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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) leads to a progressive immunodeficiency characterized by decreasing levels of CD4+ T lymphocytes. VaxSyn, a vaccine based on the recombinant envelope glycoprotein subunit (rgp160) of HIV-1IIIB, was used to immunize HIV-infected patients to determine whether its administration was beneficial with respect to slowing disease progression. A 3-year multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, efficacy and safety trial of repeated immunization with VaxSyn was used to evaluate the long-term impact on the progression of immunodeficiency. VaxSyn in alum, or alum alone, was given to 278 HIV-infected asymptomatic individuals with initial CD4 counts of > or =500 cells/mm3. Clinical findings, the CD4 count, and both virological and immunological parameters were followed. No significant differences were observed between the treatment and placebo control groups in rate of CD4 T cell decline, time to initiation of antiretroviral therapy, incidence of opportunistic infections, HIV RNA plasma viremia, HIV viral infectivity as measured by quantitative HIV coculture assay, and death. This study revealed no effect on either clinical or laboratory virological parameters from the administration of VaxSyn.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0889-2229
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Active immunization of patients with HIV infection: a study of the effect of VaxSyn, a recombinant HIV envelope subunit vaccine, on progression of immunodeficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Immunodeficiency Treatment Centre, McGill AIDS Centre, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study