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The purpose of this study is to learn whether having the AMP Study antibody (called VRC01) in a person's body might help their immune system control HIV better, even without HIV medication called antiretroviral therapy or ART, if they get HIV. This study will evaluate the viral and immune system responses in an Analytical Treatment Interruption (ATI), in participants who received VRC01 or placebo and got HIV while enrolled in HVTN 703/HPTN 081 (NCT02568215).
Participants in this study will stop taking their HIV medication. They will stay off HIV medication unless and until the HIV levels in their blood show that their immune system is unable to control the HIV or they meet other ART re-start criteria as noted in section "Detailed Description". While they are not taking HIV medication, their HIV levels will be tested frequently, and their health will be monitored closely. This is called an analytical treatment interruption, or an ATI. An ATI is an experimental procedure that is only used in carefully monitored research.
Full description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate immunologic and virologic responses in an Analytical Treatment Interruption (ATI), in participants who received VRC01 or placebo and got HIV while enrolled in the HVTN 703/HPTN 081 Antibody-Mediated Prevention (AMP) Study (NCT02568215).
ATI begins with the cessation of ART on Schedule 1 (Monitoring ATI). Participants on Schedule 1 will attend study visits every week for the first 8 weeks and at least every 2 weeks for the next 16 weeks. After that, participants will attend study visits once a month for the next 6 months, if their body is controlling their HIV without ART. Participants on Schedule 1 for more than a year will have visits every 3 months.
For participants on Schedule 1 (Monitoring ATI), a confirmed VL ≥ 200 copies/mL will trigger transition to Schedule 2 (ATI monitoring with viremia). Participants on Schedule 2 will attend study visits every week for the first 8 weeks and at least every 2 weeks for the next 28 weeks. After that, participants will attend study visits once a month for the next 4 months, if their body is controlling their HIV without ART. Participants on Schedule 2 for more than a year will have visits every 3 months.
For participants on Schedule 1 (Monitoring ATI), any of the following non-virologic criteria will trigger re-initiation of ART and transition to Schedule 3 (Follow-up on ART): confirmed CD4+ T-cell count < 350 cells/mm3, any HIV-related syndrome, pregnancy or breastfeeding, or ART re-initiation requested by participant or if deemed medically necessary by primary HIV provider or clinical research site Investigator of Record. Participants on Schedule 3 will attend study visits every 2 weeks for the first 12 weeks, once a month for the next 16 weeks, and on 2 occasions 3 months apart for the next 24 weeks.
For participants on Schedule 2 (ATI monitoring with viremia), the following virologic criteria will trigger re-initiation of ART and transition to Schedule 3 (Follow-up on ART): viral load remains ≥ 1,000 copies/mL for ≥ 4 consecutive weeks AND viral load has not dropped 0.5 log from the previous week (Week 0 - Week 24), confirmed viral load ≥ 200 copies/mL (after Week 24). Or, the following non-virologic criteria will trigger re-initiation of ART and transition from Schedule 2 (ATI monitoring with viremia) to Schedule 3 (Follow-up on ART): confirmed CD4+ T-cell count < 350 cells/mm3, any HIV-related syndrome, pregnancy or breastfeeding, or ART re-initiation requested by participant or if deemed medically necessary by primary HIV provider or clinical research site Investigator of Record.
Study duration is potentially indefinite for participants maintaining extended viral control during ATI. Study duration for most participants is expected to be 13-18 months. The maximum anticipated duration for any participant is expected to be approximately 2 1/2 to 3 years.
Visits may include medical history review, physical exam, HIV testing, other STI testing (blood, urine, and cervical/vaginal swab collection), blood draws, pregnancy testing for participants that can become pregnant, HIV transmission risk reduction counseling, and interviews/questionnaires.
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Laboratory Inclusion Values:
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HIV-1 infection, with reactive HIV-1 antibody and any Multispot or Geenius HIV-1/HIV-2 results, documented by the HVTN 703/HPTN 081 HIV diagnostic algorithm.
Plasma HIV-1 RNA ≥ 1,000 copies/mL by any assay, prior to initiating ART.
CD4+ T cell count ≥ 450 cells/mm3 obtained within 90 days prior to enrollment.
One plasma HIV-1 RNA below the lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) of an VQA-certified or DAIDS-approved assay and collected at each of the following:
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Exclusion criteria
Note: SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is not required for HVTN 805/HPTN 093 eligibility
Significant or unstable cardiac or cerebrovascular disease (eg, angina, congestive heart failure [CHF], recent cerebrovascular accident [CVA], or myocardial infarction [MI]).
Positive Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or positive HCV RNA (Not exclusionary: positive HCV Ab with negative HCV RNA).
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Volunteers who have:
Clinically significant medical condition, physical examination findings, clinically significant abnormal laboratory results, or past medical history with clinically significant implications for current health. A clinically significant condition or process includes but is not limited to:
Any medical, psychiatric, occupational, or other condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, would interfere with, or serve as a contraindication to, protocol adherence, assessment of safety, or a volunteer's ability to give informed consent.
Any medical, psychiatric, occupational, or other condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, could be exacerbated by events associated with protocol participation, which include: ATI, low-level viremia, subsequent viral rebound, and ART re-initiation.
HIV dementia or other neurologic disease that, in the judgment of the investigator, would be a contraindication to study participation.
Psychiatric condition that precludes compliance with the protocol. Specifically excluded are persons with psychoses within the past 3 years, ongoing risk for suicide, or history of suicide attempt or gesture within the past 3 years.
Malignancy (Not excluded from participation: Volunteer who has had malignancy excised surgically and who, in the investigator's judgment, has a reasonable assurance of sustained cure, or who is unlikely to experience recurrence of malignancy during the period of the study).
Current untreated or incompletely treated active tuberculosis disease or current latent tuberculosis infection (Not excluded from participation: Volunteer who has latent tuberculosis infection and is undergoing treatment, with at least one month of treatment completed)
Untreated or incompletely treated syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia infection
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