Anti-HIV Activity and Safety of 3 Different Doses of Mifepristone in HIV Infected People

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the anti-HIV activity and safety of 3 different doses of mifepristone (also known as VGX-410 and RU486) in HIV infected people. Hypothesis: Mifepristone will be generally safe (no serious adverse effects) and well tolerated.

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2005-08

Publications

• Background Schafer E, Wagner M, and Ayyavoo V. Antiviral Effects of Mifepristone and its Analogs on HIV-1 Vpr-Induced Virus Replication. 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. February 2004.
• Background Ayyavoo V, Mahboubi A, Mahalingam S, Ramalingam R, Kudchodkar S, Williams WV, Green DR, Weiner DB. HIV-1 Vpr suppresses immune activation and apoptosis through regulation of nuclear factor kappa B. Nat Med. 1997 Oct;3(10):1117-23. doi: 10.1038/nm1097-1117.
• Results Para MF, Schouten J, Rosenkranz SL, Yu S, Weiner D, Tebas P, White CJ, Reeds D, Lertora J, Patterson KB, Daar ES, Cavert W, Brizz B; ACTG A5200 Team of the ACTG. Phase I/II trial of the anti-HIV activity of mifepristone in HIV-infected subjects ACTG 5200. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Apr 1;53(4):491-5. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181d142cb.

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