Title
Feasibility and Successful Enrollment in a Proof-of-Concept HIV Prevention Trial of VRC01, a Broadly Neutralizing HIV-1 Monoclonal Antibody
Date Issued
01 May 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Edupuganti S.
Mgodi N.
Karuna S.T.
Andrew P.
Rudnicki E.
Kochar N.
deCamp A.
De La Grecca R.
Anderson M.
Karg C.
Tindale I.
Greene E.
Broder G.B.
Lucas J.
Hural J.
Frank I.
Sobieszczyk M.
Gomez Lorenzo M.M.
Burns D.
Anderson P.L.
Miner M.D.
Ledgerwood J.
Mascola J.R.
Gilbert P.B.
Cohen M.S.
Corey L.
Publisher(s)
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Abstract
Background: The Antibody-Mediated Prevention trials (HVTN 704/HPTN 085 and HVTN 703/HPTN 081) are the first efficacy trials to evaluate whether VRC01, a broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibody targeting the CD4-binding site of the HIV envelope protein, prevents sexual transmission of HIV-1. HVTN 704/HPTN 085 enrolled 2701 cisgender men and transgender (TG) individuals who have sex with men at 26 sites in Brazil, Peru, Switzerland, and the United States. Methods: Participants were recruited and retained through early, extensive community engagement. Eligible participants were randomized 1:1:1 to 10 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg of VRC01 or saline placebo. Visits occurred monthly, with intravenous (IV) infusions every 8 weeks over 2 years, for a total of 10 infusions. Participants were followed for 104 weeks after first infusion. Results: The median HVTN 704/HPTN 085 participant age was 28 years; 99% were assigned male sex; 90% identified as cisgender men, 5% as TG women and the remaining as other genders. Thirty-two percent were White, 15% Black, and 57% Hispanic/Latinx. Twenty-eight percent had a sexually transmitted infection at enrollment. More than 23,000 infusions were administered with no serious IV administration complications. Overall, retention and adherence to the study schedule exceeded 90%, and the dropout rate was below 10% annually (7.3 per 100 person-years) through week 80, the last visit for the primary end point. Conclusions: HVTN 704/HPTN 085 exceeded accrual and retention expectations. With exceptional safety of IV administration and operational feasibility, it paves the way for future large-scale monoclonal antibody trials for HIV prevention and/or treatment.
Start page
671
End page
679
Volume
87
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Inmunología
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85102955288
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
ISSN of the container
15254135
Sponsor(s)
U.S. Public Health Service - U.S. Public Health Service - USPHS
Supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) US Public Health Service Grants UM1 AI068614 [LOC: HIV Vaccine Trials Network], UM1 AI068635 [HVTN SDMC FHCRC], UM1 AI068618 [HVTN Laboratory Center FHCRC], and UM1AI068619 (HPTN Leadership and Operations Center). The content of this manuscript is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The authors thank the study participants enrolled in HVTN 704/HPTN 085 and gratefully acknowledge the participation and support of many colleagues and staff on the protocol team. At the clinical research sites, the authors thank the study teams (see Supplemental Material, Supplemental Digital Content, http://links.lww.com/QAI/B611). For their roles in protocol development and study implementation, the authors thank Carter Bentley, PhD. The authors gratefully acknowledge the many colleagues at VRC/NIAID who contributed to the clinical development and manufacturing of VRC01 for this trial. For assistance with statistical programming, the authors thank Karan Shah and Bharathi Lakshminarayanan.
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus