Safety, Tolerance, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Multiple Doses of sCD4-PE40 in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Individuals

Summary

To investigate the safety and tolerance of an increasing number of infusions per week of alvircept sudotox ( sCD4-PE40; soluble CD4-Pseudomonas exotoxin ) at a fixed dose when administered to HIV-1-infected individuals. To investigate the effect of sCD4-PE40 on the following parameters: T lymphocyte subsets, plasma HIV RNA and cellular HIV proviral DNA in PBMC and CD4 cells, p24 levels, serum beta-2 microglobulin, and neopterin levels.

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• Background Davey RT Jr, Boenning CM, Herpin BR, Batts DH, Metcalf JA, Wathen L, Cox SR, Polis MA, Kovacs JA, Falloon J, et al. Use of recombinant soluble CD4 Pseudomonas exotoxin, a novel immunotoxin, for treatment of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus. J Infect Dis. 1994 Nov;170(5):1180-8. doi: 10.1093/infdis/170.5.1180.

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