Pollard, Richard B., Rockstroh, Jurgen K., Pantaleo, Giuseppe, Asmuth, David M., Peters, Barry, Lazzarin, Adriano, Garcia, Felipe, Ellefsen, Kim, Podzamczer, Daniel, van Lunzen, Jan, Arasteh, Keikawus, Schuermann, Dirk, Clotet, Bonaventura, Hardy, W. David, Mitsuyasu, Ronald, Moyle, Graeme, Plettenberg, Andreas, Fisher, Martin, Fatkenheuer, Gerd, Fischl, Margaret, Taiwo, Babafemi, Baksaas, Ingebjorg, Jolliffe, Darren, Persson, Stefan, Jelmert, Oyvind, Hovden, Arnt-Ove, Sommerfelt, Maja A., Wendel-Hansen, Vidar and Sorensen, Birger (2014). Safety and efficacy of the peptide-based therapeutic vaccine for HIV-1, Vacc-4x: a phase 2 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Infect. Dis., 14 (4). S. 291 - 301. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. ISSN 1474-4457

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Abstract

Background Present combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) alone does not cure HIV infection and requires lifelong drug treatment. The potential role of HIV therapeutic vaccines as part of an HIV cure is under consideration. Our aim was to assess the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of Vacc-4x, a peptide-based HIV-1 therapeutic vaccine targeting conserved domains on p24(Gag), in adults infected with HIV-1. Methods Between July, 2008, and June, 2010, we did a multinational double-blind, randomised, phase 2 study comparing Vacc-4x with placebo. Participants were adults infected with HIV-1 who were aged 18-55 years and virologically suppressed on cART (viral load <50 copies per mL) with CD4 cell counts of 400 x10(6) cells per L or greater. The trial was done at 18 sites in Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the USA. Participants were randomly assigned (2:1) to Vacc-4x or placebo. Group allocation was masked from participants and investigators. Four primary immunisations, weekly for 4 weeks, containing Vacc-4x (or placebo) were given intradermally after administration of adjuvant. Booster immunisations were given at weeks 16 and 18. At week 28, CART was interrupted for up to 24 weeks. The coprimary endpoints were CART resumption and changes in CD4 counts during treatment interruption. Analyses were by modified intention to treat: all participants who received one intervention. Furthermore, safety, viral load, and immunogenicity (as measured by ELISPOT and proliferation assays) were assessed. The 52 week follow-up period was completed in June, 2011. For the coprimary endpoints the proportion of participants who met the criteria for cART resumption was analysed with a logistic regression model with the treatment effect being assessed in a model including country as a covariate. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00659789. Findings 174 individuals were screened; because of slow recruitment, enrolment stopped with 136 of a planned 345 participants and 93 were randomly assigned to receive Vacc-4x and 43 to receive placebo. There were no differences between the two groups for the primary efficacy endpoints in those participants who stopped CART at week 28. Of the participants who resumed CART, 30 (34%) were in the Vacc-4x group and 11 (29%) in the placebo group, and percentage changes in CD4 counts were not significant (mean treatment difference -5.71, 95% CI -13.01 to 1.59). However, a significant difference in viral load was noted for the Vacc-4x group both at week 48 (median 23 100 copies per mL Vacc-4x vs 71 800 copies per mL placebo; p=0.025) and week 52 (median 19 550 copies per mL vs 51 000 copies per mL; p=0.041). One serious adverse event, exacerbation of multiple sclerosis, was reported as possibly related to study treatment. Vacc-4x was immunogenic, inducing proliferative responses in both CD4 and CD8 T-cell populations. Interpretation The proportion of participants resuming CART before end of study and change in CD4 counts during the treatment interruption showed no benefit of vaccination. Vacc-4x was safe, well tolerated, immunogenic, seemed to contribute to a viral-load setpoint reduction after CART interruption, and might be worth consideration in future HIV-cure investigative strategies.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Pollard, Richard B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rockstroh, Jurgen K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pantaleo, GiuseppeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Asmuth, David M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Peters, BarryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lazzarin, AdrianoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Garcia, FelipeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ellefsen, KimUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Podzamczer, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
van Lunzen, JanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Arasteh, KeikawusUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schuermann, DirkUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Clotet, BonaventuraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hardy, W. DavidUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mitsuyasu, RonaldUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moyle, GraemeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Plettenberg, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fisher, MartinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fatkenheuer, GerdUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fischl, MargaretUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Taiwo, BabafemiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baksaas, IngebjorgUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jolliffe, DarrenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Persson, StefanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jelmert, OyvindUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hovden, Arnt-OveUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sommerfelt, Maja A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wendel-Hansen, VidarUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sorensen, BirgerUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-442744
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70343-8
Journal or Publication Title: Lancet Infect. Dis.
Volume: 14
Number: 4
Page Range: S. 291 - 301
Date: 2014
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1474-4457
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
T-CELL RESPONSES; COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV-1-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS; TREATMENT INTERRUPTIONS; INFECTED PATIENTS; I TRIAL; IMMUNIZATION; REPLICATION; IMMUNOGENICITYMultiple languages
Infectious DiseasesMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44274

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