A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative Trial of Dideoxyinosine (ddI) Versus Dideoxycytidine (ddC) in HIV-Infected Patients Who Are Intolerant of or Who Have Failed Zidovudine (AZT) Therapy

Summary

To evaluate and compare the effectiveness and toxicity associated with didanosine ( ddI ) and zalcitabine ( dideoxycytidine; ddC ) in patients with HIV infection who are intolerant of or have failed zidovudine ( AZT ) therapy. Alternative and less toxic treatments need to be investigated for the treatment of HIV infection. Studies have shown that the dideoxynucleosides ddI and ddC may be effective antiretroviral agents in the treatment of HIV-infected individuals. However, ddI and ddC have yet to be compared on the basis of patient survival, drug tolerance, immunologic and virologic effectiveness, and the incidence of opportunistic infection or opportunistic malignancy. Results of this study will yield information regarding the relative therapeutic benefits and toxicities of each drug while providing alternative treatment to patients who are unable to tolerate or have had progression of disease while on AZT.

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1992-09

Publications

• Background Bjorling LE, Hodges JS. Rule-based ranking schemes for antiretroviral trials. Stat Med. 1997 May 30;16(10):1175-91. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19970530)16:103.0.co;2-g.
• Background Hogan CH, Hodges JS, Mugglin A, Peterson PM, Abrams DI, Saravolatz L. The perils of visit-driven endpoints in antiretroviral trials. Int Conf AIDS. 1996 Jul 7-12;11(1):237 (abstract no TuB522)
• Background Fleming TR, Neaton JD, Goldman A, DeMets DL, Launer C, Korvick J, Abrams D. Insights from monitoring the CPCRA didanosine/zalcitabine trial. Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995;10 Suppl 2:S9-18.
• Background Goldman AI, Carlin BP, Crane LR, Launer C, Korvick JA, Deyton L, Abrams DI. Response of CD4 lymphocytes and clinical consequences of treatment using ddI or ddC in patients with advanced HIV infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1996 Feb 1;11(2):161-9. doi: 10.1097/00042560-199602010-00007.
• Background Abrams D, Goldman A, Launer C, Korvick J, Crane L, Deyton L. Results of a randomized open-label comparison trial of ddI and ddC in HIV infected patients who are intolerant of or have failed ZDV therapy; CPCRA 002. The Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS. Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):67 (abstract no WS-B24-4)
• Background Abrams DI, Goldman AI, Launer C, Korvick JA, Neaton JD, Crane LR, Grodesky M, Wakefield S, Muth K, Kornegay S, et al. A comparative trial of didanosine or zalcitabine after treatment with zidovudine in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS. N Engl J Med. 1994 Mar 10;330(10):657-62. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199403103301001.
• Soeiro-de-Souza MG, Bio DS, David DP, Rodrigues dos Santos D Jr, Kerr DS, Gattaz WF, Machado-Vieira R, Moreno RA. COMT Met (158) modulates facial emotion recognition in bipolar I disorder mood episodes. J Affect Disord. 2012 Feb;136(3):370-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.11.021. Epub 2012 Jan 4.

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