N-803 Combined With the Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Plus or Minus haNK Cells for HIV

A Phase 1B Study of N-803 Combined With the Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies VRC07-523LS and PGT121 Plus or Minus haNK Cells for Reduction of HIV Reservoirs

To assess the safety of combination immune therapy in HIV-infected participants whose HIV is controlled with ART, by determining the incidence and severity of adverse events.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: HIV Infections; HIV/AIDS; Hiv; AIDS; Aids/Hiv Problem; AIDS and Infections
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: N-803 and bNAbs; Biological: haNK™ Cells

Detailed Description

This is a phase 1b study to examine the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the combination of 4 immunotherapies for treatment of HIV in participants with controlled HIV viremia and stable CD4 counts on antiretroviral therapy (ART).

The study will be conducted in two separate phases using two distinct to groups of participants where each group will have 10 individuals enrolled.

Treatment will consist of N-803, VRC07-523LS, PGT121, and haNK, with N-803 given for 3 cycles of 9 weeks/cycle. N-803 will be given every 3 weeks (3 doses/cycle), bNAbs will be given every 9 weeks, and haNK cells administered on the same day as each infusion of N-803. Total study duration will be 27 weeks.

Group 1 will receive only N-803 and the bNAbs; they will not receive the haNK™ cells. When 2 participants are enrolled and on active treatment for one month in Group 1, the Safety Monitoring Committee will review all data and if there are no safety concerns raised in the data recorded from administration of the interventions to those participants, Group 1 will continue. When Group 1 is complete, the SMC will again review all data before Group 2 can proceed with enrollment. The protocol for Group 2 will be identical to the one followed by Group 1, except that they will receive haNK™ cells at 2 × 109 cells/dose IV on the same day as each dose of N-803.

Optional tissue biopsies (lymph node and colonoscopy to collect gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT)) will occur at baseline and again 9 weeks after the last infusion of bNAbs. We aim to perform biopsies on least 8 out of 10 participants in each group.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
      • University of California
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
      • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
      • University of Minnesota Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• HIV-1 infection
• On continuous antiretroviral therapy for > 12 months without any interruptions of greater than 14 consecutive days in the last 12 months
• Screening plasma HIV RNA levels < 20 copies/mL on all available determinations in past 12 months (isolated single values ≥ 20 but < 200 copies/mL will be allowed if they were preceded and followed by viral load determinations < 20 copies/mL)
• Screening CD4+ T-cell count ≥ 400 cells/mm3

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice birth control during participation in the study
• Active or recent malignancy requiring systemic chemotherapy or surgery in the preceding 36 months or for whom such therapies are expected in the subsequent 12 months; minor surgical removal of localized skin cancers (squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma) are not exclusionary
• Chronic liver disease defined as Class B and C on the Child-Pugh scale
• Active and poorly controlled atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), as defined by 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines, including a previous diagnosis of any of the following: (a) acute myocardial infarction, (b) acute coronary syndromes, (c) stable or unstable angina, (d) coronary or other arterial revascularization, (e) stroke, (f) transient ischemic attack (TIA), or (g) peripheral arterial disease grade IIa or greater
• History of AIDS-defining illness within the past 5 years
• History of potential immune-mediated medical conditions requiring concomitant treatment with immunomodulatory drugs, and/or exposure to any immunomodulatory drug in the 4 weeks prior to study enrollment
• Exposure to any experimental therapies within 90 days of study entry

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Group 1: N-803 and bNAbs Only; Group 1 will receive only N-803 and the bNAbs; they will not receive the haNK™ cells	Biological: N-803 and bNAbs; Treatment will consist of N-803, VRC07-523LS, PGT121, and haNK, with N-803 given for 3 cycles of 9 weeks/cycle. N-803 will be given every 3 weeks (3 doses/cycle) and bNAbs will be given every 9 weeks.
EXPERIMENTAL: Group 2: N-803 and bNAbs with haNK™ Cells; The protocol for Group 2 will be identical to the one followed by Group 1, except that they will receive haNK™ cells on the same day as each dose of N-803.	Biological: N-803 and bNAbs; Treatment will consist of N-803, VRC07-523LS, PGT121, and haNK, with N-803 given for 3 cycles of 9 weeks/cycle. N-803 will be given every 3 weeks (3 doses/cycle) and bNAbs will be given every 9 weeks.; Biological: haNK™ Cells; Treatment will consist of N-803, VRC07-523LS, PGT121, and haNK, with N-803 given for 3 cycles of 9 weeks/cycle. N-803 will be given every 3 weeks (3 doses/cycle), bNAbs will be given every 9 weeks, and haNK cells administered on the same day as each infusion of N-803.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Safety: Number of Adverse Events Grades 3, 4, 5	Number of serious adverse events (SAEs) graded 3 (severe pain; interferes with oral intake), 4 (life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention needed), and 5 (death) experienced in the haNK cell group compared to the group receiving no haNK cells. Lower number of SAEs indicated greater treatment safety.	27 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Reduction of HIV Reservoir in PBMCs	HIV RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) will be quantified using next gen sequencing. Percent reduction in HIV RNA reservoirs in these cells will be compared between groups. Greater percent reduction in viral reservoirs in haNK cell group indicates greater efficacy of haNK cell therapy compared to no haNK cell therapy.	27 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Minnesota
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Timothy Schacker, MD, Medical School, University of Minnesota

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ANTICIPATED): January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): December 31, 2020
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): December 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 28, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 28, 2019
• First Posted (ACTUAL): October 30, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): October 22, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 21, 2020
• Last Verified: October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Infections; Communicable Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: STUDY00007810

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No