Active clinical trials for "HIV Infections"

The study will measure how safe and effective AVX754 (a new drug for the treatment of HIV) is in treating HIV-1 infected people who have failed treatment with lamivudine.

Lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy may maintain virologic suppression in patients who have been undetectable for six months while on triple drug antiretroviral therapy. Lopinavir/ritonavir pharmacokinetics might prevent resistance development in patients who experience virological rebound after single-drug simplification.

Currently, the preferred anti-HIV regimens used in the United States consist of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) efavirenz (EFV). However, with new anti-HIV drugs being approved, alternative regimens need to be tested to determine if new drug combinations have increased effectiveness in treating HIV. The purpose of this study is to test the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of four different regimens in HIV-infected adults who have never taken anti-HIV drugs.

Expected Enrollment: 40 patients Study Start Date: June 2005 Study Objectives: To conduct a pilot study to assess the safety, tolerability, and antiviral activity of Kaletra 400/100 mg taken twice a day (bid) in antiretroviral (ARV)-naïve HIV-infected patients at Week 48 Primary Objectives: To determine the proportion of patients with HIV RNA <400 copies/mL at weeks 24 and 48 To determine the proportion of patients with HIV RNA < 50 at weeks 24 and 48 To elucidate the specific adverse event (AE) profile of Kaletra single agent therapy Secondary Objectives: To assess the proportion of patients below the limit of quantification (LOQ) at each visit. Patients will be observed at baseline, weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44 and 48. To determine the time to HIV RNA reaching <400 and <50 copies/mL To determine the time to virologic failure To assess change from baseline at each visit for HIV RNA and CD4 count at weeks 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48. To assess changes in genotype from baseline to time of confirmed virologic failure (2 consecutive HIV RNA measurements >400 copies/mL after suppressing to <400 copies/mL) or at time of treatment intensification. To characterize changes in lipid and triglyceride concentrations over time and the effect of treatment with appropriate drugs (fibrate or statin, if necessary) on these elevations. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of subjects through 48 weeks of drug exposure. To describe virologic response following intensification in Kaletra single agent virologic failures

Treatment of HIV repairs the immune system, but continuous treatment is expensive and causes side effects. Would it not be better to treat intermittently, e.g. stop treatment when the immune system has recovered, and start again only when damage reappears? That is the question which STACCATO proposes to answer. Approximately 500 patients were recruited for this trial from 2002 to 2004. One third were treated continuously; in two thirds, the treatment was interrupted whenever the CD4 count, a measure of immune recovery, exceeded 350. At the end of 2005, the two treatment groups will be compared in order to see which fared better regarding amount of drugs used, side effects, CD4 counts, and development of resistance to treatment.

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) increases the number of CD4 cells in HIV-1 infected patients with a CD4 cell count over 200/mm3, but its activity in patients with treatment failure and low CD4 cell counts is unknown. This study will test the efficacy and safety of IL-2 with an optimized antiretroviral regimen in patients with a CD4 count below 200/mm3 and a plasma viral load above 10,000 HIV RNA copies/ml.

Maraviroc (UK-427,857), a selective and reversible CCR5 coreceptor antagonist, has been shown to be active in vitro against a wide range of clinical isolates (including those resistant to existing classes). In HIV-1 infected patients, maraviroc (UK-427,857) given as monotherapy for 10 days reduced HIV-1 viral load by up to 1.6 log, consistent with currently available agents. Safety and toleration have been studied in over 400 subjects for up to 28 days at 300 mg twice daily. No significant effects were seen on the QTc interval. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antiretroviral activity of maraviroc (UK-427,857) in HIV infected, treatment experienced patients who are failing their current antiretroviral regimen and infected with R5-tropic virus exclusively. This study will involve more than 100 centers in Europe and Australia to achieve a total randomized subject population of 500 subjects. Patients will be randomly (2:2:1) assigned to one of three groups: Optimized Background Therapy [OBT (3-6 drugs based on treatment history and resistance testing)] + maraviroc (UK-427,857) 150 mg taken once daily, OBT + maraviroc (UK-427,857) 150 mg taken twice daily, or OBT alone. The study will enroll over approximately a 9 month period with 48 weeks of treatment. This may be extended for an additional year depending on the results at 48 weeks. Physical examinations will be performed at study entry, weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40 and 48. Blood samples will also be taken at study entry, weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40 and 48. Additionally, blood samples will be drawn twice, at least 30 minutes apart, at weeks 2 and 24 for maraviroc (UK-427,857) pharmacokinetic analysis. As part of this clinical study a blood sample will also be taken for non-anonymized pharmacogenetic analysis. Patients will undergo a 12-lead electrocardiogram at study entry, weeks 24 and 48.

Maraviroc (UK-427,857), a selective and reversible CCR5 co-receptor antagonist, has been shown to be active in vitro against a wide range of clinical isolates (including those resistant to existing classes). In HIV-1 infected patients in the United States, maraviroc (UK-427,857) is approved for use as part of combination antiretroviral treatment in treatment-experienced and treatment-naive adult subjects. At least 50% of treatment-experienced patients are infected with R5-tropic HIV-1 exclusively. However, even in patients infected with a dual tropic (R5 + X4) phenotype, a large proportion of the virus population still uses CCR5 exclusively. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the antiretroviral activity, and safety, of maraviroc (UK-427,857) (in combination with other agents) in HIV infected, treatment experienced patients who are failing their current antiretroviral regimen and not infected with R5-tropic virus exclusively. This study will involve more than 200 centers globally to achieve a total randomized subject population of 192 subjects. Patients will be randomly (1:1:1) assigned to one of three groups: Optimized Background Therapy [OBT (3-6 drugs based on treatment history and resistance testing)] + maraviroc (UK-427,857) 150 mg taken once daily, OBT + maraviroc (UK-427,857) 150 mg taken twice daily, or OBT alone. Randomization was stratified by Enfuvirtide use in OBT (yes/no) and Screening HIV-1 RNA level (viral load) (<100,000/≥ 100, 000 copies per milliliter [copies per mL]). The study will enroll over approximately a 9 month period with 48 weeks of treatment. Physical examinations will be performed at study entry, weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40 and 48. Blood samples will also be taken at study entry, weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, and 48. Additionally, blood samples will be drawn twice, at least 30 minutes apart, at weeks 2 and 24 for maraviroc (UK-427,857) pharmacokinetic analysis. As part of this clinical study a blood sample will also be taken for non-anonymized pharmacogenetic analysis. Patients will undergo a 12-lead electrocardiogram at study entry, weeks 24 and 48.

The purpose of this study is to determine the anti-HIV activity and safety of 3 different doses of mifepristone (also known as VGX-410 and RU486) in HIV infected people. Hypothesis: Mifepristone will be generally safe (no serious adverse effects) and well tolerated.

Anti-HIV drugs, especially protease inhibitors (PIs), have been linked to lipid metabolism problems, including elevations in low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), triglycerides, and total cholesterol. Ezetimibe is a lipid-controlling drug; statins are part of another class of lipid-lowering drugs popularly prescribed to people with high cholesterol. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, effectiveness, and tolerability of ezetimibe in combination with statin therapy in adults who are taking anti-HIV drugs and have high cholesterol. Study hypothesis: In HIV infected adults, ezetimibe in combination with statin therapy will result in significantly lower LDL-c compared to statin therapy alone.