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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00002395
Date of registration: 02/11/1999
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: SmithKline Beecham
Public title: Safety and Effectiveness of Topotecan HCl to Treat HIV-Infected Patients With AIDS-Related Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Scientific title: An Open, Comparative Phase II Study of Immediate Versus Delayed Treatment With Topotecan HCl Given as a Continuous 21-Day Infusion Every 28 Days to Patients With AIDS-Related Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Date of first enrolment: June 1996
Target sample size: 54
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00002395
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patients may be eligible for this study if they:

- Are HIV-positive.

- Have PML, including symptoms of PML.

- Are able to complete the study.

- Agree to have a catheter inserted in a vein.

- Have taken at least 3 weeks of a stable anti-HIV drug combination (unless they are
unable to take anti-HIV drugs).

- Are at least 18 years old.

- Agree to use effective methods of birth control.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:

- Have a history of certain central nervous system (CNS) diseases.

- Have a history of certain psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder or
schizophrenia.

- Have syphilis that has not been treated.

- Have certain severe medical problems, including AIDS-related opportunistic infections
(such as PCP) that require treatment.

- Have received chemotherapy in the past 30 days.

- Have ever received chemotherapy for PML.

- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.

- Are taking certain medications, including any other investigational drugs.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV Infections
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
Intervention(s)
Drug: Topotecan
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Protocol 111
284A
SK&F 104864-A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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