A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of BG505 MD39.3, BG505 MD39.3 gp151, and BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO HIV Trimer mRNA Vaccines in Healthy, HIV-uninfected Adult Participants

NCT ID: NCT05217641

Last Updated: 2025-10-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-11

Study Completion Date

2027-06-24

Brief Summary

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This is an open-label, multicenter, randomized phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of BG505 MD39.3, BG505 MD39.3 gp151, and BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO HIV trimer mRNA. These trimers are based on the BG505 MD39 native-like trimer reported in Steichen et al. Immunity 2016. The primary hypothesis is that the BG505 MD39.3 soluble and membrane-bound trimer mRNA vaccines will be safe and well-tolerated among HIV-uninfected individuals and will elicit autologous neutralizing antibodies.

Detailed Description

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Participants will receive BG505 MD39.3 mRNA, BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA or BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA, at doses of 100 mcg or 250mcg, administered via intramuscular (IM) injections into the deltoid muscle. Participants will be evaluated for safety and immune responses through blood and lymph node fine-needle aspiration collection at specified timepoints throughout the study.

A dose escalation plan will be implemented, whereby sentinel safety groups for each of the three low-dose groups in Part A would be enrolled and evaluated for safety 2 weeks after the first vaccination. If safety criteria are met, then enrollment of the Part B sentinel safety groups and the remainder of the Part A participants would commence. Safety for the sentinel groups in Part B will be assessed after the first vaccination prior to full enrollment of Part B. In addition, standard safety evaluations will occur routinely throughout the trial.

Conditions

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HIV Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Part A, Group 1: Low dose BG505 MD39.3 mRNA

18 participants Dose: 100mcg of BG505 MD39.3 mRNA formulated administered at months 0, 2, and 6

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG505 MD39.3 mRNA

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Administered by IM injection

Part A, Group 2: Low dose BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA

18 participants Dose: 100mcg of BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA administered at months 0, 2, and 6

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Administered by IM injection

Part A, Group 3: Low dose BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA

18 participants Dose: 100mcg of BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA administered at months 0, 2, and 6

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Administered by IM injection

Part B, Group 1: BG505 MD39.3 mRNA

18 participants Dose: 250mcg of BG505 MD39.3 mRNA administered at months 0, 2, and 6

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG505 MD39.3 mRNA

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Administered by IM injection

Part B, Group 2: BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA

18 participants Dose: 250mcg of BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA administered at months 0, 2, and 6

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Administered by IM injection

Part B, Group 3: BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA

18 participants Dose: 250mcg of BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA administered at months 0, 2, and 6

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Administered by IM injection

Interventions

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BG505 MD39.3 mRNA

Administered by IM injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

BG505 MD39.3 gp151 mRNA

Administered by IM injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

BG505 MD39.3 gp151 CD4KO mRNA

Administered by IM injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Able and willing to complete the informed consent process, including an Assessment of Understanding: volunteer demonstrates understanding of this study; completes a questionnaire prior to first vaccination with verbal demonstration of understanding of all questionnaire items answered incorrectly.
2. 18-55 years old, inclusive, on day of enrollment.
3. Agrees to comply with planned study procedures and be available for clinic follow-up through the last clinic visit.
4. Agrees not to enroll in another study of an investigational agent during participation in the trial.
5. In good general health according to the clinical judgement of the site investigator.
6. Physical examination and laboratory results without clinically significant findings that would interfere with assessment of safety or reactogenicity in the clinical judgement of the site investigator.
7. Assessed as low risk for HIV acquisition per low risk guidelines, agrees to discuss HIV infection risks, agrees to risk reduction counseling, and agrees to avoid behavior associated with high risk of HIV exposure through the final study visit. Low risk may include persons stably taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as prescribed for 6 months or longer.
8. Hemoglobin

* Greater than or equal to 11.0 g/dL for volunteers who were assigned female sex at birth
* Greater than or equal to 13.0 g/dL for volunteers who were assigned male sex at birth and transgender males who have been on hormone therapy for more than 6 consecutive months
* Greater than or equal to 12.0 g/dL for transgender females who have been on hormone therapy for more than 6 consecutive months
* For transgender participants who have been on hormone therapy for less than 6 consecutive months, determine hemoglobin eligibility based on the sex assigned at birth
9. White blood cell (WBC) count \> 3,500/mm3
10. Platelets ≥125,000 /mm3
11. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) based on the institutional normal range
12. Serum creatinine ≤1.1 x ULN based on the institutional normal range
13. Negative results for HIV infection by an (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA).
14. Negative for anti-Hepatitis C antibodies (anti-HCV) or negative HCV nucleic acid test (NAT) if anti-HCV antibodies are detected.
15. Negative for Hepatitis B surface antigen.
16. For a volunteer capable of becoming pregnant:

* Volunteers who were assigned female sex at birth and are of reproductive potential must agree to use effective means of birth control from at least 21 days prior to enrollment through 3 months after their third vaccination timepoint
* Has negative β-HCG (beta human chorionic gonadotropin) pregnancy test (urine or serum) at screening and prior to study product administration on day of enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Volunteer who is breast-feeding or pregnant.
2. Hypertension that is not well controlled. If a person has been found to have elevated blood pressure or hypertension during screening or previously, exclude for blood pressure that is not well controlled. Well-controlled blood pressure is defined in this protocol as consistently \< 140 mm Hg systolic and \< 90 mm Hg diastolic, with or without medication, with only isolated, brief instances of higher readings, which must be ≤ 150 mm Hg systolic and ≤ 100 mm Hg diastolic. For these volunteers, blood pressure must be \< 140 mm Hg systolic and \< 90 mm Hg diastolic at enrollment. If a person has NOT been found to have elevated blood pressure or hypertension during screening or previously, exclude for systolic blood pressure ≥ 150 mm Hg at enrollment or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mm Hg at enrollment.
3. Diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2. (Not exclusionary: type 2 cases controlled with diet alone or a history of isolated gestational diabetes).
4. Previous or current recipient of an investigational HIV vaccine (previous placebo recipients are not excluded).
5. Acutely ill or febrile (temperature ≥ 38.0°C/100.4°F) on the day of the first vaccination. Participants meeting this criterion may be rescheduled within the enrollment window period. Afebrile participants with minor illnesses can be enrolled at the discretion of the Investigator.
6. Immunosuppressive medications received within 168 days before first vaccination (Not exclusionary: \[1\] corticosteroid nasal spray; \[2\] inhaled corticosteroids; \[3\] topical corticosteroids for mild, uncomplicated dermatologic condition; or \[4\] a single course of oral/parenteral prednisone or equivalent at doses \< 60 mg/day and length of therapy \< 11 days with completion at least 30 days prior to enrollment).
7. Blood products or immunoglobulin within 16 weeks prior to enrollment; receipt of immunoglobulin within 16 weeks prior to enrollment requires PSRT approval.
8. Receipt of any of the following:

* Within 4 weeks prior to enrollment:

* Any licensed live, attenuated vaccine
* Any emergency use authorized (EUA) or licensed mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
* Within 2 weeks prior to enrollment:

* Any licensed killed/subunit/inactivated vaccine
* Any EUA or licensed adenoviral-vectored or protein SARS-CoV-2 vaccines Receipt of any SARS-CoV-2 vaccination series should be completed 4 weeks prior to enrollment when possible; however, exceptions may be made by approval of the HVTN 302 PSRT.
9. Initiation of antigen-based immunotherapy for allergies within the previous year (stable immunotherapy is not exclusionary); inclusion of participants who initiated immunotherapy within the previous year requires PSRT approval.
10. Receipt of investigational research agents with a half-life of 7 or fewer days within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. If a potential participant has received investigational agents with a half-life greater than 7 days (or unknown half-life) within the past year, PSRT approval is required for enrollment.
11. History of serious reaction (eg, hypersensitivity, anaphylaxis) to any vaccine or any component of the study vaccine.
12. History of myocarditis and/or pericarditis.
13. Hereditary angioedema, acquired angioedema, or idiopathic forms of angioedema.
14. Idiopathic urticaria within the past year.
15. Bleeding disorder diagnosed by a doctor (eg, factor deficiency, coagulopathy, or platelet disorder requiring special precautions).
16. Seizure disorder; febrile seizures as a child or seizures secondary to alcohol withdrawal more than 5 years ago are not exclusionary.
17. Asplenia or functional asplenia.
18. Active duty and reserve US military personnel.
19. Any other chronic or clinically significant condition that in the clinical judgement of the investigator would jeopardize the safety or rights of the study participant, including, but not limited to: clinically significant forms of drug or alcohol abuse, serious psychiatric disorders, or cancer that, in the clinical judgement of the site investigator, has a potential for recurrence (excluding basal cell carcinoma).
20. Asthma is excluded if the participant has ANY of the following:

* Required either oral or parenteral corticosteroids for an exacerbation two or more times within the past year; OR
* Needed emergency care, urgent care, hospitalization, or intubation for an acute asthma exacerbation within the past year (eg, would NOT exclude individuals with asthma who meet all other criteria but sought urgent/emergent care solely for asthma medication refills or co-existing conditions unrelated to asthma); OR
* Uses a short-acting rescue inhaler more than 2 days/week for acute asthma symptoms (ie, not for preventive treatment prior to athletic activity); OR
* Uses medium-to-high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (greater than 250 mcg fluticasone or therapeutic equivalent per day), whether in single-therapy or dual-therapy inhalers (ie, with a long-acting beta agonist \[LABA\]); OR
* Uses more than one medication for maintenance therapy daily. Inclusion of anyone on a stable dose of more than one medication for maintenance therapy daily for greater than two years requires PSRT approval.
21. A participant with a history of an immune-mediated disease, either active or remote. Not exclusionary: 1) remote history of Bell's palsy (\>2 years ago) not associated with other neurologic symptoms, 2) mild psoriasis that does not require ongoing systemic treatment.
22. Immunodeficiency
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Department of Health and Human Services

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jesse Clark, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of California, Los Angeles

Sharon Riddler, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Pittsburgh

Locations

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Alabama CRS [31788]

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

UCLA Vine Street Clinic CRS [31607]

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Bidmc Vcrs [32077]

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Brigham and Women's Hospital Vaccine CRS [30007]

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

New York Blood Center CRS [31801]

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Columbia P&S CRS [30329]

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

University of Rochester Vaccines to Prevent HIV Infection CRS [31467]

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status

Penn Prevention CRS [30310]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Pittsburgh CRS [1001]

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Seattle Vaccine and Prevention CRS [30331]

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Riddler SA, Moodie Z, Clark J, Yen C, Allen M, Furch BD, Lu H, Grant S, Mondal K, Anderson M, Maenza J, Lemos MP, Woodward Davis AS, Walsh SR, Sobieszczyk ME, Frank I, Goepfert P, Stephenson KE, Baden LR, Tieu HV, Keefer MC, McElrath MJ, Kublin JG, Corey L. High Frequency of Chronic Urticaria Following an Investigational HIV-1 BG505 MD39.3 Trimer mRNA Vaccine in a Phase 1, Randomized, Open-Label Clinical Trial (HVTN 302). Ann Intern Med. 2025 Jul;178(7):963-974. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-24-02701. Epub 2025 Apr 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40294415 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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DAIDS-ES ID: 38791

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

HVTN 302

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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