A Randomized, Comparative Trial of Zidovudine (AZT) Versus 2',3'-Didehydro-3'-Deoxythymidine (Stavudine; d4T) in Children With HIV Infection

NCT ID: NCT00000789

Last Updated: 2021-11-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

230 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Completion Date

1998-07-31

Brief Summary

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PRIMARY: To compare the relative safety and tolerance of oral zidovudine (AZT) versus oral stavudine (d4T) in symptomatic HIV-infected children.

SECONDARY: To compare the clinical, virologic, and immunologic responses between the two treatment groups, and to obtain pharmacokinetic data for both drugs.

At present, AZT is considered the drug of choice for initial treatment of most children with HIV infection, although disease progression or drug intolerance is associated with its long-term use. In preliminary studies in children, d4T, another HIV inhibitor, has been well tolerated, although an optimum dose has not been determined.

Detailed Description

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At present, AZT is considered the drug of choice for initial treatment of most children with HIV infection, although disease progression or drug intolerance is associated with its long-term use. In preliminary studies in children, d4T, another HIV inhibitor, has been well tolerated, although an optimum dose has not been determined.

Patients are randomized to receive either oral AZT or oral d4T. Treatment continues until the last patient enrolled has received 52 weeks of therapy, or until the study is terminated.

Conditions

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HIV Infections

Keywords

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AIDS-Related Complex Zidovudine Stavudine

Study Design

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Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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Stavudine

Intervention Type DRUG

Zidovudine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Recommended:

* PCP prophylaxis.

Allowed:

* Immunoglobulin.
* Erythropoietin, G-CSF, and GM-CSF.
* Corticosteroids.
* Ethionamide or isoniazid for TB if no alternative is available.
* Pyridoxine (up to 50 mg/day) as vitamin supplement.

Patients must have:

* Symptomatic HIV infection.
* No more than 6 weeks of prior antiretroviral or immunomodulator therapy (other than steroids and IVIG).
* Consent of parent or guardian.

NOTE:

* Coenrollment on another ACTG protocol not involving antiretroviral therapy is permitted.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

* Maternal immunomodulator or antiretroviral therapy (including during pregnancy).
* Antiretroviral therapy prior to 2 months.
* Up to 6 weeks of prior antiretroviral therapy or specific immunomodulator therapy (other than corticosteroids and IVIG).

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

* Current grade 3 or worse neuropathy / lower motor neuropathy.
* Other grade 3 or worse clinical or laboratory toxicities.
* Known intolerance to either AZT or d4T.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

* Chemotherapy for active malignancy.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

* History of grade 3 or worse neuropathy/lower motor neuropathy.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

* More than 6 weeks of prior antiretroviral or immunomodulator therapy.
* Antiretroviral or immunomodulator therapy within 7 days prior to study entry. Ongoing drug or alcohol abuse.
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

6 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Glaxo Wellcome

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bristol-Myers Squibb

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kline M

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Van Dyke R

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Locations

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Long Beach Memorial Med. Ctr., Miller Children's Hosp.

Long Beach, California, United States

Site Status

Usc La Nichd Crs

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

UCLA-Los Angeles/Brazil AIDS Consortium (LABAC) CRS

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Children's Hosp. & Research Ctr. Oakland, Ped. Clinical Research Ctr. & Research Lab.

Oakland, California, United States

Site Status

UCSD Maternal, Child, and Adolescent HIV CRS

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

UCSF Pediatric AIDS CRS

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Harbor - UCLA Med. Ctr. - Dept. of Peds., Div. of Infectious Diseases

Torrance, California, United States

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Univ. of Colorado Denver NICHD CRS

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Univ. of Connecticut Health Ctr., Dept. of Ped.

