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thalidomide and AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections

thalidomide has been researched along with AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections in 31 studies

Thalidomide: A piperidinyl isoindole originally introduced as a non-barbiturate hypnotic, but withdrawn from the market due to teratogenic effects. It has been reintroduced and used for a number of immunological and inflammatory disorders. Thalidomide displays immunosuppressive and anti-angiogenic activity. It inhibits release of TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA from monocytes, and modulates other cytokine action.
thalidomide : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of R- and S-thalidomide.
2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione : A dicarboximide that is isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in which the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen is substituted by a 2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl group.

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections: Opportunistic infections found in patients who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common include PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA, Kaposi's sarcoma, cryptosporidiosis, herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and infections with Mycobacterium avium complex, Microsporidium, and Cytomegalovirus.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Sixteen HIV-infected patients with clinical and histological diagnosis of oral recurrent aphthous ulcerations received randomly an 8-week course of either thalidomide or placebo, with an initial oral dosage of 400 mg/d for 1 week, followed by 200 mg/d for 7 weeks."6.69Thalidomide as therapy for human immunodeficiency virus-related oral ulcers: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. ( Esquivel-Pedraza, L; Gonzalez-Guevara, M; Ponce-de-Leon, S; Ramirez-Amador, VA; Reyes-Teran, G; Sierra-Madero, JG, 1999)
"Curative treatment of aggressive Kaposi sarcoma (KS) with conventional chemotherapy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients remains difficult."5.39Clinical activity of lenalidomide in visceral human immunodeficiency virus-related Kaposi sarcoma. ( Burg, S; Crickx, B; Di Lucca, J; Feldman, J; Joly, V; Lariven, S; Marinho, E; Maubec, E; Peytavin, G; Raymond, E; Sarda-Mantel, L; Steff, M, 2013)
" Thalidomide (Synovir), developed by Celgene, has received limited approval for the treatment of leprosy."3.70FDA approves fomivirsen, famciclovir, and Thalidomide. Food and Drug Administration. ( Highleyman, L, 1998)
" Others report on the use of thalidomide or IL-10 for curtailing or suppressing tumor necrosis factor alpha in coincident HIV and tuberculosis patients."3.69Or is it the host, sir? ( Mascolini, M, 1996)
" Sixteen HIV-infected patients with clinical and histological diagnosis of oral recurrent aphthous ulcerations received randomly an 8-week course of either thalidomide or placebo, with an initial oral dosage of 400 mg/d for 1 week, followed by 200 mg/d for 7 weeks."2.69Thalidomide as therapy for human immunodeficiency virus-related oral ulcers: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. ( Esquivel-Pedraza, L; Gonzalez-Guevara, M; Ponce-de-Leon, S; Ramirez-Amador, VA; Reyes-Teran, G; Sierra-Madero, JG, 1999)
"Thalidomide was evaluated for its in vitro activity against Encephalitozoon species by using the MRC-5 cell system."2.40Lack of in vitro antimicrosporidian activity of thalidomide. ( Drancourt, M; Ridoux, O, 1999)
"Curative treatment of aggressive Kaposi sarcoma (KS) with conventional chemotherapy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients remains difficult."1.39Clinical activity of lenalidomide in visceral human immunodeficiency virus-related Kaposi sarcoma. ( Burg, S; Crickx, B; Di Lucca, J; Feldman, J; Joly, V; Lariven, S; Marinho, E; Maubec, E; Peytavin, G; Raymond, E; Sarda-Mantel, L; Steff, M, 2013)
"Management of relapsing or refractory immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes (IRISs) despite corticosteroid therapy is yet to be defined."1.38Thalidomide for steroid-dependent immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes during AIDS. ( Brunel, AS; Le Moing, V; Lortholary, O; Makinson, A; Montes, B; Reynes, J; Rubbo, PA; Tuaillon, E, 2012)
"Thalidomide has shown promise in treating wasting and contact information is provided for a compassionate use program."1.30Approaches to the AIDS Wasting Syndrome. ( Corcoran, C, 1998)
"Thalidomide trials have been slow to recruit, therefore buyers clubs are working to make the drug available through their services."1.29Thalidomide and HIV: several possible uses. ( Smith, D, 1995)

