HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Drug Therapy, Combination, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Zidovudine, HIV Protease Inhibitors, Lamivudine, Saquinavir, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Anti-HIV Agents
Brief summary
To evaluate the efficacy of Saquinavir-SGC combination with Zidovudine and Lamivudine in the treatment of HIV-1 infected patients with no previous anti-retroviral drug therapy.
Detailed description
All enrolled patients will receive the following 3 drug combination: Saquinavir, Zidovudine and Lamivudine. Efficacy and duration of anti-viral response will be evaluated by monitoring of HIV-1 RNA levels. Patients below the detectable limit of 200 copies/ml will be analyzed using the Ultra-direct method with a detection limit of 20 copies/ml. CD4 and CD8 cell counts will also be analyzed.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Patients must have: * Plasma HIV-1 RNA titers \> 10,000 copies/ml. * CD4 cell count \> 100 cells/mm3.
Exclusion criteria
Co-existing Condition: Patients with any of the following conditions will be excluded: * Any prior anti-retroviral drug therapy. Prior Medication: Excluded: Previous anti-retroviral drug therapy.
Countries
United States