HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Drug Therapy, Combination, HIV Protease Inhibitors, VX 478, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Anti-HIV Agents, abacavir
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare 2 combination drug therapies in HIV-infected patients who have never received anti-HIV treatment.
Detailed description
In this open-label study antiretroviral-naive patients are randomized to one of two drug regimens: Arm I: 141W94 (amprenavir), 1592U89 (abacavir), and Combivir (3TC/AZT tablet). Arm II: Nelfinavir and Combivir.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Patients must have: * CD4 count \> 50. * HIV RNA \> 5,000. * No active AIDS (excluding CD4 count \< 200). * Ability to comply with dosing schedule and protocol evaluations. Prior Medication: Allowed: * 3TC or any protease inhibitor, if \< 1 week of therapy. * Other nucleoside analogs, if \< 4 weeks of therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Co-existing Condition: Patients with any of the following symptoms or conditions are excluded: * Active AIDS (not including CD4 count \< 200). * Malabsorption syndrome affecting drug absorption. Concurrent Medication: Excluded: Enrollment in any other investigational drug protocol. Prior Medication: Excluded: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
Countries
United States