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Lipopeptide Immunisation With GTU-multiHIV Trial

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
HIV-1 Infection
Interventions
Biological: Placebos of GTU-multiHIV B and LIPO-5 vaccines
Biological: GTU-multHIV B vaccine and LIPO-5 vaccine
Registration Number
NCT01492985
Lead Sponsor
ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Brief Summary

The combination of GTU-MultiHIV B DNA and LIPO-5 vaccines in a prime-boost strategy is expected to induce strong and diverse HIV-specific immune responses in HIV-infected patients. The investigators will carry out the clinical therapeutic immunization "proof of concept" trial in HIV infected patients. The investigators propose a multi-center double blind randomized versus placebo phase II clinical trial in patients who are chronic asymptomatic HIV-infected patients, with undetectable viral load while treated with a potent combination of antiviral drugs. Patients will continue antiviral therapy combined with either therapeutic vaccination or placebo vaccination. Patients will undergo the procedure which includes a prime with the GTU-MultiHIV B DNA vaccine or placebo administered by IM injections via Biojector (a needle-free injection system) followed by a boost of LIPO-5 vaccine or placebo also given IM.

In total, 105 HIV-1 patients will be enrolled: 35 in the placebo arm and 70 in the vaccine arm. Patients will receive antiretroviral treatments and 3 administrations of DNA vaccine or its placebo at weeks 0, 4 and 12 (corresponding to prime vaccinations). They also receive 2 doses of LIPO-5 vaccines or its placebo at week 20 and 24 (corresponding to boost vaccinations). At week 36 antiretroviral treatments will be interrupted until week 48. Patients will be intensely monitored during the treatment interruption period. After start of cART treatment (at the latest in W48), a data collection from clinical car will be carried out. A blood sample with W74 will allow to study the persistence ot the immunizing responses, 1 year after the injection of the last vaccine/placebo.

The primary efficacy endpoint is a plasma HIV-1 RNA level at week 48 (e.g. 12 weeks after stopping all antiviral treatment).

The main hypothesis for conducting a phase II randomized trial is that immune responses in vaccinated patients may be associated with a better control of viral replication following c-ART interruption as compared to placebo-vaccinated patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
103
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Vaccine placebosPlacebos of GTU-multiHIV B and LIPO-5 vaccinesVaccine placebos corresponding to the dilutant of these vaccines
Vaccine armGTU-multHIV B vaccine and LIPO-5 vaccine-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Plasma HIV-1 RNA levelweek 48 (W48)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Plasma HIV-RNA after stopping antiviral treatmentW40, W44, W48 and W74
Percentage of patients with plasma HIV-RNA below 10 000 copies/mLW48
Ultrasensitive proviral DNAW-3, W20, W32 and W44
CD4 T cell countsW40, W44 and W48 or prior HAART resumption and W74
Percentages of patients who resumed HAARTbetween W36 and W48
Percentages of patients who reached CD4 cell counts < 350/mm3 confirmed two weeks apartbetween W36 and W48
Strength of HIV-specific CD4/CD8 responsesW0, W16, W28, W48 or at the time of failure anw W74
Proportion of responders to at least one HIV peptide poolW0, W16, W28, W48 or at the time of failure and W74
Breadth of CD4/CD8+ HIV-specific responses defined as the number of HIV pools recognized among the 18 poolsW0, W16, W28, W48 or at the time of failure and W74
Polyfunctionality of HIV specific T cell responses evaluated by the mean proportion of CD4/CD8+ T cells producing IL-2 and/or IFN-g following ex-vivo stimulation with HIV-1 peptide poolsW0, W16, W28, W48 and W74
Adverse Events > grade 2W0, W4, W12, W16, W20, W24, W28, W32, W36, W38, W40, W42, W44, W48 and W74
AIDS-defining events and serious non-AIDS events defined as cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, end stage liver diseases, non-AIDS defining malignancies except basal cellular skin cancer, and bacterial infectionsW0, W4, W12, W16, W20, W24, W28, W32, W36, W38, W40, W42, W44, W48 and W74
Analysis of predictive factors for plasma HIV-RNAW48

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Service d'Immunologie clinique, Centre de vaccination anti-VIH ANRS Mondor Ile-de-France, Hôpital Henri Mondor

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Créteil, France

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