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HIV InfectionsPhase 2iHIVARNA-01NCT02888756

iHIVARNA Clinical Trial in HIV Infected Individuals

A Phase 2 study testing iHIVARNA-01 and TriMix in people with HIV Infections, run by Rob Gruters at 5 sites in 3 countries.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

iHIVARNA-01 is a novel therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of HIV-1-infected patients based on in vivo modification of DCs. It consists of HIVACAT-TriMix: mRNA encoding a mixture of APC activation molecules (CD40L, a constitutively active variant of TLR4 and CD70) and the HIV target antigens contained in HIVACAT to… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infections
What is being tested?
iHIVARNA-01 and TriMix
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
33 participants
Where
5 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
4 Apr 2017to 12 Feb 2018
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ≥ 18 years of age;
  • Voluntarily signed informed consent;
  • Proven HIV-1 infection (with documented antibodies against HIV-1 and a detectable plasma HIV-1 RNA before initiation of therapy);
  • On stable treatment with cART regimen (antiretroviral therapy consisting of at least three registered antiretroviral agents) for at least 3 years;
  • Nadir CD4+ ≥ 350 cells/μl (up to 2 occasional determinations ≤ 350 cells/μl are allowed);
  • Current CD4+ cell count ≥ 450 cells/μl;
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  • HIV-RNA below 50 copies/mL in the last 6 months prior to randomization, during at least two measurements (occasional so called 'blips' ≤ 500 copies/mL are permitted);
  • If sexually active, willing to use a reliable method of reducing the risk of transmission to their sexual partners during treatment interruption (including PrEP).
  • For heterosexually active female, using an effective method of contraception with partner (combined oral contraceptive pill; injectable or implanted contraceptive; IUD/IUS; consistent record with condoms; physiological or anatomical sterility (in self or partner) from 14 days prior to the first vaccination until 4 months after the last vaccination.
  • For heterosexually active male, using an effective method of contraception with their partner from the first day of vaccination until 4 months after the last vaccination. -

Who cannot join

  • Treatment with non-cART regimen prior to cART regimen;
  • Previous failure to antiretroviral and/or mutations conferring genotypic resistance to antiretroviral therapy;
  • Non-subtype B HIV infection;
  • Active Hepatitis B virus and/or Hepatitis C virus co-infection;
  • History of a CDC class C event (see appendix A);
  • Pregnant female (screened with a positive pregnancy test), lactating or intending to become pregnant during the study;
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  • Active malignancy ≤ 30 days (extended period on the clinical assessment of the investigator) prior to screening;
  • Active infection with fever (38°C or above) ≤ 10 days of screening and/or first vaccination;
  • Therapy with immunomodulatory agents (e.g. systemic corticosteroids), including cytokines (e.g. IL-2), immunoglobulins and/or cytostatic chemotherapy ≤ 90 days prior to screening. This does not include seasonal influenza, hepatitis B and/or other travel related vaccines;
  • Congenital, acquired or induced coagulation disorders, such as thrombocytopenia (thrombocytes < 150x109/L) and/or current use of anti-coagulant medication (e.g. coumarins, inhibitors of Xa); Usage of NSAIDs (including acetylsalicylic acid) is allowed, however it is advised to interrupt therapy 10 days ahead of vaccination;
  • Usage of any investigational drug ≤ 90 days prior to study entry;
  • An employee of the investigator or study site, with direct involvement in the proposed study or other studies under the direction of that investigator or study site, or is a family member of an employee or the investigator Any other condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives

Trial locations and contacts

5 sites in 3 countries.

5 sites in 3 countries

Belgium2 sites
  • Institute for Tropical Medicine

    Antwerp

  • UZ Brussel

    Brussels

Other trials in Belgium

Spain2 sites
  • Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

    Badalona

  • Hospital Clinic

    Barcelona

Other trials in Spain

Netherlands1 site
  • Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam

Other trials in Netherlands

About this study

Official title: A Phase IIa Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double Blinded Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of iHIVARNA-01 in Chronically HIV-infected Patients Under Stable Combined Antiretroviral Therapy

iHIVARNA-01 is a novel therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of HIV-1-infected patients based on in vivo modification of DCs. It consists of HIVACAT-TriMix: mRNA encoding a mixture of APC activation molecules (CD40L, a constitutively active variant of TLR4 and CD70) and the HIV target antigens contained in HIVACAT to be administered through the intranodal route. iHIVARNA-01 aims to achieve the 'functional cure' of HIV infection, i.e. controlling viral replication in the absence of anti-retroviral therapy.

Read the detailed description

Objective: To evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of iHIVARNA-01 as a new therapeutic vaccine in HIV infected patients.

Study design and duration: Phase IIa, multicentre double-blind placebo controlled intervention study. Each patient will be followed for 30 weeks. The study duration will be 38 weeks from inclusion of the first patient.

Sites: Erasmus MC, Rotterdam The Netherlands (sponsor), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Institut de Recerca de la Sida - Caixa, Barcelona, Spain, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Antwerp, Belgium and Vrije Universiteit Brussel/UZ Brussel, Belgium

Study population: Chronically HIV-1- infected patients under stable cART with plasma viral load (pVL) ≤ 50 copies/ml and stable CD4+ T-cell counts ≥ 450/μl, aged 18 years or above.

Sample size: after recruitment and screening, 70 patients will be included and randomized to one of the study-arms.

