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CompletedNCT00002281Updated Jun 24, 2005

A Study of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Plus Recombinant Erythropoietin Plus Zidovudine in Patients With AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex

An interventional study of Filgrastim and Epoetin alfa in HIV Infections and Cytopenias, sponsored by Amgen. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2005-06-24.

Sponsored by Amgen · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
24
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 193 studies testing zidovudine in HIV Infections — none open to participants now, 1 under way, none of them phase 3. Zidovudine · HIV Infections.

Enrollment
130th of 162
24 · median 105
No phase
53 of 193
none open now
Registered
1st of 193
by date
Lead sponsor
2 of 193
Amgen

Among the 193 studies testing zidovudine in HIV Infections, this one is the 130th largest by enrollment of the 162 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 53 with no phase, and was the 1st registered.

HIV Infections

4,736 studies on the registry are indexed under HIV Infections; 246 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

None of the 193 studies testing zidovudine in HIV Infections is open now. The open studies under HIV Infections, anywhere →

About zidovudine

Zidovudine: first FDA approval 1987 (RETROVIR), first EMA approval 1998. What it is approved for, and how studies give it, is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 159 HIV Infections studies recruiting now, 104 (65%) set no upper age limit and 42 (26%) stop at 75 or younger; 31 take children under 18; 60 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 65 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

To evaluate the safety, tolerance and biological activity of filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; G-CSF) given by daily subcutaneous (SC) injection prior to and concomitantly with erythropoietin (EPO) and zidovudine (AZT) in patients with AIDS or severe AIDS related complex (ARC). To evaluate the safety, tolerance, and biological activity of EPO given 3 times weekly by SC injection concomitantly with G-CSF and prior to and concomitantly with AZT in patients with AIDS or severe ARC. To study the safety and tolerance of 3 dose levels of AZT given to patients with AIDS or severe ARC concomitantly treated with G-CSF and EPO. To study the effect of G-CSF alone and in combination with EPO on HIV replication in vivo as measured by circulating HIV p24 antigen, plasma HIV viremia and semiquantitative HIV cocultures.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV Infections
  • Cytopenias

Keywords

  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Erythropoietin
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • AIDS-Related Complex
  • Zidovudine
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

Concurrent Treatment:

Allowed:

  • Radiation or laser therapy to Kaposi's sarcoma lesions provided the dose does not exceed 3000 rads to any one lesion group and/or greater than 10 cm2 total body surface area.

Patients must have:

  • A diagnosis of AIDS or AIDS related complex (ARC) as defined by current CDC guidelines.
  • > 6 months.
  • Defined blood cell counts that may be achieved by transfusion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following conditions or symptoms are excluded:

  • History of other than Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
  • Presence of > 50 cutaneous KS lesions or progression of KS over the previous 30 days.
  • Presence of opportunistic infection requiring ongoing therapy with known bone marrow suppressive agents.
  • History of cardiovascular disease.
  • History of seizures.
  • related dementia or altered mental status that would prohibit the giving and understanding of .
  • Presence of iron deficiency anemia as defined by serum ferritin \< 30 ng or iron to TIBC ratio \< 15 percent.
  • A PT > 15 and a > 40 unless due to a documented circulating lupus anticoagulant.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

  • Trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole.
  • Fansidar.
  • Non-FDA approved antiretrovirals.
  • Hyperimmunization with polio virus.
  • Ribavirin.
  • Isoprinosine.
  • Dextran sulfate.
  • Fu zheng herbs.
  • AL 721 or its congeners.
  • Imuthiol.
  • Interferons.
  • Chronic use of acyclovir (> 10 days out of 30 days).
  • = or > 3g/day oral vitamin C.

Patients with the following are excluded:

  • Co-existing conditions and symptoms described in Patient Exclusion Co-existing Conditions.

Prior Medication:

Excluded within 2 weeks of study entry:

  • Any non-FDA approved drug.
  • Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry:
  • Systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy for Kaposi's sarcoma.
  • agents.
  • Excluded:
  • Colony stimulating factors.

Prior Treatment:

Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry:

  • Radiation therapy for Kaposi's sarcoma exceeding 3000 rads to any one lesion group and/or greater than 10 cm2 total body surface area.

Risk Behavior:

Excluded within 3 months of study entry:

  • Regular excessive use of alcohol, hallucinogens or other psychotropic agents which are possibly addicting.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(6)

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Life expectancy

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Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Informed consent

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INR, PT and aPTT (clotting tests)

Blood tests of how long blood takes to clot. The INR is the prothrombin time (PT) put on a common scale; about 1 is usual for someone not taking a blood thinner.

Criteria often make an exception for people on a blood thinner such as warfarin, whose INR is raised on purpose.

Investigational drug or device

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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
24 participants

Interventions

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Study locations

1 site
  • UCLA Med Ctr
    Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Miles SA, Mitsuyasu RT, Moreno J, Baldwin G, Alton NK, Souza L, Glaspy JA. Combined therapy with recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and erythropoietin decreases hematologic toxicity from zidovudine. Blood. 1991 May 15;77(10):2109-17. PubMed 1709368 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 24, 2005, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00002281
Lead sponsor
Amgen
First posted
Aug 31, 2001
Last update
Jun 24, 2005
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