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Objective: To determine the safety, tolerance, and hematological and virological effects of the recombinant hematopoietic growth factor interleukin 3 (IL-3) in HIV-1-infected individuals with cytopenia. Design and Methods: A phase I single-center trial was conducted with patients in cohorts of three receiving one of four dose levels of self-administered, subcutaneously injected IL-3 (0.5, 1.0, 2.5, or 5.0 μg/kg/day). Toxicities, hematological effects, and virological effects were recorded. Viral studies included serum HIV p24 antigen levels, quantitative plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures, and quantitative, competitive polymerase chain reaction of patient plasma. Results: Increases in white blood cell counts (WBC) and absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) were noted at the higher dose levels while absolute eosinophil counts (AEC) increased in all patients. The percent changes in WBC from baseline ranged from 52 to 309 and in ANC from 20 to 262 in the 2.5- and 5.0-μg/kg/day groups. The mean AEC change was 17-fold (range, 2- to 59-fold). Hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets, and CD4 and CD8 counts were generally unaffected although individual patients demonstrated increases in hemoglobin and platelet levels. Toxicities were generally mild, but one patient developed a transient local erythematous rash at the sites of IL-3 injection which pathologically demonstrated hypersensitivity vasculitis. Of note, viral studies did not demonstrate any consistent changes in HIV-1 activity. Conclusion: These data demonstrate limited hematological effects of IL-3 monotherapy in HIV-1-infected patients with cytopenia. However, should IL-3 be incorporated into combination cytokine therapies for HIV disease, these data suggest that IL-3 does not enhance in vivo HIV-1 activity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 731-740 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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In vivo effects of interleukin 3 in HIV type 1-infected patients with cytopenia. / Scadden, D. T.; Levine, J. D.; Bresnahan, J.; Gere, J.; McGrath, J.; Wang, Zack Z.; Resta, D. J.; Young, D.; Hammer, S. M.
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T1 - In vivo effects of interleukin 3 in HIV type 1-infected patients with cytopenia
AU - Scadden, D. T.
AU - Levine, J. D.
AU - Bresnahan, J.
AU - Gere, J.
AU - McGrath, J.
AU - Wang, Zack Z.
AU - Resta, D. J.
AU - Young, D.
AU - Hammer, S. M.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Objective: To determine the safety, tolerance, and hematological and virological effects of the recombinant hematopoietic growth factor interleukin 3 (IL-3) in HIV-1-infected individuals with cytopenia. Design and Methods: A phase I single-center trial was conducted with patients in cohorts of three receiving one of four dose levels of self-administered, subcutaneously injected IL-3 (0.5, 1.0, 2.5, or 5.0 μg/kg/day). Toxicities, hematological effects, and virological effects were recorded. Viral studies included serum HIV p24 antigen levels, quantitative plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures, and quantitative, competitive polymerase chain reaction of patient plasma. Results: Increases in white blood cell counts (WBC) and absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) were noted at the higher dose levels while absolute eosinophil counts (AEC) increased in all patients. The percent changes in WBC from baseline ranged from 52 to 309 and in ANC from 20 to 262 in the 2.5- and 5.0-μg/kg/day groups. The mean AEC change was 17-fold (range, 2- to 59-fold). Hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets, and CD4 and CD8 counts were generally unaffected although individual patients demonstrated increases in hemoglobin and platelet levels. Toxicities were generally mild, but one patient developed a transient local erythematous rash at the sites of IL-3 injection which pathologically demonstrated hypersensitivity vasculitis. Of note, viral studies did not demonstrate any consistent changes in HIV-1 activity. Conclusion: These data demonstrate limited hematological effects of IL-3 monotherapy in HIV-1-infected patients with cytopenia. However, should IL-3 be incorporated into combination cytokine therapies for HIV disease, these data suggest that IL-3 does not enhance in vivo HIV-1 activity.
AB - Objective: To determine the safety, tolerance, and hematological and virological effects of the recombinant hematopoietic growth factor interleukin 3 (IL-3) in HIV-1-infected individuals with cytopenia. Design and Methods: A phase I single-center trial was conducted with patients in cohorts of three receiving one of four dose levels of self-administered, subcutaneously injected IL-3 (0.5, 1.0, 2.5, or 5.0 μg/kg/day). Toxicities, hematological effects, and virological effects were recorded. Viral studies included serum HIV p24 antigen levels, quantitative plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures, and quantitative, competitive polymerase chain reaction of patient plasma. Results: Increases in white blood cell counts (WBC) and absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) were noted at the higher dose levels while absolute eosinophil counts (AEC) increased in all patients. The percent changes in WBC from baseline ranged from 52 to 309 and in ANC from 20 to 262 in the 2.5- and 5.0-μg/kg/day groups. The mean AEC change was 17-fold (range, 2- to 59-fold). Hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets, and CD4 and CD8 counts were generally unaffected although individual patients demonstrated increases in hemoglobin and platelet levels. Toxicities were generally mild, but one patient developed a transient local erythematous rash at the sites of IL-3 injection which pathologically demonstrated hypersensitivity vasculitis. Of note, viral studies did not demonstrate any consistent changes in HIV-1 activity. Conclusion: These data demonstrate limited hematological effects of IL-3 monotherapy in HIV-1-infected patients with cytopenia. However, should IL-3 be incorporated into combination cytokine therapies for HIV disease, these data suggest that IL-3 does not enhance in vivo HIV-1 activity.
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