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HIV-1 InfectionPhase 2Re-boostNCT01712256

Re-boosting of HIV-1 Infected Subjects With Vacc-4x

A Phase 2 study testing Vacc-4x in people with HIV-1 Infection, run by Bionor Immuno AS at 10 sites in 5 countries.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

During the course of HIV infection the number of CD4 cells decreases, resulting in a reduced immunological response and eventually immune deficiency. Vacc-4x is a peptide-based HIV immunotherapy vaccine and is anticipated to strengthen the immune system's response to HIV. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 63 years
Conditions the study is for
HIV-1 Infection
What is being tested?
Vacc-4x
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
33 participants
Where
10 sitesin 5 countries
Study dates
Dec 2012to Jan 2014
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 to 63 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Completed immunization regimen with Vacc-4x active and stopped ART (at Week 28) in the CT-BI Vacc-4x 2007/1 study. (No re-start of ART is required).
  • Documented pre-study CD4 cell count ≥400x106/L.
  • Documented pre-study viral load < 300 000copies/mL.
  • Signed informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Reported AIDS-defining illness within the previous year.
  • Malignant disease.
  • On chronic treatment with immune-suppressive therapy.
  • Unacceptable values of the hematologic and clinical chemistry parameters, as judged by the Investigator, including creatinine values >1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), and AST, ALT and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) values >2.5 x ULN.
  • Concurrent chronic active infection such as viral hepatitis B or C or tuberculosis.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
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  • Women of childbearing potential not using reliable and adequate contraceptive methods (defined as: use of oral, implanted, injectable, mechanical or barrier products for the prevention of pregnancy; practicing abstinence; sterile) during the 5 weeks re-boosting period including the DTH and for 2 weeks after the DTH test, or sexually active male subjects with partners of child bearing potential unwilling to practice effective contraception during the 5 weeks re-boosting period including the DTH and for 12 weeks after the DTH-test.
  • Current participation in other clinical therapeutic studies.
  • Incapability of compliance to treatment protocol, in the opinion of the Investigator.

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 5 countries.

10 sites in 5 countries

Germany4 sites
  • EIPMED - Gesellschaft fűr epidemiologische und klinische Forschung in der Medizin mbH Rubensstrasse 125

    Berlin, State of Berlin, 12157

  • Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I; Immunologische Ambulanz, Siegmund-Freud-Str. 25

    Bonn, Bonn, 53127

  • ifi - Studien und Projekte GmbH, an der Asklepios-Klinik St. George

    Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20099

  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

    Hamburg, 20246

Other trials in Germany

United States2 sites
  • UCLA CARE Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90035

  • UC Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817

Other trials in United States

Spain2 sites
  • Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

    Badalona, 08916

  • Unidad de VIH, Hospital de Bellvitge, Calle Feixa Llarga s/n, Hospitalet de Llobregat.

    Barcelona, 08907

Other trials in Spain

Italy1 site
  • Istituto San Raffaele

    Milan, Milano, 20127

Other trials in Italy

United Kingdom1 site
  • Harrison Wing St Thomas' Hospital

    London, London, SE1 7EH

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: Re-boosting of Subjects Previously Included in the CT BI-Vacc-4x 2007/1 Study. An Open, Multicenter, Immunogenicity, Follow-up Re-boosting Study With Vacc-4x in Subjects Infected With HIV-1 Who Have Maintained an Adequate Response to ART

During the course of HIV infection the number of CD4 cells decreases, resulting in a reduced immunological response and eventually immune deficiency. Vacc-4x is a peptide-based HIV immunotherapy vaccine and is anticipated to strengthen the immune system's response to HIV.

All patients participating in this trial have previously received the vacc-4x vaccine in order to reduce the amount of HIV-1 virus in the blood and increase the immune response. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate if a re-boost with Vacc-4x could further reduce the amount of HIV-1 virus and increase the immune response.

Read the detailed description

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects the cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) subset of T-cells that are critical for initiating immune responses to infection. The level of CD4 cells in the blood is a marker of a patient's immunological status. During the course of an HIV infection, the number of CD4 cells decreases, resulting in reduced immunological responsiveness and ultimately immune deficiency.

Current management of an HIV infection includes antiretroviral therapy (ART). The advent of effective ART in 1996 led to a profound decrease in type 1 HIV (HIV-1)-associated morbidity and mortality in developed countries where ART has been available.

Despite the ability of ART to inhibit HIV-1 replication, it cannot cure infection, making ART a lifelong treatment that requires sustained compliance and imposes significant individual and societal financial burdens on healthcare services. Furthermore, ART side effects (e.g., metabolic toxicity and stigmatizing body fat redistribution) often require medication that further increases the inconveniences and financial burdens of HIV management. Of additional concern is the emergence of viruses resistant to ART that can result in treatment failure.

Vacc-4x is a peptide-based HIV therapeutic vaccine. The primary objective of Vacc-4x therapeutic vaccine is to strengthen the immune system's response to HIV p24. ART dramatically reduces the level of virus in circulation in the body, thereby allowing the immune system to focus on the therapeutic vaccine that is administered. ART also allows for the generation of new naïve CD4 cells that can be triggered by the therapeutic vaccine to generate new immune responses to HIV-1. Subjects are therefore immunized with Vacc-4x in the presence of ART to generate new HIV-specific immune responses that can sustain immunological fitness for prolonged periods when patients are removed from ART. It is likely that periodic boosting on ART will be required to sustain the immunotherapeutic effect - in this way ART may become an intermittent therapy.

