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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
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Information provided by: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00000946 |
The purpose of this study is to test three experimental HIV vaccines. This study will look at whether it is safe to give these vaccines together and how the immune system responds to the vaccines.
There are a number of studies being performed to test HIV vaccines. The vaccines that seem to be the most promising are canarypox vaccines, known as ALVAC vaccines. The three experimental HIV vaccines used in this study are called ALVAC-HIV vCP205, HIV-1 SF-2 p24, and HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120. The HIV-1 SF-2 p24 and HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120 vaccines are mixed with an adjuvant, which is a substance that increases immune response.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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HIV Infections HIV Seronegativity |
Biological: HIV p24/MF59 Vaccine Biological: ALVAC-HIV MN120TMG (vCP205) Biological: ALVAC-RG Rabies Glycoprotein (vCP65) Biological: rgp120/HIV-1 SF-2 |
Phase I |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Double-Blind, Safety Study |
Official Title: | A Phase I Trial to Evaluate the HIV-1 SF-2 Recombinant p24 Subunit Vaccine [Chiron Vaccines] Administered as a Novel Boost in "Prime-Boost" Vaccination Regimens With ALVAC-HIV vCP205 [Pasteur Merieux Connaught] and HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120 in MF59 [Chiron Vaccines] |
Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
There are currently several Phase I and II clinical trials being performed within AVEG to evaluate different HIV-1 vaccine candidates. The HIV-1 vaccination approach that is furthest along the clinical development pathway is the so-called prime-boost regimen of live recombinant canarypox priming (ALVAC-HIV vCP205) with recombinant subunit protein boosting (HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120 in MF59 adjuvant). The protein boost enhances neutralizing antibody responses against laboratory strains of HIV-1 in assays performed in vitro, as well as enhancing CD4 cell response and increasing the frequency of CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). In all of the ALVAC-HIV trials of the prime-boost regimen completed to date, the protein boost has been the HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120 subunit protein. This study is designed to explore whether boosting of live recombinant canarypox vaccination with a novel protein subunit, recombinant HIV-1 SF-2 p24, can enhance the CD4 and CD8 cell responses directed against HIV-1 antigens.
Volunteers are randomized to 1 of 5 groups. All volunteers receive a total of 4 immunizations, administered at Months 0, 1, 3, and 6. Each group receives a different combination of vaccines as follows:
Group 1: ALVAC-HIV vCP205 plus HIV-1 SF-2 p24. Group 2: ALVAC-HIV vCP205 plus MF59 adjuvant and citrate vehicle (control for HIV-1 SF-2 p24 and HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120) at Months 0 and 1; then ALVAC-HIV vCP205 plus HIV-1 SF-2 p24 at months 3 and 6.
Group 3: ALVAC-HIV vCP205 plus control at Months 0 and 1; then ALVAC-HIV vCP205 plus HIV-1 SF-2 p24 combined with HIV-1 SF-2 rgp120 at Months 3 and 6.
Group 4: ALVAC-HIV vCP205 plus control at Months 0 and 1; then ALVAC-HIV vCP205 plus HIV-1 SF-2 rgp 120 at Months 3 and 6.
Group 5: ALVAC-RG vCP65 (control for ALVAC-HIV vCP205) plus control at Months 0,1,3, and 6.
The study lasts for approximately 18 months; patients receive clinical evaluations to measure vaccine safety at 11 study visits at specified time intervals.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible for this study if you:
Exclusion Criteria
You will not be eligible for this study if you:
United States, Alabama | |
Univ of Alabama at Birmingham | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294 | |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Saint Louis Univ Health Sciences Ctr | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
United States, New York | |
Univ of Rochester Med Ctr | |
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt Univ Hosp | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232 | |
United States, Washington | |
Univ of Washington / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104 |
Study Chair: | Mark J Mulligan, MD | Univ of Alabama at Birmingham |
Study ID Numbers: | AVEG 032 |
Study First Received: | November 2, 1999 |
Last Updated: | July 29, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00000946 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Drug Evaluation Drug Therapy, Combination AIDS Vaccines HIV Seronegativity HIV Preventive Vaccine |
Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome PS-K Retroviridae Infections Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes |
RNA Virus Infections Slow Virus Diseases Immune System Diseases Lentivirus Infections Infection |