Treatment of Acyclovir-Resistant Mucocutaneous Herpes Simplex Disease in Patients With AIDS: Open Label Pilot Study of Topical Trifluridine

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Herpes Simplex

HIV Infections

Treatments

Drug: Trifluridine

Drug: Bacitracin zinc/Polymyxin B sulfate

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

NIH

Identifiers

NCT00000635

11147 (Registry Identifier)

ACTG 172

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the safety, effectiveness, and toxicity of topical (local) trifluridine in treating mucocutaneous (at the nasal, oral, vaginal, and anal openings) Herpes simplex virus ( HSV ) disease that has shown resistance to acyclovir in HIV-infected patients. HSV infection in patients with AIDS is often associated with skin sores and frequent recurrences. Treatment with the drug acyclovir results in healing for most patients, but repeated treatment sometimes results in resistance of the virus to acyclovir. Thus, when this happens, other treatments need to be used. Trifluridine is an antiviral drug that is used for the treatment of Herpes infections that occur in the eye. This study attempts to determine if trifluridine is useful for treating HSV sores that have not healed after treatment with acyclovir.

Full description

HSV infection in patients with AIDS is often associated with skin sores and frequent recurrences. Treatment with the drug acyclovir results in healing for most patients, but repeated treatment sometimes results in resistance of the virus to acyclovir. Thus, when this happens, other treatments need to be used. Trifluridine is an antiviral drug that is used for the treatment of Herpes infections that occur in the eye. This study attempts to determine if trifluridine is useful for treating HSV sores that have not healed after treatment with acyclovir.

Patients receive at least 10 days (and up to 42 days) of treatment with topical trifluridine. Trifluridine is applied in a thin fluid layer that overlaps the edges of the lesion. Polymyxin B sulfate/bacitracin zinc ointment is then applied over the trifluridine. Lesions are covered by a nonabsorbent dressing. Medication is applied every 8 hours.

Sex

All

Ages

13+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication: Included:

All medications deemed essential for best patient care, including zidovudine (AZT), Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis, and acute or maintenance therapies for other opportunistic infections.

Patients must have the following:

HIV infection or diagnosis of AIDS.
Mucocutaneous Herpes simplex virus infection.
Ability to give informed consent.

Allowed:

Patients may be co-enrolled in other ACTG studies except for those in which treatments are expected to generate neutropenia. Subjects aged 13 - 17 may be enrolled with appropriate consent from parent or guardian.

Exclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded: