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Immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 in infants of HIV-1-infected women in Uganda (HPTN 027): the first pediatric HIV vaccine trial in Africa.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Maternal-to-child-transmission of HIV-1 infection remains a significant cause of HIV-1 infection despite successful prevention strategies. Testing protective HIV-1 vaccines remains a critical priority. The immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 (ALVAC) in infants born to HIV-1-infected women in Uganda was evaluated in the first pediatric HIV-1 vaccine study in Africa. DESIGN:HIV Prevention Trials Network 027 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase I trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of ALVAC in 60 infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers with CD4 counts of >500 cells per microliter, which were randomized to the ALVAC vaccine or placebo. ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 is an attenuated recombinant canarypox virus expressing HIV-1 clade E env, clade B gag, and protease gene products. METHODS:Infants were vaccinated at birth and 4, 8, and 12 weeks of age with ALVAC or placebo. Cellular and humoral immune responses were evaluated using interferon-? enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot, carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester proliferation, intracellular cytokine staining, and binding and neutralizing antibody assays. Fisher exact test was used to compare positive responses between the study arms. RESULTS:Low levels of antigen-specific CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses (intracellular cytokine assay) were detected at 24 months (CD4-6/36 vaccine vs. 1/9 placebo; CD8-5/36 vaccine vs. 0/9 placebo) of age. There was a nonsignificant trend toward higher cellular immune response rates in vaccine recipients compared with placebo. There were minimal binding antibody responses and no neutralizing antibodies detected. CONCLUSIONS:HIV-1-exposed infants are capable of generating low levels of cellular immune responses to ALVAC vaccine, similar to responses seen in adults.

SUBMITTER: Kaleebu P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4171956 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 in infants of HIV-1-infected women in Uganda (HPTN 027): the first pediatric HIV vaccine trial in Africa.

Kaleebu Pontiano P Njai Harr Freeya HF Wang Lei L Jones Norman N Ssewanyana Isaac I Richardson Paul P Kintu Kenneth K Emel Lynda L Musoke Philippa P Fowler Mary Glenn MG Ou San-San SS Jackson J Brooks JB Guay Laura L Andrew Philip P Baglyos Lynn L Cao Huyen H

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<h4>Objective</h4>Maternal-to-child-transmission of HIV-1 infection remains a significant cause of HIV-1 infection despite successful prevention strategies. Testing protective HIV-1 vaccines remains a critical priority. The immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 (ALVAC) in infants born to HIV-1-infected women in Uganda was evaluated in the first pediatric HIV-1 vaccine study in Africa.<h4>Design</h4>HIV Prevention Trials Network 027 was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase I trial t ...[more]

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Project description:BACKGROUND:South Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV-1 (HIV) infection world-wide, with the highest rates among young women. We analyzed the molecular epidemiology and evolutionary history of HIV in young women attending high school in rural South Africa. METHODS:Samples were obtained from the HPTN 068 randomized controlled trial, which evaluated the effect of cash transfers for school attendance on HIV incidence in women aged 13-20 years (Mpumalanga province, 2011-2015). Plasma samples from HIV-infected participants were analyzed using the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping assay. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using 200 pol gene study sequences and 2,294 subtype C reference sequences from South Africa. Transmission clusters were identified using Cluster Picker and HIV-TRACE, and were characterized using demographic and other epidemiological data. Phylodynamic analyses were performed using the BEAST software. RESULTS:The study enrolled 2,533 young women who were followed through their expected high school graduation date (main study); some participants had a post-study assessment (follow-up study). Two-hundred-twelve of 2,533 enrolled young women had HIV infection. HIV pol sequences were obtained for 94% (n = 201/212) of the HIV-infected participants. All but one of the sequences were HIV-1 subtype C; the non-C subtype sequence was excluded from further analysis. Median pairwise genetic distance between the subtype C sequences was 6.4% (IQR: 5.6-7.2). Overall, 26% of study sequences fell into 21 phylogenetic clusters with 2-6 women per cluster. Thirteen (62%) clusters included women who were HIV-infected at enrollment. Clustering was not associated with study arm, demographic or other epidemiological factors. The estimated date of origin of HIV subtype C in the study population was 1958 (95% highest posterior density [HPD]: 1931-1980), and the median estimated substitution rate among study pol sequences was 1.98x10-3 (95% HPD: 1.15x10-3-2.81x10-3) per site per year. CONCLUSIONS:Phylogenetic analysis suggests that multiple HIV subtype C sublineages circulate among school age girls in South Africa. There were no substantive differences in the molecular epidemiology of HIV between control and intervention arms in the HPTN 068 trial.

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Immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 in infants of HIV-1-infected women in Uganda (HPTN 027): the first pediatric HIV vaccine trial in Africa.

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Immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV vCP1521 in infants of HIV-1-infected women in Uganda (HPTN 027): the first pediatric HIV vaccine trial in Africa.

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