AIDS 347: IL-6 Blockade in Treated HIV Infection

NCT02049437 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2024-08-06

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Summary

The study is a phase I/II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized cross-over clinical trial of tocilizumab (TCZ) or placebo in HIV-infected subjects receiving antiretroviral therapy with suppressed viral replication and CD4+ T cell count ≥350 and ≤1,000 cells/mm3)

Conditions

  • HIV Infections

Interventions

DRUG

tocilizumab

Subjects will be randomized 1:1 to one of the following arms: ARM A: TCZ, 4 mg/Kg by IV infusion over 60 minutes (not to exceed 400 mg) once at study entry, followed by TCZ, 8 mg/Kg by IV infusion over 60 minutes (not to exceed 800 mg) at weeks 4 and 8, and THEN placebo by IV infusion at weeks 20, 24, and 28. ARM B: Placebo by IV infusion at study entry followed by placebo by IV infusion at weeks 4 and 8, and THEN TCZ, 4 mg/Kg (not to exceed 400 mg) by IV infusion over 60 minutes once at week 20, followed by TCZ, 8 mg/Kg (not to exceed 800 mg) by IV infusion over 60 minutes at weeks 24 and 28.

DRUG

Placebo

Subjects will be randomized 1:1 to one of the following arms: ARM A: TCZ, 4 mg/Kg by IV infusion over 60 minutes (not to exceed 400 mg) once at study entry, followed by TCZ, 8 mg/Kg by IV infusion over 60 minutes (not to exceed 800 mg) at weeks 4 aned 8, and THEN placebo by IV infusion at weeks 20, 24, and 28. ARM B: Placebo by IV infusion at study entry followed by placebo by IV infusion at weeks 4 and 8, and THEN TCZ, 4 mg/Kg (not to exceed 400 mg) by IV infusion over 60 minutes once at week 20, followed by TCZ, 8 mg/Kg (not to exceed 800 mg) by IV infusion over 60 minutes at weeks 24 and 28.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Case Western Reserve University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benigno Rodriguez, MD · Case Western Reserve University

  • Michael Lederman, MD · Case Western Reserve University

  • George Yendewa, MD · Case Western Reserve University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-11
Completion
2017-09-11
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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