Impact of a TLR9 agonist and broadly neutralizing antibodies on HIV-1 persistence : the randomized phase 2a TITAN trial

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Inducing antiretroviral therapy (ART)-free virological control is a critical step toward a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) cure. In this phase 2a, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial, 43 people (85% males) with HIV-1 on ART were randomized to (1) placebo/placebo, (2) lefitolimod (TLR9 agonist)/placebo, (3) placebo/broadly neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibodies (bNAbs) or (4) lefitolimod/bNAb. ART interruption (ATI) started at week 3. Lefitolimod was administered once weekly for the first 8 weeks, and bNAbs were administered twice, 1 d before and 3 weeks after ATI. The primary endpoint was time to loss of virologic control after ATI. The median delay in time to loss of virologic control compared to the placebo/placebo group was 0.5 weeks (P = 0.49), 12.5 weeks (P = 0.003) and 9.5 weeks (P = 0.004) in the lefitolimod/placebo, placebo/bNAb and lefitolimod/bNAb groups, respectively. Among secondary endpoints, viral doubling time was slower for bNAb groups compared to non-bNAb groups, and the interventions were overall safe. We observed no added benefit of lefitolimod. Despite subtherapeutic plasma bNAb levels, 36% (4/11) in the placebo/bNAb group compared to 0% (0/10) in the placebo/placebo group maintained virologic control after the 25-week ATI. Although immunotherapy with lefitolimod did not lead to ART-free HIV-1 control, bNAbs may be important components in future HIV-1 curative strategies. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03837756.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Nature medicine - 29(2023), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 2547-2558

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gunst, Jesper D [VerfasserIn]
Højen, Jesper F [VerfasserIn]
Pahus, Marie H [VerfasserIn]
Rosás-Umbert, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Stiksrud, Birgitte [VerfasserIn]
McMahon, James H [VerfasserIn]
Denton, Paul W [VerfasserIn]
Nielsen, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Johansen, Isik S [VerfasserIn]
Benfield, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Leth, Steffen [VerfasserIn]
Gerstoft, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Østergaard, Lars [VerfasserIn]
Schleimann, Mariane H [VerfasserIn]
Olesen, Rikke [VerfasserIn]
Støvring, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Vibholm, Line [VerfasserIn]
Weis, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Dyrhol-Riise, Anne M [VerfasserIn]
Pedersen, Karen B H [VerfasserIn]
Lau, Jillian S Y [VerfasserIn]
Copertino, Dennis C [VerfasserIn]
Linden, Noemi [VerfasserIn]
Huynh, Tan T [VerfasserIn]
Ramos, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Jones, R Brad [VerfasserIn]
Lewin, Sharon R [VerfasserIn]
Tolstrup, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Rasmussen, Thomas A [VerfasserIn]
Nussenzweig, Michel C [VerfasserIn]
Caskey, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Reikvam, Dag Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Søgaard, Ole S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adjuvants, Immunologic
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
Clinical Trial, Phase II
HIV Antibodies
Journal Article
MGN1703
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TLR9 protein, human
Toll-Like Receptor 9

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Date Completed 06.11.2023

Date Revised 09.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03837756

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41591-023-02547-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361943342