A Clinical Trial To Evaluate the Toxicity and Antiviral Effects of a Range of Doses of Ampligen in p24 Antigen Positive HIV-Infected Patients With AIDS or ARC

Summary

To determine the safety of intravenous infusion of ampligen in symptomatic HIV-infected patients at several dose levels, to determine the maximum dose that can be tolerated, and to measure the effects of ampligen on the HIV virus infection, immune function, and clinical condition. Ampligen is a suitable drug for clinical trials against HIV because it has been shown to stimulate the immune system and to inhibit replication of HIV in vitro at doses that can be achieved without noticeable harmful side effects.

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1990-02

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• Background Armstrong JA, McMahon D, Huang XL, Pazin GJ, Gupta P, Rinaldo CR Jr, Schoenfeld DA, Gaccione P, Tripoli CA, Bensasi S, et al. A phase I study of ampligen in human immunodeficiency virus-infected subjects. J Infect Dis. 1992 Oct;166(4):717-22. doi: 10.1093/infdis/166.4.717.

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