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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00002437
Date of registration: 02/11/1999
Primary sponsor: Gilead Sciences
Public title: The Safety and Effectiveness of Cidofovir in the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) of the Eyes in Patients With AIDS
Scientific title: A Phase II/III Study of the Safety and Efficacy of 1-(S)-(3-Hydroxy-2-Phosphonylmethoxypropyl)Cytosine Dihydrate (Cidofovir; HPMPC) for the Treatment of Peripheral Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Patients With AIDS
Date of first enrolment: July 1999
Target sample size: 48
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00002437
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

- Antiretroviral agents.

- Oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

- Aerosolized pentamidine.

- Dapsone.

- Fluconazole.

- Rifabutin.

- Filgrastim (G-CSF).

- p24 vaccine.

Patients must have:

- Diagnosis of AIDS by CDC criteria.

- Diagnosis of peripheral (not immediately sight-threatening) CMV retinitis.

- Visual acuity in the affected eye of >= three lines on the ETDRS (Early Treatment
Diabetic Retinopathy Study) chart at 1 m distance.

- Life expectancy of at least 3 months.

- Consent of parent or guardian in patients less than 18 years of age.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

- Acyclovir.

- Prior ganciclovir, foscarnet, or CMV hyperimmune immunoglobulin if given solely as
prophylaxis.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

- Media opacity that precludes visualization of the fundus of both eyes.

- Retinal detachment.

- Clinically significant cardiac disease, including symptoms of ischemia, congestive
heart failure, or arrhythmia.

- Active medical problems considered sufficient to hinder study compliance.

- Known clinically significant allergy to probenecid.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

- Acyclovir (may be reinstituted following development of herpetic lesions).

- Ganciclovir.

- Foscarnet.

- Amphotericin B.

- Diuretics.

- Aminoglycoside antibiotics.

- CMV hyperimmune immunoglobulin.

- Intravenous pentamidine.

- Other nephrotoxic agents.

- Other investigational drugs with potential nephrotoxicity.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

- Prior ganciclovir, foscarnet, or CMV hyperimmune immunoglobulin as therapy for CMV
disease (although permitted if previously received solely as prophylaxis).

Excluded within 1 week prior to study entry:

- Amphotericin B.

- Vidarabine.

- Other nephrotoxic agents.

- Aminoglycoside antibiotics.

- Intravenous pentamidine. Drug or alcohol abuse.



Age minimum: 13 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
HIV Infections
Intervention(s)
Drug: Cidofovir
Drug: Probenecid
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
216A
GS-93-106
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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