A Comparative Study of a Combination of Zidovudine, Didanosine, and Double-Blinded Nevirapine Versus a Combination of Zidovudine and Didanosine

Summary

To assess the safety and toxicity of zidovudine (AZT)/didanosine (ddI) versus AZT/ddI combined with nevirapine in HIV-infected patients, and to obtain preliminary anti-HIV activity data using immunologic and virologic markers. Previous in vitro studies suggest that HIV that has already developed resistance to AZT and ddI is less able to develop resistance to nevirapine, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Thus, convergent combination therapy with these three drugs in HIV-infected patients may prove more effective.

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1994-11

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• Background D'Aquila RT, Hughes MD, Johnson VA, Fischl MA, Sommadossi JP, Liou SH, Timpone J, Myers M, Basgoz N, Niu M, Hirsch MS. Nevirapine, zidovudine, and didanosine compared with zidovudine and didanosine in patients with HIV-1 infection. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 241 Investigators. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Jun 15;124(12):1019-30. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-12-199606150-00001.
• Background Dusek A, Hall D, Lamson M, Myers M. Once-daily dosing of nevirapine: a retrospective, cross-study analysis. Int Conf AIDS. 1998;12:85 (abstract no 12360)
• Background Leigh Brown AJ, D'Aquila RT, Johnson VA, Kuritzkes DR, Richman DD. Baseline sequence clusters predict response to combination therapy in ACTG 241. Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1998 Feb 1-5;5th:211 (abstract no 704)
• Background Fiscus SA, Welles SL, Spector SA, Lathey JL. Length of incubation time for human immunodeficiency virus cultures. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jan;33(1):246-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.1.246-247.1995.
• Background D'Aquila RT, Sutton L, Savara A, Hughes MD, Johnson VA. CCR5/delta(ccr5) heterozygosity: a selective pressure for the syncytium-inducing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 phenotype. NIAID AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 241 Virology Team. J Infect Dis. 1998 Jun;177(6):1549-53. doi: 10.1086/515307.
• Background Virus sidesteps convergent therapy. GMHC Treat Issues. 1995 Jan;9(1):6.
• Background Precious H, Leigh Brown AJ, Gunthard HF, Wong JK, D'Aquila RT, Johnson VA, Kuritzkes DR, Richman DD. A multiple regression model predicting response to combination therapy from baseline sequence data identifies amino acid sites not previously associated with resistance. Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1999 Jan 31-Feb 4;6th:69 (abstract no 14)
• Background Zhou XJ, Sheiner LB, D'Aquila RT, Hughes MD, Hirsch MS, Fischl MA, Johnson VA, Myers M, Sommadossi JP. Population pharmacokinetics of nevirapine, zidovudine, and didanosine in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 241 Investigators. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1999 Jan;43(1):121-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.43.1.121.
• Background Hall D, Robinson P, Cort S, Kohlbrenner V, Leitz G, Myers M. Duration of effect of nevirapine (NVP), a cross-trial analysis of three controlled studies. Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1996 Jan 28-Feb 1;3rd:79
• Background Hughes MD, Johnson VA, Hirsch MS, Bremer JW, Elbeik T, Erice A, Kuritzkes DR, Scott WA, Spector SA, Basgoz N, Fischl MA, D'Aquila RT. Monitoring plasma HIV-1 RNA levels in addition to CD4+ lymphocyte count improves assessment of antiretroviral therapeutic response. ACTG 241 Protocol Virology Substudy Team. Ann Intern Med. 1997 Jun 15;126(12):929-38. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-12-199706150-00001.

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