title: Phase I study of 2',3'-dideoxyinosine: experience with 19 patients at New York University Medical Center.
abstract: We performed a phase I study of escalating dosages of 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (didanosine; ddI) in 19 patients with AIDS or AIDS-related complex in order (1) to establish the maximal tolerated dosage, (2) to determine the nature of toxic adverse effects, (3) to measure changes in levels of circulating human immunodeficiency virus p24 antigen and in CD4+ cell counts, and (4) to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of ddI. Almost all patients had received zidovudine therapy previously. The maximal tolerated dosage of ddI was found to be approximately 12 mg/(kg.d) when it was administered orally for 28 weeks. The major dosage-limiting adverse effects encountered were neuropathy, pancreatitis, and hepatitis. These occurred at dosages higher than those associated with decreases in levels of p24 antigen. The major toxic effects of ddI are different from those associated with zidovudine. At the proper dosage, ddI may prove to be an effective agent for the chronic treatment of infection with human immunodeficiency virus and should be especially useful in the treatment of patients who cannot tolerate zidovudine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seidlin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hochster
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laverty
mesh_terms: D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D016049:Didanosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D005260:Female; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000032:analysis; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D016655:HIV Core Protein p24; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015683:Gene Products, gag; D015488:HIV Antigens; D016655:HIV Core Protein p24; D014758:Viral Core Proteins; D016049:Didanosine