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HIV InfectionISS OBS T-002NCT01024556

Observational Study on Anti-Tat Immune Response in HIV-1-infected HAART-treated Adult Subjects

An observational study of HIV Infection, run by Barbara Ensoli, MD at 10 sites in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The present study is designed as a prospective observational study directed at evaluating the frequency, magnitude, quality and persistence (primary endpoint) of the anti-Tat immune response in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-receiving HIV-1 infected individuals, and to prospectively evaluate the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infection
How many people
142 participants
Where
10 sitesItaly
Study dates
Mar 2008to Feb 2012
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Hiv-1-infected haart-treated adult subjects

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of HIV-1 infection
  • To be under successful HAART treatment with plasma viremia <50 copies/ml in the last 6 months prior to initiation of the study, without a history of virologic rebound
  • Known CD4+ T cells nadir
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Signed informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Current therapy with immunomodulators or immunosuppressive drugs, or chemotherapy for neoplastic disorders
  • Concomitant treatment for HBV or HCV infection

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 1 country.

10 sites in 1 country

Italy10 sites
  • General Hospital of Bari

    Bari

  • Spedali Civili di Brescia

    Brescia

  • General Hospital-University of Ferrara

    Ferrara

  • A.M. Annunziata Hospital

    Florence

  • S.M. Goretti Hospital

    Latina, Rome

  • L. Sacco Hospital

    Milan

  • San Raffaele Hospital

    Milan

  • General Hospital-University of Modena

    Modena, 41100

  • San Gallicano Hospital

    Rome

  • Amedeo di Savoia Hospital

    Torino

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About this study

Official title: Observational Study With Additional Diagnostic Procedures on Anti-Tat Immune Response in HIV-1-infected HAART-treated Adult Subjects

The present study is designed as a prospective observational study directed at evaluating the frequency, magnitude, quality and persistence (primary endpoint) of the anti-Tat immune response in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-receiving HIV-1 infected individuals, and to prospectively evaluate the immunological, virological and clinical outcome of anti-Tat positive versus anti-Tat negative subjects under successful HAART (secondary endpoint), in order to determine the impact of anti-Tat immunity on HIV disease progression as well as the potential use of anti-Tat immune response assessment for the clinical and therapeutic management of HAART-treated infected patients. This survey provided important information for the design, planning and conduction of future therapeutic vaccine trials based on the HIV-1 Tat protein in HAART-treated patients.

Conditions
HIV Infection
Keywords
HIV, HAART
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Assessment of anti-Tat antibodies in sera of subjects, and of the proliferative response (CFSE) and the production of γIFN, IL-4 and IL-2 (Elispot) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in response to Tat.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The decline of CD4+ T cell counts, the increase of HIV plasma viral load or the occurrence of AIDS-defining events were assessed to determine progression to disease.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Dec 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2008
  3. Study completionFeb 2012

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
142 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01024556
Sponsor's protocol ID
ISS OBS T-002
Acronym
ISS OBS T-002
Status last verified
Mar 2016
First submitted
1 Dec 2009
Last updated
4 Mar 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Andre P, Groettrup M, Klenerman P, de Giuli R, Booth BL Jr, Cerundolo V, Bonneville M, Jotereau F, Zinkernagel RM, Lotteau V. An inhibitor of HIV-1 protease modulates proteasome activity, antigen presentation, and T cell responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Oct 27;95(22):13120-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.13120.

    PubMed 9789051
  • Arya SK, Guo C, Josephs SF, Wong-Staal F. Trans-activator gene of human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III). Science. 1985 Jul 5;229(4708):69-73. doi: 10.1126/science.2990040.

    PubMed 2990040
  • Ensoli B, Barillari G, Salahuddin SZ, Gallo RC, Wong-Staal F. Tat protein of HIV-1 stimulates growth of cells derived from Kaposi's sarcoma lesions of AIDS patients. Nature. 1990 May 3;345(6270):84-6. doi: 10.1038/345084a0.

    PubMed 2184372
  • Ensoli B, Buonaguro L, Barillari G, Fiorelli V, Gendelman R, Morgan RA, Wingfield P, Gallo RC. Release, uptake, and effects of extracellular human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein on cell growth and viral transactivation. J Virol. 1993 Jan;67(1):277-87. doi: 10.1128/JVI.67.1.277-287.1993.

    PubMed 8416373
  • Ensoli B, Fiorelli V, Ensoli F, Cafaro A, Titti F, Butto S, Monini P, Magnani M, Caputo A, Garaci E. Candidate HIV-1 Tat vaccine development: from basic science to clinical trials. AIDS. 2006 Nov 28;20(18):2245-61. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3280112cd1. No abstract available.

