Multi Interventional Study Exploring HIV-1 Residual Replication: a Step Towards HIV-1 Eradication and Sterilizing Cure
Summary
It is becoming clear that a combination of interventions will be desirable to achieve HIV cure. Therefore the investigators propose a pilot proof of concept study, using combination of a number of different interventions for eradicating residual plasma viremia and decreasing HIV reservoirs. The investigators hypothesize that, (i) antiretroviral intensification using Maraviroc, and/or dolutegravir with (ii) Dendritic Cell vaccination using autologous HIV, and (iii) purging intervention using the Class III HDACs, Sirtuin-1, and (iv) decreasing the ratio of long-lived central memory (TCM)/transitional memory (TTM) CD4+ T-cells using Auranofin will provide a synergistic impact leading to a sterilizing cure of HIV infection. Results of this study may provide insightful evidence for planning the next steps using the more efficacious combination of intervention strategies towards HIV sterilizing cure.
Timeline
- Start
- 2015-07
- Primary completion
- 2019-03
- Completion
- 2020-03
Publications
- de Almeida Baptista MV, da Silva LT, Samer S, Oshiro TM, Shytaj IL, Giron LB, Pena NM, Cruz N, Gosuen GC, Ferreira PRA, Cunha-Neto E, Galinskas J, Dias D, Sucupira MCA, de Almeida-Neto C, Salomao R, da Silva Duarte AJ, Janini LM, Hunter JR, Savarino A, Juliano MA, Diaz RS. Immunogenicity of personalized dendritic-cell therapy in HIV-1 infected individuals under suppressive antiretroviral treatment: interim analysis from a phase II clinical trial. AIDS Res Ther. 2022 Jan 12;19(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12981-021-00426-z.
- Diaz RS, Shytaj IL, Giron LB, Obermaier B, Della Libera E Jr, Galinskas J, Dias D, Hunter J, Janini M, Gosuen G, Ferreira PA, Sucupira MC, Maricato J, Fackler O, Lusic M, Savarino A; SPARC Working Group. Potential impact of the antirheumatic agent auranofin on proviral HIV-1 DNA in individuals under intensified antiretroviral therapy: Results from a randomised clinical trial. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Nov;54(5):592-600. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.08.001. Epub 2019 Aug 5.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Auranofin | Small molecule | — | — |
| Subject | DC vaccine | Vaccine | — | — |
| Subject | Dolutegravir | Other / unclassified | — | — |
| Subject | Maraviroc | Other / unclassified | — | — |
| Subject | Nicotinamide | Other / unclassified | — | — |