Can IL-2 keep HIV patients healthier without antiretrovirals?
NCT ID NCT00120185
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether interleukin-2 (IL-2) can help maintain CD4 cell counts in people with HIV who have not yet started antiretroviral therapy. 130 participants with CD4 counts between 300 and 500 will receive IL-2 injections. The goal is to see if IL-2 can delay the need for standard HIV medications.
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, this could show that IL-2 helps delay the need for antiretroviral therapy in early HIV infection.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 130 participants. IL-2 may not prevent CD4 decline, and side effects are possible. Results may not apply to all HIV 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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130 people
- Start date
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Dec 2003
- Finished
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Nov 2006
- 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 * No prior exposition to antiretrovirals * CD4 cell count between 300 and 500/mm3 * Signed written inform consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses
Paris, 75010, France
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