Intervention: One group (n=40) receives the HIVACAT-TriMix (300 microgram TriMix + 900 microgram HIVACAT) vaccine intranodally on three occasions with a two-week interval. One control group (n=15) receives TriMix only (300 microgram TriMix) and one group (n=15) receives saline intranodally on three occasions with a two-week interval. Two weeks after the last vaccination cART treatment will be interrupted. If plasma virus is detectable, cART will be re-initiated twelve weeks after treatment interruption. cART can always be re-initiated for medical reasons, as judged by the clinical investigator.

Conditions
HIV Infections
Being tested
iHIVARNA-01, TriMix, Placebo
Keywords
Immunotherapy, mRNA, Lentivirus infection, Virus disease, Sexually transmitted disease, Immunodeficiency syndrome
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections, Lentivirus Infections, Virus Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

What participants receive

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

  • iHIVARNA-01Biological

    Also called HIVACAT, TriMix

    Therapeutic vaccination, followed by treatment interruption

  • TriMixBiological

    Therapeutic vaccination, followed by treatment interruption

  • PlaceboBiological

    Therapeutic vaccination, followed by treatment interruption

Study groups in NCT02888756
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
iHIVARNA-01ExperimentalBiological: 1200μg mRNA (900 μg HIV mRNA+300 μg TriMix mRNA) 3 vaccinations, two weeks interval
Receives: Biological: iHIVARNA-01; Biological: TriMix
TriMixActive comparatorBiological: TriMix_300 μg TriMix mRNA 3 vaccinations, two weeks interval
Receives: Biological: TriMix
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorWater for injection 3 vaccinations, two weeks interval
Receives: Biological: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0

    • Grade 3 or above local adverse event (pain, cutaneous reactions including induration).
    • Grade 3 or above systemic adverse event (temperature, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, malaise, and myalgia).
    • Grade 3 or above other clinical or laboratory adverse event confirmed at examination or on repeat testing respectively.

    Any event attributable to vaccination leading to discontinuation of the immunisation regimen.

    Measured: week 6

  2. Immunogenicity as Measured by Elispot

    Change from baseline immunogenicity as measured by ELISPOT at week 6 and 18, i.e. two weeks and 14 weeks after the last immunization compared to both control groups

    Measured: week 6 and week 18

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Immunogenicity as Measured by Intracellular Cytokine Staining (ICS)

    HIV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses after immunization by the number of poly-functional T cells as determined by intracellular cytokine staining, (ICS).

    Measured: week 10, 18 and 30

  2. Time to Viral Rebound

    time until viral rebound (defined as two consecutive measurements of plasma viral load > 1000 copies/mL separated by at least 15 days) after discontinuation at week 6.

    Measured: week 6-18

  3. Change in Plasma Viral Load

    difference in log10 copies/ml plasma viral load in vivo after analytical treatment interruption (ATI, week 6-restart ART), compared to placebo WFI

    Measured: week 6-18

  4. Functional Cure

    proportion of patients with viral load below detectable level of 50 copies/mL in plasma after ATI, week 18

    Measured: week 18

  5. Primary Immune Response Against Vaccine

    Change in frequency of at least 0.7log10 HIV-specific T-cell responses between baseline and week 6

    Measured: from baseline to week 6

  6. CD8 T Cell Mediated Viral Suppression

    The capacity of CD8 T cells to suppress virus production in HIV infected autologous CD4 T cells, after vaccination. For this purpose PBMC are isolated and separated in CD8 and CD4 T cells. CD4 cells are infected with HIV. Thereafter CD4 cells are co-cultured with pre-stimulated CD8 cells and the capacity to suppress virus production at different effector to target (E:T) ratios is measured, by the change of p24 Gag production. Pannus et al AIDS 2019, PMID: 30702513

    Measured: week 4

  7. Proviral DNA Reservoir

    effect on reservoir as measured by changes in the proviral DNA copy numbers per million cells during and after immunization

    Measured: day 0-90 (week 4, week 4 + 1 day and week 5 and week 6) and day 90-130 (week 18) and day >130 (week 30)

  8. Viral Immune Escape

    viral immune escape: change in % mutated epitopes from pre-cART to post-ATI

    Measured: week 18

  9. Transcriptomics

    host protein mRNA expression profiles in whole blood

    Measured: week 6 and 18

  10. Cell-associated RNA Viral Reservoir

    effect on reservoir as measured by changes in the intracellular viral RNA copy numbers per million cells during and after immunization

    Measured: day 0-30 (week 4, week 4 + 1 day and week 5) and day 30-80 (week 6), 80-150 days (week 18) and >150 days (week 30)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Sep 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start4 Apr 2017
  3. Primary completion12 Feb 2018
  4. Study completion12 Feb 2018

Why it stopped: Interim analysis did not show sufficient immunogenicity of IMP compared to placebo

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
33 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02888756
Sponsor's protocol ID
iHIVARNA phase II
Other IDs
2016-002724-83, 2016
Acronym
iHIVARNA-01
Status last verified
Dec 2019
First submitted
23 Aug 2016
Last updated
23 Dec 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • de Jong W, Aerts J, Allard S, Brander C, Buyze J, Florence E, van Gorp E, Vanham G, Leal L, Mothe B, Thielemans K, Plana M, Garcia F, Gruters R; iHIVARNA consortium. iHIVARNA phase IIa, a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of iHIVARNA-01 in chronically HIV-infected patients under stable combined antiretroviral therapy. Trials. 2019 Jun 17;20(1):361. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3409-1.

    PubMed 31208472

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing iHIVARNA-01 and TriMix in people with HIV Infections, run by Rob Gruters at 5 sites in 3 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 10 inclusion and 12 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Dec 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 5 sites in Belgium, Spain, Netherlands. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 9 Dec 2019). 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?

Number of Participants With Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0 (time frame: week 6). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT02888756, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 23 Dec 2019.

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