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Trial reportBMC infectious diseases2017

The therapeutic HIV Env C5/gp41 vaccine candidate Vacc-C5 induces specific T cell regulation in a phase I/II clinical study.

Kristin Brekke, Maja Sommerfelt, Mats Ökvist, Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise, Dag Kvale

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01627678 (Immunotherapy of HIV-infected Patients An Open, Dose-escalating Assessment of Vacc-C5 With Either GM-CSF or Alhydrogel as Adjuvant in HIV-1-infected Subjects on Antiretroviral Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01627678 phase1 / phase2completednot on this map

Immunotherapy of HIV-infected Patients An Open, Dose-escalating Assessment of Vacc-C5 With Either GM-CSF or Alhydrogel as Adjuvant in HIV-1-infected Subjects on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

TypeinterventionalSponsorBionor Immuno ASRan2012 to 2013Enrolled36ConditionsHIV-1 InfectionArmsVacc-C5/GM-CSF, Vacc-C5/Alhydrogel
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Conserved multiepitope vaccine constructs: A potent HIV-1 therapeutic vaccine in clinical trials.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kristin BrekkeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Maja SommerfeltBionor Pharma, Oslo, Norway.
Mats ÖkvistBionor Pharma, Oslo, Norway.
Anne Margarita Dyrhol-RiiseDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Dag KvaleDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. dag.kvale@medisin.uio.no.
Bionor (Norway) · NOUniversity of Oslo · NOOslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLevels of non-neutralising antibodies (AB) to the C5 domain of HIV Env gp120 are inversely related to progression of HIV infection. In this phase I/II clinical study we investigated safety of Vacc-C5, a peptide-based therapeutic vaccine candidate corresponding to C5/gp41

methodsThirty-six HIV patients on effective antiretroviral therapy were randomised to one of three dose levels of Vacc-C5 administered intramuscularly with Alhydrogel or intradermally with GM-CSF as adjuvant through initial immunisation and two booster periods over 26 weeks. Vacc-C5-specific AB were measured by ELISA and T cell responses by both IFN-γ ELISPOT and proliferative assays analysed by flow cytometry. Immune regulation was assessed by functional blockade of the two inhibitory cytokines IL-10 and TGF-β in parallel cultures. Non-parametric statistical tests were applied.

resultsVacc-C5 was found safe and well tolerated in all patients. Only marginal changes in humoral and cellular responses were induced, without any effect on immune activation. Overall, anti-Vacc-C5 AB levels seemed to decrease compared to pre-existing levels. Whereas Vacc-C5-specific CD8

conclusionsThe therapeutic HIV vaccine candidate Vacc-C5 safely induced only marginal immune responses, whereas Vacc-C5-induced T cell regulation markedly increased. Our data support further attention on immune regulation during therapeutic HIV vaccination studies.

trial registrationNCT01627678 .

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AIDS VaccinesCytokinesHIV InfectionsHumansT-LymphocytesAIDS VaccinesCytokinesAntibodiesHIVImmune activationImmune regulationT cellTherapeutic vaccine

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PMID28340570
PMCPMC5366104
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