TY - JOUR
T1 - A multicenter clinical trial of oral ribavirin in hiv-infected patients with lymphadenopathy
AU - Ribavirin-LAS Collaborative Group
AU - Roberts, Richard B.
AU - Dickinson, Gordon M.
AU - Heseltine, Peter N.R.
AU - Leedom, John M.
AU - Mansell, Peter W.A.
AU - Rodriguez, Saul
AU - Johnson, Karl M.
AU - Lubina, John A.
AU - Makuch, Robert W.
AU - Fantini, Donna
AU - Faith, Annika
AU - Kocher, Jeffrey
AU - Guroy, Mary Ellen
AU - Allen, David
AU - Fischl, Margaret A.
AU - Fletcher, Mary Ann
AU - Griffiths, Kenneth
AU - Rodriguez, Kassandra
AU - Tyree, Nancy
AU - Hernandez, Martin
AU - Reuben, James
AU - Causey, Dennis
AU - Mahan, Richard
AU - Easley, Ann
PY - 1990/9
Y1 - 1990/9
N2 - A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing two daily doses of oral ribavirin and placebo was conducted at four medical centers. One hundred sixty-four adult men with lymphadenopathy were enrolled over a 2-month period and randomized to receive ribavirin 800 mg (53 subjects), ribavirin 600 mg (55 subjects), or placebo (56 subjects). Active treatment was administered for 24 weeks followed by a 4-week washout period. Nine subjects receiving placebo, four receiving ribavirin 600 mg, and none in the 800 mg group developed AIDS during the 24 weeks of active treatment. One patient randomized to the 800 mg group had Kaposi's sarcoma at study entry and was included in the intent-to-treat analysis. An overall significant difference in progression to AIDS was observed among the three treatment groups (p = 0.028) with patients randomized to receive 800 mg having a significantly longer time to AIDS than placebo patients (p = 0.012; relative risk, 9.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.1 to 70.8). There was no significant difference between the 600 mg and placebo groups (p = 0.15; relative risk, 2.3; 95% confidence interval, 0.7 to 7.6). Baseline CD4 cell count and hematocrit made independent contributions and formed a multivariate prognostic set for these progression data. The significant treatment superiority of 800 mg compared to placebo remained after adjustment for these factors (p = 0.019). After deletion of patients with major protocol violations at entry, the difference between the 800 mg and placebo treatment remained significant (p = 0.021). Reduction in CD4 counts was noted over the 24-week treatment period in both active treatment groups relative to placebo (600 mg vs. placebo, p = 0.018; 800 mg vs. placebo, p = 0.042). CD4 counts returned toward baseline levels in the two treatment groups during the subsequent 4-week washout period, while CD4 counts dropped during this same period in the placebo group. Functional lymphocyte measurements or delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity were not enhanced. Ribavirin was well tolerated and all clinical and hematologic adverse reactions were reversible following 24 weeks of active therapy.
AB - A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing two daily doses of oral ribavirin and placebo was conducted at four medical centers. One hundred sixty-four adult men with lymphadenopathy were enrolled over a 2-month period and randomized to receive ribavirin 800 mg (53 subjects), ribavirin 600 mg (55 subjects), or placebo (56 subjects). Active treatment was administered for 24 weeks followed by a 4-week washout period. Nine subjects receiving placebo, four receiving ribavirin 600 mg, and none in the 800 mg group developed AIDS during the 24 weeks of active treatment. One patient randomized to the 800 mg group had Kaposi's sarcoma at study entry and was included in the intent-to-treat analysis. An overall significant difference in progression to AIDS was observed among the three treatment groups (p = 0.028) with patients randomized to receive 800 mg having a significantly longer time to AIDS than placebo patients (p = 0.012; relative risk, 9.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.1 to 70.8). There was no significant difference between the 600 mg and placebo groups (p = 0.15; relative risk, 2.3; 95% confidence interval, 0.7 to 7.6). Baseline CD4 cell count and hematocrit made independent contributions and formed a multivariate prognostic set for these progression data. The significant treatment superiority of 800 mg compared to placebo remained after adjustment for these factors (p = 0.019). After deletion of patients with major protocol violations at entry, the difference between the 800 mg and placebo treatment remained significant (p = 0.021). Reduction in CD4 counts was noted over the 24-week treatment period in both active treatment groups relative to placebo (600 mg vs. placebo, p = 0.018; 800 mg vs. placebo, p = 0.042). CD4 counts returned toward baseline levels in the two treatment groups during the subsequent 4-week washout period, while CD4 counts dropped during this same period in the placebo group. Functional lymphocyte measurements or delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity were not enhanced. Ribavirin was well tolerated and all clinical and hematologic adverse reactions were reversible following 24 weeks of active therapy.
KW - CD4 cell count
KW - Clinical progression
KW - HIV
KW - Lymphadenopathy
KW - Ribavirin
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M3 - Article
C2 - 1974628
AN - SCOPUS:0025114212
SN - 1525-4135
VL - 3
SP - 884
EP - 892
JO - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
JF - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
IS - 9
ER -