The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and immunotherapeutic activity of an anti-PD-1 antibody (cemiplimab) in participants with HIV-1 on suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy (cART).
This study evaluated the safety and immunotherapeutic activity of an anti-PD-1 antibody (cemiplimab) in participants with HIV-1 on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) who have plasma less than the quantification limit of an FDA-approved assay and CD4+ T cell counts ≥350/mm\^3. Participants were planned to be enrolled into three sequential dose-rising cohorts. Participants in each cohort received infusions of either cemiplimab or placebo, with planned administration at study entry (Day 0) and Week 6, for a total of two infusions. All participants continued their non-study provided ART regimen. Enrollment in the second and third cohorts would only open after all participants in the previous cohort had reached week 12 and an evaluation of safety outcomes established that it is safe to dose escalate. Participants had screening and pre-entry visits and attended study visits on Day 0 and Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 36, and 48. Participants were followed for 48 weeks. Due to observed adverse events which were deemed possibly related to study treatment in two of four treated participants, the study was terminated and did not enroll further participants. The two participants who had adverse events did not receive the second infusion. The treated participants were followed for the planned 48 weeks, while the placebo participant was not followed after a final study visit at week 7.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
5
Administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion
Diluent for REGN2810, administered as an IV infusion
Alabama CRS
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
UCSD Antiviral Research Center CRS
San Diego, California, United States
Chapel Hill CRS
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Count of Participants With a Grade >=3 Adverse Event (AE) or Grade >=1 Immune-related AE (irAE) Related to Study Treatment
Relationship to study treatment was judged by the Clinical Management Committee (CMC), blinded to treatment arm. Immune-related AEs include, but were not limited to, pneumonitis, colitis, adrenal insufficiency, or hypothyroidism. Adverse events were graded according to the Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events (DAIDS AE Grading Table), corrected Version 2.1, July 2017. Infusion reactions, adrenal insufficiency, and pneumonitis were graded per the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for AEs (CTCAE), Version 5.0 guidelines
Time frame: Study Entry through Week 48 or premature discontinuation
Count of Participants With a Grade >=1 irAE Related to Study Treatment
Relationship to study treatment was judged by the Clinical Management Committee (CMC), blinded to treatment arm. Immune-related AEs include, but were not limited to, pneumonitis, colitis, adrenal insufficiency, or hypothyroidism. Adverse events were graded according to the Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events (DAIDS AE Grading Table), corrected Version 2.1, July 2017. Infusion reactions, adrenal insufficiency, and pneumonitis were graded per the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for AEs (CTCAE), Version 5.0 guidelines
Time frame: Study Entry through Week 48 or premature discontinuation
Change in HIV-1 Gag-specific CD8+ T Cells by Intracellular Staining for CD107a and Interferon Gamma (IFNg) From Baseline to Post-baseline
Change evaluated from baseline (average of pre-entry and entry measures) to post-baseline (average of weeks 2-12 measures). Results for each week are calculated by subtracting the corresponding background control value. If the result was less than zero after background subtraction, the result was set to zero.
Time frame: Baseline through Week 12
Change in HIV-1 Gag-specific CD8+ T Cells by Intracellular Staining for IFNg or CD107a Alone From Baseline to Post-baseline
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Change evaluated from baseline (average of pre-entry and entry measures) to post-baseline (average of weeks 2-12 measures). Results for each week are calculated by subtracting the corresponding background control value. If the result was less than zero after background subtraction, the result was set to zero.
Time frame: Baseline through Week 12
Change in Polyfunctional Response of HIV-1 Gag-specific CD8+ T Cells by Intracellular Staining for IFNg, CD107a, IL-2, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNFa) From Baseline to Post-baseline
Change evaluated from baseline (average of pre-entry and entry measures) to post-baseline (average of weeks 2-12 measures). Polyfunctional response was defined as being positive for two or more cytokines. Results for each week are calculated by subtracting the corresponding background control value. If the result was less than zero after background subtraction, the result was set to zero.
Time frame: Baseline through Week 12
Change in HIV-1 Gag-specific CD8+ T Cells by Intracellular Staining for IFNg and CD107a After Each Infusion
Change evaluated from baseline (average of pre-entry and entry measures) to after the first dose (average of Weeks 2-6), and from baseline to after the second dose (average of Weeks 8-12). Results for each week are calculated by subtracting the corresponding background control value. If the result was less than zero after background subtraction, the result was set to zero.
Time frame: Baseline through Week 12