Can IL-2 boost immune cells in HIV patients who failed treatment?
NCT ID NCT00113282
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether adding Interleukin-2 (IL-2) to standard HIV drugs could increase CD4 immune cells in patients whose current treatment was failing and who had very low CD4 counts (≤200). Fifty-seven adults with HIV-1 took part. The main goal was to see if their CD4 count could rise above 200 after one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Interleukin-2 (IL-2)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, adding IL-2 could help HIV patients with very low immune cells raise their counts and better fight infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 57 participants. IL-2 can cause side effects, and the benefit may not last or apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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57 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2004
- Finished
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Feb 2008
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients with proven HIV-1-infection * Prior or current exposition to at least 1 molecule from each of the 3 antiretroviral classes (NRTI, NNRTI and PI) * In a situation of therapeutic failure on an ongoing regimen Exclusion Criteria: * Patients included in the Macrolin® expanded French access program
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker service des Maladies Infectieuses
Paris, 75015, France
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