Immunologic and virologic effects of subcutaneous interleukin 2 in combination with antiretroviral therapy - A randomized controlled trial
Immunologic and virologic effects of subcutaneous interleukin 2 in combination with antiretroviral therapy - A randomized controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.284.2.183
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发表时间:
2000-07-12
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
Kahn, JO
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作者:
Davey, RT;Murphy, RL;Kahn, JO
Context While interleukin 2 (IL-2) is capable of inducing a marked expansion of the CD4 T-lymphocyte pool, limited data exist on whether IL-2 treatment can add significantly to the immunologic and virologic effects of potent antiretroviral therapy (ART).Objective To determine the rate and magnitude of CD4 cell recovery and viral suppression when using a combination therapy of IL-2 and ART com pared with ART alone.Design and Setting Randomized, controlled multicenter trial conducted from April 1996 through April 1998 at 8 clinical sites in the United States.Patients Eighty-two adult outpatients who were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and had baseline CD4 cell counts of 200 x 10(6)/L to 500 x 10(6)/L and baseline RNA levels of fewer than 10 000 copies/mL were randomized; 78 completed the study.Interventions Thirty-nine patients were randomly assigned to receive a combination therapy of subcutaneous IL-2 (administered in 5-day courses every 8 weeks at a starting dosage of 7.5 mIU twice per day) and ART; 43 were to receive ART therapy alone.Main Outcome Measures Interleukin 2 safety and differential effects on CD4 cell counts, CD4 cell percentages, and plasma HIV RNA levels.Results The mean (SD) percentage increase in CD4 cell counts at 1 year for patients who received IL-2 was 112% (113%) compared with 18% (35%) in recipients of ART alone (P