This is a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled dose-escalation clinical trial to evaluate the safety and the immunogenicity of DNA and modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) HIV-1 vaccines in subjects receiving stable highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) who have an HIV-1 RNA \< 50 copies/mm3 and CD4+ T cells count ≥ 350 cells/mm3.
HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral therapy for prolonged periods of time may show decreased levels of HIV-specific immune responses. In these patients, a prime-boost vaccine strategy may induce both humoral and cell-mediated immunity. The hypothesis of this study is that the vaccine strategy selected will be both safe and immunogenic in the patient population being tested. Patients continue antiretroviral medications throughout the course of this study. Three groups of patients receive dose-escalation (0.5mg, 2mg or 4mg) intramuscular injections of DNA vaccine (D-GPEi) respectively, the other three groups of patients receive dose-escalation (3×10\^7pfu, 1×10\^8pfu or 3×10\^8pfu) intradermal injections of MVA vaccine (M-GPE), two weeks post immunization of lower dose, if the vaccine is safe and well tolerant, the next dose of immunization will begin. After the maximum tolerated dose of DNA and MVA is identified, DNA prime/ MVA boosting will be tested in another two groups of patients. Lower or the maximum tolerated dose of D-GPEi was used at week 0 and 1, lower or the maximum tolerated dose of M-GPE was used at week 2 and 3, patients are monitored for safety 72 hours after each immunization. In addition, each patient records adverse events in a diary. Patients have regular physical exams, pregnancy tests, and blood drawn for virologic and immunologic assessments. The induction of HIV-specific responses will be measured.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
56
Saline Solution is used as control in all arms.
D-GPEi is used in Arm A,B,C,G and H.
M-GPE is used in Arm D,E,F,G and H
Beijing Ditan Hospital of Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
RECRUITINGOccurrence, intensity and relationship to vaccination of local and systemic adverse events
To evaluate the safety and tolerance of a DNA and a replication-defective MVA vaccine expressing HIV-1 gag-pol and env in HIV-1 infected subjects on highly active antiretroviral therapy. Frequency and severity of adverse events, laboratory abnormalities, and local and systemic reactogenicity signs and symptoms following vaccinations
Time frame: 8 months
Immunogenicity of vaccine
Changes in CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell counts pre- and post-immunization and between the vaccine and placebo groups Changes in viral load pre- and post-immunization and between the vaccine and placebo groups Magnitude and breadth of HIV-1 specific CD8+ T cell responses as determined by interferon-γ(IFN-γ) enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) using overlapping HIV peptides for gag, pol and env Changes in HIV-1 Gp160-specific antibody responses pre- and post-immunization and between the vaccine and placebo groups
Time frame: 14 months
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