A dideoxynucleoside compound in which the 3'-hydroxy group on the sugar moiety has been replaced by an azido group. This modification prevents the formation of phosphodiester linkages which are needed for the completion of nucleic acid chains. The compound is a potent inhibitor of HIV replication, acting as a chain-terminator of viral DNA during reverse tran...
Used in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of human immunovirus (HIV) infections.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano, Aviano, Italy
University of the Witwatersrand/Clinical HIV Research Unit, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
University of Cape Town/Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Peninsula, South Africa
Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano, Aviano, Italy
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
IHV Baltimore Treatment CRS, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
UCLA CARE Center CRS, Los Angeles, California, United States
Univ. of Miami AIDS CRS, Miami, Florida, United States
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. ACTG CRS, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Case CRS, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Colorado Hospital CRS, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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