The Safety and Effectiveness of ISIS 2922 in Patients With AIDS Who Have Cytomegalovirus (CMV) of the Eyes
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis, HIV Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis focused on measuring Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Antiviral Agents, Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria Patients must have: AIDS. CMV retinitis in one or both eyes that was previously treated but is presently uncontrolled. Intolerance or resistance to other therapies. Exclusion Criteria Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded: Eligibility to participate in a controlled clinical trial of ISIS 2922. External ocular infection in eye to be treated. Other herpetic infections of the retina, toxoplasma retinochoroiditis, or other diseases of the fundus in eye to be treated. Ocular condition that would obstruct visualization of the posterior ocular structures in eye to be treated. Retinal detachment in eye to be treated. Known or suspected allergy to phosphorothioate oligonucleotides. Silicone oil in eye to be treated. Syphilis. Clinical evidence of retinal pigment epithelial stippling. Pseudoretinitis pigmentosa. Concurrent Medication: Excluded: Foscarnet. Mellaril, Stelazine, Thorazine, and Clofazimine. Ethambutol / fluconazole combination. Other investigational drugs for CMV retinitis. Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded: History of surgery to correct retinal detachment in eye to be treated. History of ganciclovir implant for treatment of CMV retinitis. History of intolerance to ISIS 2922. History of syphilis. Required: Prior CMV retinitis therapy with ganciclovir, foscarnet, or ISIS 2922.
Sites / Locations
- UCI College of Medicine
- Retina - Vitreous Associates Med Group
- Community Eye Med Group
- San Diego Naval Hosp
- Univ of California San Francisco / SF Gen Hosp
- Santa Clara Valley Med Ctr
- Univ of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr
- Dr Alan Palestine
- Dr Julio Perez
- Bascon Palmer Eye Institute
- Emory Univ School of Medicine / Emory Eye Ctr
- Georgia Retina
- Univ of Illinois
- Indiana Univ Med Ctr
- Tulane Univ
- Vitreo - Retinal Consultants
- Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Association
- Duke Univ
- Hahnemann Univ Hosp
- Graduate Hosp
- Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr of Dallas
- Vitreoretinal Consultants
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Virginia Eye Consultants
- Novum Inc