Safety and Efficacy Study of AGS-004 During Analytical Treatment Interruption
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified November 2012 by Argos Therapeutics
Sponsor:
Argos Therapeutics
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Argos Therapeutics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01069809
First received: February 16, 2010
Last updated: November 2, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of AGS-004, an immune therapy, for HIV-infected individuals. Safety and effectiveness will be tested while the individuals are both taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication and interrupting ART medication.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
|
HIV Infection |
Biological: AGS-004 Biological: Placebo |
Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 2B Study Testing the Efficacy and Safety of AGS-004 on Host Control of HIV Replication During Analytical Treatment Interruption |
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complement factor I deficiency
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HIV/AIDS
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Further study details as provided by Argos Therapeutics:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Compare the anti-HIV effects of AGS-004 versus Placebo as measured by new HIV Viral Load setpoint after a 12 week Analytical Treatment Interruption [ Time Frame: 38 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Evaluate AGS-004 versus Placebo for change in plasma HIV Viral Load levels from the value just before initiation of ART to the value at the end of the 12 week ATI. [ Time Frame: 38 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Evaluate AGS-004 versus Placebo for change from Baseline in CD4 T-Cell absolute and percentage values at Week 26 and at the end of Step 4 (for subjects continuing ATI) [ Time Frame: 38 weeks (62 weeks for subjects continuing ATI in Step 4) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Evaluate AGS-004 versus Placebo for effects on HIV viral kinetics during the 12 week ATI, as measured my mean or median levels of plasma HIV Viral Load; assessed throughout and at the end of Step 4 (for subjects continuing ATI) [ Time Frame: 38 weeks (62 weeks for subjects continuing ATI in Step 4) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Evaluate AGS-004 versus Placebo for change from Baseline in TEAEs, clinical laboratory evaluations, and clinical assessments. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Evaluate AGS-004 versus Placebo for change in inflammatory markers over treatment period and ATI [ Time Frame: 38 Weeks (62 weeks for subjects continuing ATI in Step 4) ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Study immunogenicity and mechanism of action by evaluating AGS-004 versus Placebo for change from Baseline in T-cell response. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Study immunogenicity and mechanism of action by evaluating AGS-004 versus Placebo for change from Baseline of the extent of viral evolution. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Study immunogenicity and mechanism of action by evaluating AGS-004 versus Placebo for change from Baseline in the chromosomally integrated viral reservoir. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 42 |
| Study Start Date: | July 2010 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | April 2014 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
|
Experimental: AGS-004
HIV-1 Immune Therapy
|
Biological: AGS-004
HIV-1 Immune Therapy
|
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Placebo Comparator: Inactive Injection
Inactive Placebo Injection
|
Biological: Placebo
Inactive Placebo Injection
|
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 60 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females ≥ 18 to 60 years of age.
- HIV infection.
- Stable ART regimen for ≥ 3 months prior to Screening.
- HIV VL level ≤ 400 copies/mL for ≥ 2 months prior to Screening.
- HIV VL level ≤ 50 copies/mL at Screening.
- CD4+ T cell count ≥ 450 cells/mm3 at Screening.
- Pre-ART nadir CD4+ T cell counts ≥ 200 cells/mm³.
- Availability of an adequate sample of frozen plasma most recently collected (no more than 90 days and preferably within 30 days) before starting ART.
- Laboratory values within pre-defined limits at Screening and Eligibility.
- Negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and Eligibility for females with reproductive potential, and agreement of all subjects to use a reliable form of contraception during the study and for 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug.
- Able and willing to give adequate written informed consent, to communicate effectively with study personnel, and willing to be compliant with protocol requirements.
Exclusion Criteria:
- HIV-2 antibody positive at Screening Visit.
- Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody (if positive HCV antibody, HCV RNA must be negative).
- Untreated syphilis infection (positive rapid plasma reagin [RPR]).
- Changes in ART regimen due to virologic breakthrough.
- History of lymph node irradiation or dissection.
- Prior use of any HIV immunotherapy or vaccine within 9 months prior to Screening.
- Prior participation in an AGS-004 clinical study.
- Treatment interruption of ART for > 1 month since starting the ART from which the pre-ART plasma sample was drawn.
- Any acute infection or medical illness within 14 days prior to Screening and throughout the pre-treatment evaluation phase (Step 1).