This study is a follow-up, re-boosting study of Study CT-BI Vacc-4x 2007/1 (EudraCT Number 2007-006302-13) performed in US and Europe (UK, Germany, Spain and Italy). All subjects to be included have been given a therapeutic immunization with Vacc-4x during the CT-BI Vacc-4x 2007/1 study. During the study a reduction in the viral load set-point (mean viral load at Week 48 and Week 52, or if Week 52 not reached, mean viral load of the last two measured values before restart of ART) was seen in the Vacc-4x group compared to placebo group. Further stimulation of the immune system by re-boosting with Vacc-4x could reduce the viral load set-point further.

Conditions
HIV-1 Infection
Being tested
Vacc-4x
Keywords
CD4, Clinical trial, Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1), HIV, Immunomodulary, Infection, Phase II, Re-boost, Vaccine, Vacc-4x
Medical subject headings
Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Vacc-4xBiological

    Also called Combination of Vacc-10, Vacc-11, Vacc-12 and Vacc-13

    Vacc-4x is a peptide-based HIV immunotherapy administered intradermally. Vacc-4x peptides are reconstituted in sterile water.

Study groups in NCT01712256
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Re-boosting with Vacc-4xExperimentalIntradermal Vacc-4x (1.2 mg) given with Leukine® (rhu-GM-CSF) (0.06 mg) at day 1 and day 15.
Receives: Biological: Vacc-4x

What is being measured

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

  1. Vacc-4x Effect on Viral Load Set-point

    Viral load (VL) set point in the present re-boost study was compared with VL set point in the 2007/1 study.

    Measured: 37 weeks

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Vacc-4x Effect on Immune Response Measured as CD4 Count

    Effect of Re-boost with Vacc-4x on immune response obtained following immunization with Vacc-4x in Study CT-BI Vacc-4x 2007/1

    Measured: 36 weeks

  2. Vacc-4x Effect on Immune Response Measured as CD8 Count

    Effect of Re-boost with Vacc-4x on immune response obtained following immunization with Vacc-4x in Study CT-BI Vacc-4x 2007/1

    Measured: 36 weeks

  3. Delayed Type Hypersensitivity Test (DTH), Positive Responses for Induration

    The proportion of subjects who show Delayed Type Hypersensitivity (DTH) during the treatment phase.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  4. Delayed Type Hypersensitivity Test (DTH), Positive Responses for Erythema

    The proportion of subjects who show Delayed Type Hypersensitivity (DTH) during the treatment phase.

    Measured: 4 Weeks

  5. Number of Participants With Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    To evaluate the safety and tolerability of re-boosting with Vacc-4x by number of participants with Adverse Events

    Measured: 37 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Oct 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2012
  3. Primary completionJan 2014
  4. Study completionJan 2014

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
33 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01712256
Sponsor's protocol ID
CT-BI Vacc-4x 2012/1
Acronym
Re-boost
Status last verified
Jan 2017
First submitted
16 Oct 2012
Last updated
6 Mar 2017
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No: Participants have not provided informed consent for their anonymized individual data to be made available beyond that described in the patient information sheet.

Publications

  • Kran AM, Sommerfelt MA, Baksaas I, Sorensen B, Kvale D. Delayed-type hypersensitivity responses to HIV Gag p24 relate to clinical outcome after peptide-based therapeutic immunization for chronic HIV infection. APMIS. 2012 Mar;120(3):204-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2011.02843.x. Epub 2011 Nov 27.

    PubMed 22339677
  • Lind A, Sommerfelt M, Holmberg JO, Baksaas I, Sorensen B, Kvale D. Intradermal vaccination of HIV-infected patients with short HIV Gag p24-like peptides induces CD4 + and CD8 + T cell responses lasting more than seven years. Scand J Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;44(8):566-72. doi: 10.3109/00365548.2011.653581. Epub 2012 Feb 19.

    PubMed 22339485
  • Jones T. Vacc-4x, a therapeutic vaccine comprised of four engineered peptides for the potential treatment of HIV infection. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2010 Aug;11(8):964-70.

    PubMed 20721838
  • Kran AM, Sorensen B, Sommerfelt MA, Nyhus J, Baksaas I, Kvale D. Long-term HIV-specific responses and delayed resumption of antiretroviral therapy after peptide immunization targeting dendritic cells. AIDS. 2006 Feb 28;20(4):627-30. doi: 10.1097/01.aids.0000210620.75707.ac.

    PubMed 16470131
  • Rockstroh JK, Asmuth D, Pantaleo G, Clotet B, Podzamczer D, van Lunzen J, Arasteh K, Mitsuyasu R, Peters B, Silvia N, Jolliffe D, Okvist M, Krogsgaard K, Sommerfelt MA. Re-boost immunizations with the peptide-based therapeutic HIV vaccine, Vacc-4x, restores geometric mean viral load set-point during treatment interruption. PLoS One. 2019 Jan 30;14(1):e0210965. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210965. eCollection 2019.

    PubMed 30699178

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Vacc-4x in people with HIV-1 Infection, run by Bionor Immuno AS at 10 sites in 5 countries.

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 4 inclusion and 9 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 6 Mar 2017. 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 Germany, United States, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 6 Mar 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Vacc-4x Effect on Viral Load Set-point (time frame: 37 weeks). 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 NCT01712256, which also lists 5 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 6 Mar 2017.

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