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ReviewVaccines2025

Progress and Challenges in HIV-1 Vaccine Research: A Comprehensive Overview.

Alex C Boomgarden, Chitra Upadhyay

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Review in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Analytical and Clinical Performance of VIDASDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Structural basis of membrane engagement and polyreactivity control in HIV-1 MPER broadly neutralizing antibodies.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alex C BoomgardenDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3521-516X
Chitra UpadhyayDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4524-1532

Funding

Modulating antigenic and immunogenic properties of HIV Env by altering signal sequenceR01AI140909 · NIAID · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI UPADHYAY, CHITRA · 2019 to 2023
$3.3M
Harnessing native glycosylation to improve immunogenicity of HIV-1 Env immunogensR01AI179427 · NIAID · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Chitra Upadhyay · 2024 to 2026
$2.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI140909NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI179427NIH HHS 1R01AI179427-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of an effective HIV-1 vaccine remains a formidable challenge in biomedical research. Despite significant advancements in our understanding of HIV biology and pathogenesis, progress has been impeded by factors such as the virus's genetic diversity, high mutation rates, and its ability to establish latent reservoirs. Recent innovative approaches, including mosaic vaccines and mRNA technology to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies, have shown promise. However, the efficacy of these vaccines has been modest, with the best results achieving approximately 30% effectiveness. Ongoing research emphasizes the necessity of a multifaceted strategy to overcome these obstacles and achieve a breakthrough in HIV-1 vaccine development. This review summarizes current approaches utilized to further understand HIV-1 biology and to create a global vaccine. We discuss the impact of these approaches on vaccine development for other diseases, including COVID-19, influenza, and Zika virus. Additionally, we highlight the specific limitations faced with each approach and present the methods researchers employ to overcome these challenges. These innovative techniques, which have demonstrated preclinical and clinical success, have advanced the field closer to the ultimate goal of developing a global HIV-1 vaccine. Leveraging these advancements will enable significant strides in combating HIV-1 and other infectious diseases, ultimately improving global health outcomes.

Indexed as

adeno-associated virusbroadly neutralizing antibodiesgermline-targetingHIV-1 vaccinemRNAsignal peptide

Identifiers

PMID40006695
PMCPMC11860913

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