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A Study of BV-araU in the Treatment of Varicella-Zoster Viral Disease (VZV) in HIV-Infected Children Who Have Not Had Success With or Who Cannot Take Other Treatments for VZV

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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 3

Conditions

HIV Infections
Chickenpox

Treatments

Drug: Sorivudine

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00002358
AI458-903
255A

Details and patient eligibility

About

To provide oral sorivudine ( BV-araU ) to pediatric HIV-infected patients with varicella-zoster viral disease who have failed or are intolerant of alternative therapy.

Full description

Any physician qualified to treat pediatric AIDS patients may enroll patients in this study.

Sex

All

Ages

2 to 17 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Patients must have:

  • HIV infection.
  • Cutaneous, visceral, or ocular varicella-zoster viral infection.
  • Refractory or intolerant to acyclovir or foscarnet therapy.
  • Consent of parent or guardian.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

  • Inability to take oral capsules or tolerate liquids.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

  • 5-flucytosine, 5-fluorouracil, high-dose prednisone, or probenecid.

Patients with the following prior condition are excluded:

History of immediate hypersensitivity to nucleoside analogues.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

  • 5-flucytosine, 5-fluorouracil, high-dose prednisone, or probenecid within 4 weeks prior to study entry.

Required:

  • Prior acyclovir or foscarnet.

Trial contacts and locations

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