HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It harms the immune system by destroying the white blood cells that fight infection. This puts at risk for serious infections and certain cancers.
AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the final stage of infection with HIV. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS.
Principal Investigator: Carl J. Fichtenbaum, University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
University of California, San Francisco
Case Western Reserve University
United States, Ohio
Status: Active not recruiting
Description
A Comparative Study of Autologous CD4+ T Cells Genetically Modified at the CCR5 Gene by Zinc Finger Nucleases SB-728 versus ex vivo Expanded Unmodified Autologous CD4+ T Cells in Treated HIV-1 Infected Subjects
This is a randomized clinical trial comparing the effect of infusing expanded autologous CD4+ T cells with or without ex vivo modification of the CCR5 gene by zinc finger nucleases among HIV-infected patients with plasma HIV RNA levels <50 copies/mL for at least 48 weeks and CD4+ T cell counts greater than 350 cells/µL. The main hypothesis is that the infusion of modified CD4+ T cells will lead to a reduction in the size of the replication-competent HIV reservoir, as measured by the quantitative virus outgrowth assay (QVOA) that is greater than that resulting from infusion of unmodified CD4+ T cells. A total of 30 participants will be randomized to receive one infusion of 0.5 - 4 x 1010 ex vivo expanded autologous CD4+ T cells that have been either modified by transduction with a zinc finger nuclease designed to cleave CCR5 (arm 1, n=20) or unmodified (arm 2, n=10). All participants will be pre-treated with cyclophosphamide at a dose of 1 g/m2 before infusion. The primary outcome measure will be the change in the number of infectious units per million (IUPM) CD4+ T cells from study enrollment to 24 months after infusion of expanded CD4+ T cells.
Last updated: Jun. 5, 2023