This 2 arm study will assess the efficacy and safety of a new regimen of Fuzeon \+ optimized background antiretroviral treatment, in Fuzeon-naive HIV-1 infected patients with virological failure. Eligible patients will be randomized to recei ve either new optimized treatment alone, or optimized treatment + Fuzeon 90mg s. c. twice daily, to determine the effect of 3 month induction with Fuzeon.It will be possible for a patient to receive several additional 3 month periods with F uzeon, in the case of new virological failure. The anticipated time on study tre atment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is \<100 individuals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
29
90mg sc bid
As prescribed
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Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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Basse-terre, France
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Bordeaux, France
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Boulogne, France
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Caen, France
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Colmar, France
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Fort-de-france, France
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Garches, France
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La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
...and 20 more locations
Percentage of patients with plasma viral load <50 copies/mL
Time frame: Week 24
CD4 count, virological responders, time to virological failure, number of Fuzeon 'sequences'/patient, AEs, ADEs, injection site reactions.
Time frame: Throughout study
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