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A Clinical Trial of Alternating and Intermittent Regimens of 2',3'-Dideoxycytidine and 3'-Azido-3'-Deoxythymidine in the Treatment of Patients With AIDS and Advanced ARC

NCT00000718 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2021-11-03

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Summary

To determine if alternating zidovudine (AZT) and zalcitabine (dideoxycytidine; ddC) (first one and then the other) or intermittent therapy (1 week of drug then 1 week off) will lessen the toxic effects of either drug alone, while still inhibiting HIV (the AIDS virus) in patients with AIDS or AIDS related complex.

AZT extends the survival of some patients with AIDS, and both AZT and ddC are known to inhibit the growth of HIV. When AZT or ddC is given continuously over a prolonged period of time, toxic effects occur that are not found when the drugs are given for 4 - 6 weeks. It is hoped that by alternating the drugs or by giving one drug intermittently, the toxic effects can be decreased without lowering the therapeutic effectiveness of the drugs.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections

Interventions

DRUG

Zidovudine

DRUG

Zalcitabine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hoffmann-La Roche

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • G Skowron

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
1991-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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