This study is an evaluation of the safety of 625 mg formulation when administered to HIV-infected pregnant women from their second trimester through six weeks postpartum. The study will also evaluate the pharmacokinetics of VIRACEPT
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
Nelfinavir 625 mg \[dosed orally as 1250 mg BID (two 625 mg tablets given orally BID)\] plus Combivir (lamivudine 150 mg plus zidovudine 300 mg BID dosed orally) administered with food. Subjects will start treatment at their baseline visit. Subjects will be treated for up to 26 weeks during pregnancy plus 6 weeks postpartum.
Pfizer Investigational Site
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Miami, Florida, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Presence or absence of at least one adverse event related to or possibly related to nelfinavir of Grade 2 or greater severity as defined by the DAIDS Table for Grading of Severity of Adult Adverse Experiences in the gastrointestinal or hepatic category
Time frame: 32 Weeks
Development of primary or active site protease and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-associated resistance mutations assessed using standard HIV genotype test on maternal plasma samples
Time frame: 32 Weeks
Presence or absence of at least one adverse event of Grade 3 or 4 severity in the hematologic, cardiovascular or metabolic categories defined by DAIDS Table or in the dermatologic category as defined by the Supplemental Toxicity Table
Time frame: 32 Weeks
Adverse pregnancy events which cannot be directly attributed to another cause other than study treatment after consultation with Pfizer Clinician and Site Investigator
Time frame: 32 Weeks
Adherence assessed using the NIAID ACTG Adherence Modules and by returned medication counts
Time frame: 32 Weeks
12-hour pharmacokinetic evaluation of nelfinavir
Time frame: 32 Weeks
Maternal plasma HIV RNA
Time frame: 32 Weeks
Immunologic response as measured by CD4 and CD8 cell count
Time frame: 32 Weeks
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Pfizer Investigational Site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site
Toronto, Ontario, Canada