Cytopenias, HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Recombinant Proteins, Drugs, Investigational, Erythropoietin, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Anemia, Zidovudine
Brief summary
The objective of the Eprex (erythropoietin) Treatment Program is to provide erythropoietin for the treatment of anemia in AIDS patients.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Exclusion criteria
Co-existing Condition: Patients with the following are excluded: * Life expectancy \< 3 months. * = or \< grade 4 performance score. * AIDS-related dementia. * Uncontrolled hypertension. * Acute symptomatic opportunistic infection or other AIDS-defining illness. Patients with the following are excluded: * Life expectancy \< 3 months. * = or \< grade 4 performance score. * AIDS-related dementia. * Uncontrolled hypertension. * Acute symptomatic opportunistic infection or other AIDS-defining illness. Patients must have: * A clinical diagnosis of AIDS. * Hematocrit \< 30 percent. * Endogenous serum erythropoietin level = or \< 500 U/ml. * A life expectancy = or \> 3 months. * \> Grade 4 performance score.
Countries
United States