Research

Studies (31)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's23 (74.19)18.2507
2000's2 (6.45)29.6817
2010's6 (19.35)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Kwon, HY1
Han, YJ1
Im, JH1
Baek, JH1
Lee, JS1
Balasko, A1
Keynan, Y1
Steff, M1
Joly, V1
Di Lucca, J1
Feldman, J1
Burg, S1
Sarda-Mantel, L1
Peytavin, G1
Marinho, E1
Crickx, B1
Raymond, E1
Lariven, S1
Maubec, E1
Fourcade, C1
Mauboussin, JM1
Lechiche, C1
Lavigne, JP1
Sotto, A1
Di Lucca-Christment, J1
Jacobelli, S1
Gressier, L1
Plantier, F1
Laude, H1
Rozenberg, F1
Rosenberg, F1
Morini, JP1
Dallot, A1
Avril, MF1
Dupin, N1
Brunel, AS1
Reynes, J1
Tuaillon, E1
Rubbo, PA1
Lortholary, O1
Montes, B1
Le Moing, V1
Makinson, A1
Shetty, K1
Weinroth, SE1
Parenti, DM1
Simon, GL1
Sharpstone, D1
Rowbottom, A1
Nelson, M1
Gazzard, B1
Kaplan, G1
Vicente, T1
Ortega, A1
Muñoz, P1
Diaz, MD1
Bouza, E1
DeVincenzo, JP1
Burchet, SK1
Bassetti, S1
Courvoisier, S1
Itin, P1
Surawicz, CM2
Fife, K1
Howard, MR1
Gracie, F1
Phillips, RH1
Bower, M1
Rubio, FA1
Herranz, P1
Robayna, G1
Peña, JM1
Contreras, F1
Casado, M1
Ridoux, O1
Drancourt, M1
Ramirez-Amador, VA1
Esquivel-Pedraza, L1
Ponce-de-Leon, S2
Reyes-Teran, G1
Gonzalez-Guevara, M1
Sierra-Madero, JG1
Smith, D1
Grunfeld, C1
James, JS1
Mascolini, M1
Corcoran, C1
Highleyman, L1
Taiwo, BO1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
The Efficacy and Safety of Thalidomide in the Adjuvant Treatment of Moderate New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia: a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo, Parallel Controlled Clinical Study[NCT04273529]Phase 2100 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2020-02-20Not yet recruiting
The Efficacy and Safety of Thalidomide Combined With Low-dose Hormones in the Treatment of Severe New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia: a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo, Parallel Controlled Clinical Study[NCT04273581]Phase 240 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2020-02-18Not yet recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

3 reviews available for thalidomide and AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
Shedding light on IRIS: from Pathophysiology to Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis and Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV-Infected Individuals.
    HIV medicine, 2019, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Anti-Retroviral Agents; Clinical Tri

2019
Wasting syndrome in AIDS: pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.
    Infectious agents and disease, 1995, Volume: 4, Issue:2

    Topics: Acetylcysteine; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Body Comp

1995
Lack of in vitro antimicrosporidian activity of thalidomide.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1999, Volume: 43, Issue:9

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Anti-HIV Agents; Dose-Response

1999

Trials

4 trials available for thalidomide and AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
Cytokine regulation of disease progression in leprosy and tuberculosis.
    Immunobiology, 1994, Volume: 191, Issue:4-5

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Cytokines; Erythema Nodosum; HIV-1; Humans; Immunity, Cellula

1994
Activity of thalidomide in AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma and correlation with HHV8 titre.
    International journal of STD & AIDS, 1998, Volume: 9, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Dermatologic Agents; Herpesvirus 8, Human; Humans; Mal

1998
Thalidomide as therapy for human immunodeficiency virus-related oral ulcers: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1999, Volume: 28, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Anti-HIV Agents; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Male; Or

1999
Thalidomide effective in treating AIDS-related mouth ulcers.
    AIDS patient care and STDs, 1996, Volume: 10, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Esophageal Diseases; Female; Humans; Immunosuppressive

1996

Other Studies

24 other studies available for thalidomide and AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections

ArticleYear
Two cases of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients treated with thalidomide.
    International journal of STD & AIDS, 2019, Volume: 30, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Brain Edema; Do

2019
Two cases of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients treated with thalidomide.
    International journal of STD & AIDS, 2019, Volume: 30, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Brain Edema; Do

2019
Two cases of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients treated with thalidomide.
    International journal of STD & AIDS, 2019, Volume: 30, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Brain Edema; Do

2019
Two cases of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients treated with thalidomide.
    International journal of STD & AIDS, 2019, Volume: 30, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Brain Edema; Do