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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Yale Univ. School of Medicine - Dept. of Peds., Div. of Infectious Disease

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Children's National Med. Ctr., ACTU

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Howard Univ. Washington DC NICHD CRS

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Univ. of Florida Jacksonville NICHD CRS

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Univ. of Miami Ped. Perinatal HIV/AIDS CRS

Miami, Florida, United States

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Emory Univ. School of Medicine, Dept. of Peds., Div. of Infectious Diseases

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Cook County Hosp.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Univ. of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Dept. of Peds.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Chicago Children's CRS

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Univ. of Chicago - Dept. of Peds., Div. of Infectious Disease

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Tulane/LSU Maternal/Child CRS

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Univ. of Maryland Med. Ctr., Div. of Ped. Immunology & Rheumatology

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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HMS - Children's Hosp. Boston, Div. of Infectious Diseases

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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BMC, Div. of Ped Infectious Diseases

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Baystate Health, Baystate Med. Ctr.

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

WNE Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS CRS

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Children's Hospital of Michigan NICHD CRS

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Cooper Univ. Hosp.

Camden, New Jersey, United States

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UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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St. Joseph's Hosp. & Med. Ctr. of New Jersey

Paterson, New Jersey, United States

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Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center, Dept. of Peds.

Albany, New York, United States

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SUNY Downstate Med. Ctr., Children's Hosp. at Downstate NICHD CRS

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Site Status

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Dept. of Peds.

Great Neck, New York, United States

Site Status

Schneider Children's Hosp., Div. of Infectious Diseases

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

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NYU Med. Ctr., Dept. of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

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Metropolitan Hosp. NICHD CRS

New York, New York, United States

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Columbia IMPAACT CRS

New York, New York, United States

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Incarnation Children's Ctr.

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Harlem Hosp. Ctr. NY NICHD CRS

New York, New York, United States

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Univ. of Rochester ACTG CRS

Rochester, New York, United States

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SUNY Stony Brook NICHD CRS

Stony Brook, New York, United States

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SUNY Upstate Med. Univ., Dept. of Peds.

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Bronx-Lebanon Hosp. IMPAACT CRS

The Bronx, New York, United States

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UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine - Dept. of Peds., Div. of Immunology & Infectious Diseases

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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DUMC Ped. CRS

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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The Children's Hosp. of Philadelphia IMPAACT CRS

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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St. Christopher's Hosp. for Children

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Med. Univ. of South Carolina, Div. of Ped. Infectious Diseases

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

St. Jude/UTHSC CRS

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Children's Med. Ctr. Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Texas Children's Hosp. CRS

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

UW School of Medicine - CHRMC

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Univ. Hosp. Ramón Ruiz Arnau, Dept. of Peds.

Bayamón, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

San Juan City Hosp. PR NICHD CRS

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

Univ. of Puerto Rico Ped. HIV/AIDS Research Program CRS

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

References

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Kline MW, Fletcher CV, Federici ME, Harris AT, Evans KD, Rutkiewicz VL, Shearer WT, Dunkle LM. Combination therapy with stavudine and didanosine in children with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection: pharmacokinetic properties, safety, and immunologic and virologic effects. Pediatrics. 1996 Jun;97(6 Pt 1):886-90.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8657531 (View on PubMed)

McKinney RE Jr. Ongoing and future trials of antiretroviral therapy in the pediatric AIDS clinical trials group (PACTG). Conf Retroviruses Opportunistic Infect. 1996 Jan 28-Feb 1;3rd:173

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Kline MW, Van Dyke RB, Lindsey JC, Gwynne M, Culnane M, McKinney RE Jr, Nichols S, Mitchell WG, Yogev R, Hutcheon N. A randomized comparative trial of stavudine (d4T) versus zidovudine (ZDV, AZT) in children with human immunodeficiency virus infection. AIDS Clinical Trials Group 240 Team. Pediatrics. 1998 Feb;101(2):214-20. doi: 10.1542/peds.101.2.214.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9445494 (View on PubMed)

Perrier M, Schwarz T, Gonzalez O, Brounts S. Squamous cell carcinoma invading the right temporomandibular joint in a Belgian mare. Can Vet J. 2010 Aug;51(8):885-7.

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Other Identifiers

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11217

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACTG 240

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id