Prospective Open-Label Study of the Emergence of Drug Resistance in Patients Infected With HIV-1 Who Are Taking Oral U-87201E

Patients must have:

• Enrollment on protocol RV-43 (AZT resistance study).
• Development of a primary RV-43 study endpoint-opportunistic infection.
• HIV isolate with an AZT IC50 > 50 times that of the sensitive type strain.
• Able to swallow tablets without difficulty.
• Normal QTc interval on EKG.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:

• Clinically significant hypersensitivity to piperazine type drugs (Antepar, Stelazine).
• Severe uncontrollable diarrhea or vomiting or known malabsorption.
• Symptomatic hyperlipidemia.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

• Other experimental drugs.
• AZT, ddI, ddC, foscarnet, immunomodulators or other agents with primary antiretroviral activity (exemptions by principal investigator permitted).

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

History of clinically significant cardiovascular disease or nervous system or muscle disease, including seizures, peripheral neuropathy, dementia, or motor dysfunction.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

• Experimental drugs within 4 weeks prior to study entry.