Do Vaccines Replace Hiv Medications In Clinical Trials

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Participating in a Clinical Trial

To Find Out More About Clinical Trials For information about participating in clinical trials or trials availability throughout the U.S., call the AIDSinfo Service at 1-800-448-0440, or visit their Internet web site at http://aidsinfo.nih.gov . The FDA web site has information on the drug development process at www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/HowDrugsareDevelopedandApproved/default.htm .

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HPV vaccine clinical trials

Dear DoctorBless you for your work. I am HIV- and High Risk HPV positive with persistent related diseases. I would very much appreciate any information on where I might participate in a clinical trial for vaccines Many thanksRM...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

I appreciate your volunteering spirit. Finding where clinical trials are is always a challenge. As far as I know there is no single internet site or organization, which lists such sites. Furthermore, when one does find such a list of sites, the... Read more »

HPV Vaccine Clinical Trials; Is there one by me?

Do you know of any HPV vaccine clinical trials going on in Los Angeles? I've written you before regarding my recent condyloma (wart) surgery and related skin cancer, and if trying a vaccine against HPV in a clinical trial might help prevent...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Anal warts can certainly be a nuisance, at the very least. I'm glad you are interested in trials.There are two promising HPV vaccines in trials as noted below. As you can see, both companies are starting their trials in HIV-negative folks.... Read more »

Clinical Trial - Treatment Interruption

I am participating and a therapeutic vaccine clinical trial which requires a 3 month structured treatment interruption (STI). I began taking atripla approximately 60 days after seroconversion and will have been taking it for 2 years at the STI...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The study seems to be taking reasonable precautions to avoid efavirenz resistance ( a concern when stopping Atripla). Stopping HIV Meds leads to a rebound in viral levels typically to pre treatment levels over a 3-6 months time period and a decrease... Read more »

Medical nasal spray in clinical trial to flush out HIV

Recently, I saw a report on TV about a clinical trial testing a nasal spray containing (I believe) a protein that can "flush out" the HIV virus from reservoirs in the body (lymph nodes, etc.). The report said that the medication in the...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Here is the <a href="http://www.thebody.com/kaiser/2003/sep30_03/hiv_nasal_spray.html" target=_new>link</a> to coverage of the article. The spray is peptide T. The data is very preliminary and years away from fruition (if... Read more »

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To clinical trial or not to clinical trial?

Posted by ai77, 1 Reply

Hello! I hope you're all having a nice weekend. Thanks for helping me get over my mental hurdle last week. You made me realize that just because I've progressed to an AIDS diagnosis doesn't mean I'm on death's doorstep. I really thought being... Read more »

Clinical Trials in NYC

Posted by BethIsraelACTU, 1 Reply

I want to remind everyone how important it is for all communities affected by HIV to participate in the research process so that we may continue to learn how best to treat and manage, and yes, even cure this disease.
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Clinical Trials Opportunities

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We are trying to get HIV Groups & Organizations, Medical and Pharmaceutical Institutions, and Universities and the Medical & Scientific Communities aware, informed and interested in MM-1,... Read more »

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