Daily Low-Dose Subcutaneous Interleukin-2 Added To Single- or Dual-Nucleoside Therapy in HIV Infection Does Not Protect Against CD4+ T-Cell Decline or Improve Other Indices of Immune Function: Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (ACTG 248)

Abstract

In patients with baseline CD4 T-cell counts > or =300 cells/mm primarily treated with single- or dual-nucleoside ART, subcutaneously administered IL-2 at a dose of 1 million IU daily for up to 24 weeks had low toxicity but showed no consistent benefit in preventing decline in CD4 T-cell counts and minimal evidence of immunologic improvement vs. continued ART alone.