A Comparison of Lamivudine and Zidovudine, Used Alone and Together, in HIV-Infected Patients Who Have Not Used Zidovudine in the Past

Summary

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of high-dose lamivudine (3TC) alone versus zidovudine (AZT) alone versus 3TC at high and low doses in combination with AZT in HIV-1 infected patients. PER 02/27/95 AMENDMENT: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of both blinded and open-label combination therapy.

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• Background Eron JJ Jr. The treatment of antiretroviral-naive subjects with the 3TC/zidovudine combination: a review of North American (NUCA 3001) and European (NUCB 3001) trials. AIDS. 1996 Dec;10 Suppl 5:S11-9. doi: 10.1097/00002030-199612005-00003.
• Background Kuritzkes DR, Quinn JB, Benoit SL, Shugarts DL, Griffin A, Bakhtiari M, Poticha D, Eron JJ, Fallon MA, Rubin M. Drug resistance and virologic response in NUCA 3001, a randomized trial of lamivudine (3TC) versus zidovudine (ZDV) versus ZDV plus 3TC in previously untreated patients. AIDS. 1996 Aug;10(9):975-81. doi: 10.1097/00002030-199610090-00007.

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