med Ctr / Peter Krueger Clinic
- Dr Dorothy Friedberg
- New York Univ Med Ctr
- Cornell Univ Med College
- Saint Luke's - Roosevelt Hosp Ctr
- Mount Sinai Med Ctr / Jack Martin Fund Clinic
- Mount Sinai Med Ctr
- Buckley Braffman Stern Med Associates
- Univ TX Galveston Med Branch
- Audie L Murphy Veterans Administration Hosp
- Univ of Utah School of Medicine