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Pentoxifylline (Trental) as a Modulator of Tumor Necrosis Factor and of HIV Replication in Patients With AIDS

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) · Aug 30, 2001

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Trial Information

Current as of December 03, 2023

Completed

Keywords

Pentoxifylline Virus Replication Tumor Necrosis Factor Drug Evaluation Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Cachexia Drug Synergism

Description

Pentoxifylline decreases tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and therefore should decrease such TNF-intensified events as cachexia, enhanced HIV expression, and inhibition of zidovudine (AZT) activity. Twenty-seven AIDS patients with elevated TNF and less than 300 CD4 cells are given pentoxifylline 3 times a day for 8 weeks. If no significant changes are seen in virologic, immunologic, or related measures, 27 additional patients are given a higher dose of pentoxifylline 3 times a day for eight weeks.

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Required:
  • Zidovudine (AZT), didanosine (ddI), dideoxycytidine (ddC), or a combination thereof, at current dosage for the 8 weeks of study treatment.
  • Prophylaxis (e.g., aerosolized pentamidine, trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole (TMP / SMX), dapsone for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) if CD4 cell count is < 200 cells/mm3
  • Allowed:
  • Concurrent maintenance therapy for opportunistic infections.
  • Prior Medication: Required:
  • Zidovudine (AZT), didanosine (ddI), dideoxycytidine (ddC), or a combination thereof, for at least 2 months.
  • Patients must have the following:
  • Diagnosis of AIDS.
  • Documented HIV seropositivity.
  • Ability to give informed consent and willingness to comply with visit schedule and all procedures.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Patients with the following conditions or symptoms are excluded:
  • Lymphoma or visceral Kaposi's sarcoma.
  • Active peptic ulcer or bleeding disorder.
  • Hemophilia. Known intolerance to pentoxifylline, theophylline, or caffeine.
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Warfarin and heparin.
  • Biological response modifiers (e.g., erythropoietin, interferon, G-CSF, GM-CSF).
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy.
  • Megestrol acetate. Corticosteroids.
  • Concurrent Treatment:
  • Excluded:
  • Radiation therapy. Blood products or transfusions.
  • Patients with the following are excluded:
  • Presence of an active opportunistic infection.
  • Major surgery within 30 days of study treatment.
  • Prior Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • Biological response modifiers (including interferon, interleukin), corticosteroids, or megestrol acetate within 14 days of first (screening) TNF level.
  • Erythropoietin dependency or within 30 days of study treatment.
  • Prior Treatment:
  • Excluded:
  • Transfusion or blood product dependency or use within 30 days of study treatment.

Attachments

readout_NCT00000646_2023-12-03.pdf

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NCT00000646_study_protocol.pdf

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About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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