2019
Clinical activity of lenalidomide in visceral human immunodeficiency virus-related Kaposi sarcoma.
    JAMA dermatology, 2013, Volume: 149, Issue:11

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Activ

2013
Thalidomide in the treatment of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients with neurological tuberculosis.
    AIDS patient care and STDs, 2014, Volume: 28, Issue:11

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Anti-Retroviral Agents; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active

2014
Anogenital pseudotumoral herpes and HIV infection: a new challenge for diagnosis and treatment.
    AIDS (London, England), 2012, Feb-20, Volume: 26, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiviral Agents; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cidofovir;

2012
Thalidomide for steroid-dependent immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes during AIDS.
    AIDS (London, England), 2012, Oct-23, Volume: 26, Issue:16

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiretroviral The

2012
Thalidomide for recurrent aphthous ulcerations.
    HIV clinician, 2003,Summer, Volume: 15, Issue:3

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Humans; Recurrence; Stomatitis, Aphthous; Thalidomide

2003
The treatment of microsporidial diarrhoea with thalidomide.
    AIDS (London, England), 1995, Volume: 9, Issue:6

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Animals; Diarrhea; Humans; Male; Microsporida; Microsporidios

1995
In vitro activity of thalidomide against Mycobacterium avium complex.
    Archives of internal medicine, 1993, Feb-22, Volume: 153, Issue:4

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Mycobacterium avium Complex; Myc

1993
Prolonged thalidomide therapy for human immunodeficiency virus-associated recurrent severe esophageal and oral aphthous ulcers.
    The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 1996, Volume: 15, Issue:5

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Child, Preschool; Esophageal Diseases;

1996
[Oral ulcers in HIV infection].
    Praxis, 1997, May-21, Volume: 86, Issue:21

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Immunosuppressive Age

1997
Thalidomide for AIDS diarrhea?
    The American journal of gastroenterology, 1997, Volume: 92, Issue:12

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents; Diarrhea; Humans; Microsporida

1997
New hope for AIDS patients.
    The American journal of gastroenterology, 1998, Volume: 93, Issue:5

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Animals; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Microsporida

1998
Thalidomide.
    The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics, 1998, Oct-23, Volume: 40, Issue:1038

    Topics: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Adjuvants, Immunologic; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Anti-Inf

1998
Perforating folliculitis: report of a case in an HIV-infected man.
    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1999, Volume: 40, Issue:2 Pt 2

    Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Biopsy; Dermatologic Agents; Folliculitis; Hair Follic

1999
Thalidomide and HIV: several possible uses.
    AIDS treatment news, 1995, Apr-21, Issue:no 221

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Cachexia; Clinical Trials as Topic; HIV Infections; Humans; N

1995
State of the art in wasting: an interview with Carl Grunfeld, PhD. Interview by Jeff Getty.
    BETA : bulletin of experimental treatments for AIDS : a publication of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1995

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Animals; Cachexia; Endocr

1995
Thalidomide for wasting syndrome: progress toward compromise.
    AIDS treatment news, 1995, Nov-03, Issue:no 234

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Cachexia; Dose-Response R

1995
Or is it the host, sir?
    Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, 1996, Volume: 2, Issue:9

    Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Anti-Infective Agents; CD8-Positive T

1996
Weight loss update.
    PI perspective, 1996, Issue:No 20

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Appetite Stimulants; Female; Growth Hormone; HIV Infections;

1996
The thalidomide comeback.
    HIV hotline, 1998, Volume: 8, Issue:2

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Clinical Trials as Topic; HIV Infection

1998
Approaches to the AIDS Wasting Syndrome.
    Positive Directions news : a support and information network of people with HIV/AIDS, their families, friends and providers, 1998,Summer, Volume: 10, Issue:2

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Anabolic Agents; Appetite Stimulants; Dronabinol; Exercise; F

1998
Simply stated...are people still wasting?
    Research initiative, treatment action : RITA, 1998, Volume: 4, Issue:5

    Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Appetite Stimulants; Energy Intake; Growth Hormone; HIV Infec

1998
FDA approves fomivirsen, famciclovir, and Thalidomide. Food and Drug Administration.
    BETA : bulletin of experimental treatments for AIDS : a publication of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1998

    Topics: 2-Aminopurine; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antiviral Agents; Cytomegalovirus Retinitis; D

1998
Use of thalidomide in HIV infection.
    The AIDS reader, 2001, Volume: 11, Issue:10

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; HIV Infections; Humans; Recurrence;

2001