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Combinatorial Therapy to Induce an HIV Remission

Primary Purpose

HIV/AIDS

Status
Active
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Combination Intervention
Sponsored by
University of California, San Francisco
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for HIV/AIDS

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 67 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Key Inclusion Criteria

  1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
  2. Age ≤67 years at the time of enrollment for those who started treatment during early infection and <65 years for those who started treatment during chronic infection.
  3. Documented HIV-1 infection.
  4. On continuous antiretroviral therapy for at least 12 months without any interruptions of greater than 14 consecutive days within the last 1 year, and on a stable regimen that does not include an non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) for at least 4 weeks, without plans to modify ART during the study period.
  5. Screening plasma HIV RNA levels below the level of quantification on all available determinations in past 24 months.
  6. Screening CD4+ T-cell count ≥ 500 cells/mm3.

Key Exclusion Criteria

  1. Subjects receiving a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
  2. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice birth control during participation in the study
  3. High-level resistance to both 10-1074 and VRC-07 as defined using the PhenoSense Neutralizing Antibody Assay (Monogram Biosciences).
  4. Any history of an HIV-associated malignancy, including Kaposi's sarcoma and any type of lymphoma, or virus-associated cancers.
  5. Active or recent non-HIV-associated malignancy requiring systemic chemotherapy or surgery in the preceding 36 months or for whom such therapies are expected in the subsequent 12 months.
  6. CD4+ T cell nadir <350 cells/mm3 during the chronic phase of infection (beginning 6 months following the estimated infection date and confirmed on repeat testing).
  7. Active hepatitis B (HBV) infection defined as positive HBV surface antigen test.

9. Active hepatitis C (HCV) infection. 10. Presence of significant abnormalities on electrocardiogram. 11. History of potential immune-mediated medical conditions. Individuals with isolated Raynaud's phenomenon or localized disease requiring topical therapy alone will not be excluded.

Sites / Locations

  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

Combination intervention arm

Arm Description

All volunteers will receive the combination intervention outlined above.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Proportion of participants who experience a new grade 3 or greater adverse event
Proportion of participants achieving post-treatment control.
This will be defined as: Participants who fail to show any consistent rebound above 400 copies RNA/mL between Week 12 of the ATI (when bNAb levels wane) and Week 36 of the ATI Participants who exhibit a rebound and eventually achieve 24 weeks of virus control will be considered as having achieved post-treatment control

Secondary Outcome Measures

Occurrence of any unsolicited adverse events for 28 days after administration of each study agent
Occurrence of any serious adverse events, medically attended adverse event, and potentially immune-mediated medical condition from the time of administration of the first study injection through 12 months after administration of the final study injection
Occurrence of two consecutive measurements HIV RNA >200 copies/mL using conventional assays
Resumptions of antiretroviral therapy after treatment interruption and the events that trigger them
Frequency of confirmed declines (two consecutive measurements) in CD4+ T cell counts (> 50%)
Frequency of confirmed declines (two consecutive measurements) to below 350 cells/mm3
Proportion experiencing any clinically defined episode of acute retroviral syndrome
Magnitude of T cell responses
Breadth of T cell responses
The proportion of participants with at least one additional epitope response at week 14 (2 weeks after last vaccination) compared to their baseline response

Full Information

First Posted
April 18, 2020
Last Updated
May 8, 2023
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Ichor Medical Systems Incorporated, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Rockefeller University, Mologen AG, GeoVax, Inc.
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04357821
Brief Title
Combinatorial Therapy to Induce an HIV Remission
Official Title
Combinatorial Therapy With a Therapeutic Conserved Element DNA Vaccine, MVA Vaccine Boost, TLR9 Agonist and Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies: a Proof-of-concept Study Aimed at Inducing an HIV Remission
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Active, not recruiting
Study Start Date
August 1, 2020 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
December 2024 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
December 2024 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Ichor Medical Systems Incorporated, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Rockefeller University, Mologen AG, GeoVax, Inc.

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Combination approaches will almost certainly be required to generate durable control of HIV in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (a "remission"). In this study, 20 individuals will receive a combination regimen administered during ART and then undergo an analytic treatment interruption (ATI).
Detailed Description
The investigators will perform a single arm study of twenty individuals with HIV infection on effective ART. All participants will receive a combination regimen administered during ART and then undergo an analytic treatment interruption. Our strategy has five stages IL-12 adjuvanted p24CE DNA prime (p24CE/IL-12) at Weeks 0 and 4 IL-12 adjuvanted DNA boost (p24CE plus p55gag) at Week 12 MVA/HIV62B (MVA62B) boost at Week 20 single dose of two bNAbs (VRC07-523LS and 10-1074, which target CD4 binding site and V3 loop, respectively) at week 24 with a TLR9 agonist (lefitolimod) administered weekly between Weeks 24 and 33 (10 doses) ATI with single dose of VRC07 and 10-1074 at Week 34 Follow-up off ART will occur through at least Week 46 (expected) and on or off ART (depending on outcome) through Week 86. Should this approach work, viral load would be expected to rebound in all individuals a few weeks after the bNAb levels decrease to sub-therapeutic levels. This acute rebound would be followed by a new lower viral load set-point and perhaps a long-term remission.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
HIV/AIDS

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
11 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Combination intervention arm
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
All volunteers will receive the combination intervention outlined above.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Combination Intervention
Intervention Description
IL-12 adjuvanted p24CE DNA prime (p24CE/IL-12) at Weeks 0 and 4 IL-12 adjuvanted DNA boost (p24CE plus p55gag) at Week 12 MVA/HIV62B (MVA62B) boost at Week 20 single dose of two bNAbs (VRC07-523LS and 10-1074, which target CD4 binding site and V3 loop, respectively) at week 24 with a TLR9 agonist (lefitolimod) administered weekly between Weeks 24 and 33 (10 doses) ATI with single dose of VRC07 and 10-1074 at Week 34
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Proportion of participants who experience a new grade 3 or greater adverse event
Time Frame
Week 0 through 86
Title
Proportion of participants achieving post-treatment control.
Description
This will be defined as: Participants who fail to show any consistent rebound above 400 copies RNA/mL between Week 12 of the ATI (when bNAb levels wane) and Week 36 of the ATI Participants who exhibit a rebound and eventually achieve 24 weeks of virus control will be considered as having achieved post-treatment control
Time Frame
Week 34 through 86
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Occurrence of any unsolicited adverse events for 28 days after administration of each study agent
Time Frame
Week 0 through 62
Title
Occurrence of any serious adverse events, medically attended adverse event, and potentially immune-mediated medical condition from the time of administration of the first study injection through 12 months after administration of the final study injection
Time Frame
Week 0 through 86
Title
Occurrence of two consecutive measurements HIV RNA >200 copies/mL using conventional assays
Time Frame
Week 34 to 86
Title
Resumptions of antiretroviral therapy after treatment interruption and the events that trigger them
Time Frame
Week 34 to 86
Title
Frequency of confirmed declines (two consecutive measurements) in CD4+ T cell counts (> 50%)
Time Frame
Week 34 to 86
Title
Frequency of confirmed declines (two consecutive measurements) to below 350 cells/mm3
Time Frame
Week 34 to 86
Title
Proportion experiencing any clinically defined episode of acute retroviral syndrome
Time Frame
Week 34 to 86
Title
Magnitude of T cell responses
Time Frame
Week 14
Title
Breadth of T cell responses
Description
The proportion of participants with at least one additional epitope response at week 14 (2 weeks after last vaccination) compared to their baseline response
Time Frame
Week 14

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
67 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria Willing and able to provide written informed consent. Age ≤67 years at the time of enrollment for those who started treatment during early infection and <65 years for those who started treatment during chronic infection. Documented HIV-1 infection. On continuous antiretroviral therapy for at least 12 months without any interruptions of greater than 14 consecutive days within the last 1 year, and on a stable regimen that does not include an non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) for at least 4 weeks, without plans to modify ART during the study period. Screening plasma HIV RNA levels below the level of quantification on all available determinations in past 24 months. Screening CD4+ T-cell count ≥ 500 cells/mm3. Key Exclusion Criteria Subjects receiving a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice birth control during participation in the study High-level resistance to both 10-1074 and VRC-07 as defined using the PhenoSense Neutralizing Antibody Assay (Monogram Biosciences). Any history of an HIV-associated malignancy, including Kaposi's sarcoma and any type of lymphoma, or virus-associated cancers. Active or recent non-HIV-associated malignancy requiring systemic chemotherapy or surgery in the preceding 36 months or for whom such therapies are expected in the subsequent 12 months. CD4+ T cell nadir <350 cells/mm3 during the chronic phase of infection (beginning 6 months following the estimated infection date and confirmed on repeat testing). Active hepatitis B (HBV) infection defined as positive HBV surface antigen test. 9. Active hepatitis C (HCV) infection. 10. Presence of significant abnormalities on electrocardiogram. 11. History of potential immune-mediated medical conditions. Individuals with isolated Raynaud's phenomenon or localized disease requiring topical therapy alone will not be excluded.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco
City
San Francisco
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
94110
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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