Clinical Study of TUTI-16 in Asymptomatic HIV-1 Infected Subjects

NCT ID: NCT00848211

Last Updated: 2011-02-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-02-28

Study Completion Date

2010-05-31

Brief Summary

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This protocol represents the first in human study of TUTI-16, and is being conducted to establish the safety and human immunogenicity (anti-HIV-1 Tat titers) of subcutaneously administered TUTI-16. Activity of TUTI-16 will also be determined in minimizing HIV-1 viral loads and sustaining CD4+ T-cell levels.

Detailed Description

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HIV-1 Tat protein, a virally encoded toxin, is secreted by HIV-1 infected cells and acts on uninfected cells, rendering them permissive for HIV-1 replication. HIV-1 Tat enhances chronic viral replication and induces immune suppression. Antibodies to Tat inhibit this Tat-mediated transcellular activation in vitro and minimize chronic plasma viremia. HIV-1 Tat activities can be blocked in vitro and in vivo by anti-Tat antibodies.

The Thymon Universal Tat Immunogen (TUTI-16) is a fully synthetic, self-adjuvanting lipopeptide vaccine that is water soluble and administered by subcutaneous injection. In preclinical studies, a priming dose and a three week boost in rats induced a high titer antibody response to the eight known distinct epitope variants of HIV-1 Tat protein. These antibodies block the function of the HIV-1 Tat protein (toxin), which is essential to the maintenance of chronic HIV-1 viremia. Therefore, TUTI-16 has potential as a therapeutic vaccine for HIV-1 in humans.

Conditions

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HIV Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

TUTI-16 0.03 mg

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TUTI-16 (0.03mg)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

TUTI-16 0.1 mg

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TUTI-16 (0.1mg)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

TUTI-16 0.6 mg

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TUTI-16 (0.6mg)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Interventions

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Placebo

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Intervention Type OTHER

TUTI-16 (0.03mg)

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

TUTI-16 (0.1mg)

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

TUTI-16 (0.6mg)

Subcutaneous injection on Day 0, Day 28, and Day 84

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and Females
* Age ≥18 and ≤50 years at Screening
* HIV-1 seropositive
* asymptomatic and in generally good health
* no prior anti-retroviral therapy within 6 months of screening
* viral load ≥ 3,000 ≤ 100,000 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL
* CD4+ T-cell count ≥ 400/mm3.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant/nursing females
* positive for HBV or HCV
* acute Herpetic event
* any clinically significant out-of range laboratory value
* subject is unable or unwilling to discontinue during the study
* participation in another investigational drug/vaccine study within 30 days preceding the first injection of investigational agent in this study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Thymon, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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THYMON, LLC

Principal Investigators

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Marcus A Conant, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Conant Medical Clinical Research

Locations

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Conant Medical Clinical Research

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Goldstein G, Chicca JJ. Exploratory clinical studies of a synthetic HIV-1 Tat epitope vaccine in asymptomatic treatment-naive and antiretroviral-controlled HIV-1 infected subjects plus healthy uninfected subjects. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2012 Apr;8(4):479-85. doi: 10.4161/hv.19184. Epub 2012 Feb 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22336878 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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THYMON-08001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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