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Safety and Survival of Genetically Modified White Blood Cells in HIV-Infected Persons - A Study in Identical Twin Pairs

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) · Nov 3, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Aids Immune Based Therapy Adoptive Immunotherapy Lymphapheresis Ex Vivo Activation Hiv Gene Therapy Protease Inhibitor Interleukin 2 Indinavir

Description

This phase I/II pilot project will evaluate the survival, tolerance, safety, and efficacy of infusions of activated, gene marked, syngeneic T lymphocytes obtained from HIV seronegative identical twins on the functional immune status of HIV infected twin recipients. T cells from each seronegative twin will be obtained by periodic apheresis, induced to polyclonal proliferation with anti-CD3 and rIL-2 stimulation, transduced with distinctive neoR retroviral vectors, and expanded 10-1,000 fold in numbers during approximately 2 weeks of culture. These marked T cells will then be infused into the...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • An identical twin pair, one of whom is seropositive for HIV, the other twin seronegative, by standard ELISA and Western blot testing.
  • Patients with Kaposi's sarcoma are eligible for this study, but must not have received any systemic therapy for KS within 4 weeks prior to entry. The diagnosis of KS must have been confirmed by biopsy.
  • Patients must be free from serious psychological or emotional illness and able to provide written informed consent.
  • Anticipated survival greater than 3 months.
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Treatment with FDA-approved and/or expanded access antiretroviral agent(s) for patients with baseline CD4 counts below 500 cells/mm3. Patients with baseline CD4 counts above 500 cells/mm3 are eligible to receive cell therapy on this protocol, but must be treated with antiretroviral therapy if evidence of significant and persistent viral activation occurs in association with a cell infusion (a 50 percent or greater increase above baseline in any virologic parameter for at least 2 consecutive weeks).
  • No patients with lymphoma.
  • Willing to comply with current NIH Clinical Center guidelines concerning appropriate notification of all current sexual partners of an individual regarding his or her HIV positive sero-status and the risk of transmission of HIV infection.
  • No recent history of substance abuse unless evidence is provided of an ongoing therapeutic intervention (i.e., medical therapy or counseling) to control such abuse.
  • No pregnancy.

Attachments

readout_NCT00001353_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00001353_study_protocol.pdf

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About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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