The study will explore the effects of early intensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) with or without a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) on achieving HIV remission (HIV RNA below the limit of detection of the assay) among infants living with HIV.
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of early intensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) on achieving HIV remission (HIV RNA below the limit of detection of the assay) among infants living with HIV. The study will enroll two cohorts. Cohort 1 will include infants born to a mother with presumed or confirmed HIV infection who received no or very limited antiretrovirals during pregnancy. Cohort 2 will include infants with at least one positive HIV nucleic acid test result from a sample collected within 48 hours of birth who initiated a qualifying ART regimen within 48 hours of birth. Seven early intensive therapy regimens will be assessed. Regimen 1L will include 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) plus nevirapine (NVP) plus lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r). Regimen 2R will include 2 NRTIs plus NVP plus raltegravir (RAL). Regimen 2RV will include 2 NRTIs plus NVP plus RAL plus VRC01 monoclonal antibody. Regimen 3RD will include 2 NRTIs plus NVP plus RAL with subsequent switch to 2 NRTIs plus dolutegravir (DTG) upon reaching 28 days of age and 3 kg body weight. Regimen 3RDV7 will include 2 NRTIs plus NVP plus RAL plus VRC07-523LS with subsequent switch to 2 NRTIs plus DTG plus VRC07-523LS upon reaching 28 days of age and 3 kg body weight. Regimen 4D will include 2 NRTIs plus DTG. Regimen 4DV7 will include 2 NRTIs plus DTG plus VRC07-523LS. The study will be conducted in four steps. In Step 1, Cohort 1 infants will be enrolled for evaluation of HIV infection and initiation of early intensive therapy within 48 hours of birth. Infants in whom in utero HIV infection is excluded will switch from the study regimen to standard perinatal prophylaxis per local guidelines within two weeks; these infants will continue in Step 1 safety monitoring for two additional weeks, undergo HIV testing at approximately 24 weeks of age, and then exit the study. Infants in whom in utero HIV infection is confirmed will enter Step 2 at least two weeks after enrollment in Step 1. In Step 2, infants will receive the study regimen for up to 192 weeks. Beginning at Step 2 Week 84, children who achieved HIV RNA suppression by Week 24, and maintained suppression, thereafter, will be evaluated for possible analytic treatment interruption (ATI). In Step 3, children in Step 2 who meet criteria for ATI will interrupt ART and be closely monitored for viral rebound for up to ten years. In Step 4, children who experience viral rebound in Step 3 or meet other Step 4 inclusion criteria will re-initiate ART and be closely monitored for viral re-suppression on ART until five years of age or six months after re-suppression, whichever is later.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,120
Chosen by the site investigator and dosed according to World Health Organization (WHO) or individual country or local standard guidelines.
Administered orally. Dosed according to study step/participant's age/participant's weight.
Administered orally. Dosed according to study step and participant's age.
Number of participants who achieve HIV remission
Defined as no confirmed HIV RNA greater than or equal to the limit of detection (LOD) through 48 weeks of treatment interruption
Time frame: Measured through Week 48
Frequency of Grade 3 or higher adverse events possibly, probably or definitely related to any component of the study regimen
Graded according to the DAIDS AE Grading Table, Corrected Version 2.1, dated July 2017
Time frame: Measured through Week 192
Number of participants with viral suppression to consistent HIV-1 RNA less than LOD
Based on laboratory evaluations
Time frame: Measured through Week 24
Number of participants meeting all eligibility criteria for treatment interruption
As defined in criteria described in study protocol
Time frame: Measured through Week 192
Number of infants meeting the selected eligibility criteria for treatment interruption among infants who also met the viral suppression criteria for treatment interruption.
As defined in criteria described in the study protocol
Time frame: Measured through Week 192
Number of participants who experience HIV persistence
As measured by plasma viremia (single copy), droplet digital DNA, replication competent HIV reservoirs
Time frame: Measured through Week 48
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Administered orally. Dosed according to study step and participant's age.
40 mg/kg administered subcutaneously.
Dosed according to study step/participant's age/participant's weight
40 mg/kg administered subcutaneously.
4601, University of California, San Diego Clinical Research Site
La Jolla, California, United States
COMPLETED5048, University of Southern California Clinical Research Site
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITING5112, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Clinical Research Site
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITING5052, University of Colorado, Denver Clinical Research Site
Aurora, Colorado, United States
RECRUITING5055, South Florida CDTC Fort Lauderdale Clinical Research Site
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
COMPLETED5051, University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Service (UF CARES) Clinical Research Site
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
RECRUITING5127, Pediatric Perinatal HIV Clinical Research Site
Miami, Florida, United States
WITHDRAWNEmory University School of Medicine NICHD CRS
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
WITHDRAWN32515, Rush Univ./Cook County Hosp. Chicago CRS
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITING5083, Rush University Cook County Hospital Clinical Research Site
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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