- Initiation of ART during the acute HIV infection stage, if date of infection known (acute infection defined as < 6 months between date of HIV infection and ART start date).
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
- Receipt of any immune modulators or suppressors within 30 days prior to Screening and throughout the pre-treatment evaluation phase (Step 1).
Evidence of hepatic decompensation in cirrhotic subjects: history of ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, or bleeding esophageal varices, or screening laboratory results of any of the following:
- International Normalized Ratio (INR) of ≥ 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN);
- Serum albumin < 3.3 g/dL;
- Serum total bilirubin > 1.8 X ULN, unless history of Gilbert's disease or deemed related to treatment with atazanavir.
- History or other clinical evidence of significant or unstable cardiac disease (e.g., angina, congestive heart failure, recent myocardial infarction, significant arrhythmia) or clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities.
- History of moderate or severe renal impairment (i.e., persistent history of creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min) or any other renal disorder deemed clinically significant by the investigator.
- Prior history of an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) defining condition.
- History or other evidence of severe illness, malignancy, immunodeficiency other than HIV, or any other condition that would make the subject unsuitable for the study in the opinion of the investigator.
- Known allergy or sensitivity to the components of the investigational immunotherapy.
- Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that would interfere with adherence to study requirements in the opinion of the investigator.
- Use of systemic corticosteroids and use of topical steroids over a total area exceeding 15 cm² within 30 days prior to Screening.
- Any investigational antiretroviral agents or use of a CCR5 inhibitor at Screening.
- Active autoimmune disease or condition.
- Participation in another investigational clinical study within the previous 30 days or use of investigational agents.
- Body weight less than 30 kg.
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01069809
Contacts
| Contact: Esther Villiard | 919-287-9487 | evilliard@argostherapeutics.com |
Locations
| United States, California | |
| UCDavis Research Office at CARES | Recruiting |
| Sacramento, California, United States, 95811 | |
| Contact: Tammy Yotter 916-914-6261 tammy.yotter@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: David Asmuth, MD | |
| United States, New York | |
| Jacobi & North Central Bronx Hospitals | Recruiting |
| Bronx, New York, United States, 10461 | |
| Contact: Angelo Seda 718-918-3662 Angelo.Seda@nbhn.net | |
| Principal Investigator: David Stein, MD | |
| United States, North Carolina | |
| AIDS Clinical Trials Unit | Recruiting |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514 | |
| Contact: Susan Pedersen 919-966-6713 spederse@med.unc.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: David Margolis, MD | |
| Duke University Medical Center | Recruiting |
| Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
| Contact: Debbie McMullen 919-668-3759 mcmul006@mc.duke.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: Charles Hicks, MD | |
| United States, Pennsylvania | |
| Division of Infectious Disease and HIV Medicine Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice | Recruiting |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 191002 | |
| Contact: Sharon Lewis 215-762-3251 Sharon.Lewis@DrexelMed.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: Jeff Jacobson, MD | |
| Canada, Ontario | |
| The Ottawa Hospital | Recruiting |
| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 816 | |
| Contact: Nancy Lamoureux (613) 737-8209 nlamoureux@ohri.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Angel Jonathan, MD | |
| Canada, Quebec | |
| Clinique médicale l'Actuel | Recruiting |
| Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2L4P9 | |
| Contact: Ioannis Vertzagias 514-524-3642 ext 239 ivertzagias@lactuel.ca | |
| Contact: Isabelle Benoit 514-524-3642 ext 222 ibenoit@lactuel.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Sylvie Vezina, MD | |
| Clinique Médical du Quartier Latin | Recruiting |
| Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2L5B1 | |
| Contact: Claude Gagne 514-285-1487 ext 225 info@quartier-latin.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Jean-Guy Baril, MD | |
| Montreal Chest Institute, Immunodeficiency Dept. | Recruiting |
| Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 2P4 | |
| Contact: Nathalie Morin 514-934-1934 ext 32537 nathalie.m.morin@muhc.mcgill.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Jean-Pierre Routy, MD | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Argos Therapeutics
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Jeffery Jacobson, MD | Drexel University |
More Information
Additional Information:
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| Responsible Party: | Argos Therapeutics |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01069809 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | AGS-004-003, HHSN266200600019C, ES-11702 |
| Study First Received: | February 16, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | November 2, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration Canada: Health Canada |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Slow Virus Diseases |
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