    PubMed 17117011
  • Monini P, Cafaro A, Srivastava IK, Moretti S, Sharma VA, Andreini C, Chiozzini C, Ferrantelli F, Cossut MR, Tripiciano A, Nappi F, Longo O, Bellino S, Picconi O, Fanales-Belasio E, Borsetti A, Toschi E, Schiavoni I, Bacigalupo I, Kan E, Sernicola L, Maggiorella MT, Montin K, Porcu M, Leone P, Leone P, Collacchi B, Palladino C, Ridolfi B, Falchi M, Macchia I, Ulmer JB, Butto S, Sgadari C, Magnani M, Federico MP, Titti F, Banci L, Dallocchio F, Rappuoli R, Ensoli F, Barnett SW, Garaci E, Ensoli B. HIV-1 tat promotes integrin-mediated HIV transmission to dendritic cells by binding Env spikes and competes neutralization by anti-HIV antibodies. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e48781. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048781. Epub 2012 Nov 13.

    PubMed 23152803
  • Bellino S, Tripiciano A, Picconi O, Francavilla V, Longo O, Sgadari C, Paniccia G, Arancio A, Angarano G, Ladisa N, Lazzarin A, Tambussi G, Nozza S, Torti C, Foca E, Palamara G, Latini A, Sighinolfi L, Mazzotta F, Di Pietro M, Di Perri G, Bonora S, Mercurio VS, Mussini C, Gori A, Galli M, Monini P, Cafaro A, Ensoli F, Ensoli B. The presence of anti-Tat antibodies in HIV-infected individuals is associated with containment of CD4+ T-cell decay and viral load, and with delay of disease progression: results of a 3-year cohort study. Retrovirology. 2014 Jun 24;11:49. doi: 10.1186/1742-4690-11-49.

    PubMed 24961156
  • Ensoli B, Cafaro A, Monini P, Marcotullio S, Ensoli F. Challenges in HIV Vaccine Research for Treatment and Prevention. Front Immunol. 2014 Sep 8;5:417. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00417. eCollection 2014.

    PubMed 25250026
  • Ensoli F, Cafaro A, Casabianca A, Tripiciano A, Bellino S, Longo O, Francavilla V, Picconi O, Sgadari C, Moretti S, Cossut MR, Arancio A, Orlandi C, Sernicola L, Maggiorella MT, Paniccia G, Mussini C, Lazzarin A, Sighinolfi L, Palamara G, Gori A, Angarano G, Di Pietro M, Galli M, Mercurio VS, Castelli F, Di Perri G, Monini P, Magnani M, Garaci E, Ensoli B. HIV-1 Tat immunization restores immune homeostasis and attacks the HAART-resistant blood HIV DNA: results of a randomized phase II exploratory clinical trial. Retrovirology. 2015 Apr 29;12:33. doi: 10.1186/s12977-015-0151-y.

    PubMed 25924841
  • Cafaro A, Tripiciano A, Sgadari C, Bellino S, Picconi O, Longo O, Francavilla V, Butto S, Titti F, Monini P, Ensoli F, Ensoli B. Development of a novel AIDS vaccine: the HIV-1 transactivator of transcription protein vaccine. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2015;15 Suppl 1:S13-29. doi: 10.1517/14712598.2015.1021328. Epub 2015 Jun 22.

    PubMed 26096836
  • Ensoli B, Bellino S, Tripiciano A, Longo O, Francavilla V, Marcotullio S, Cafaro A, Picconi O, Paniccia G, Scoglio A, Arancio A, Ariola C, Ruiz Alvarez MJ, Campagna M, Scaramuzzi D, Iori C, Esposito R, Mussini C, Ghinelli F, Sighinolfi L, Palamara G, Latini A, Angarano G, Ladisa N, Soscia F, Mercurio VS, Lazzarin A, Tambussi G, Visintini R, Mazzotta F, Di Pietro M, Galli M, Rusconi S, Carosi G, Torti C, Di Perri G, Bonora S, Ensoli F, Garaci E. Therapeutic immunization with HIV-1 Tat reduces immune activation and loss of regulatory T-cells and improves immune function in subjects on HAART. PLoS One. 2010 Nov 11;5(11):e13540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013540.

    PubMed 21085635
  • Tripiciano A, Picconi O, Moretti S, Sgadari C, Cafaro A, Francavilla V, Arancio A, Paniccia G, Campagna M, Pavone-Cossut MR, Sighinolfi L, Latini A, Mercurio VS, Pietro MD, Castelli F, Saracino A, Mussini C, Perri GD, Galli M, Nozza S, Ensoli F, Monini P, Ensoli B. Anti-Tat immunity defines CD4+ T-cell dynamics in people living with HIV on long-term cART. EBioMedicine. 2021 Apr;66:103306. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103306. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

    PubMed 33839064

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of HIV Infection, run by Barbara Ensoli, MD at 10 sites in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Assessment of anti-Tat antibodies in sera of subjects, and of the proliferative response (CFSE) and the production of γIFN, IL-4 and IL-2 (Elispot) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in response to Tat.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01024556, which also lists 12 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Mar 2016.

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