%0 Journal Article
%A Harrer, E.
%A Bäuerle, M.
%A Ferstl, B.
%A Chaplin, I. T.
%A Petzold, B.
%A Mateo, L.
%A Handley, A.
%A Tzatzaris, M.
%A Vollmar, J.
%A Bermann, S.
%A Rittmaier, M.
%A Eismann, K.
%A Miller, S.
%A Kalden, J. R.
%A Spriewald, B.
%A Willbold, D.
%A Harrer, T.
%T Therapeutic vaccination of HIV-1-infected patients on HAART with a recombinant HIV-1 nef-expressing MVA: safety, immunogenicity and influence on viral load during treatment interruption
%J Antiviral therapy
%V 10
%@ 1359-6535
%C London
%I International Medical Press
%M PreJuSER-45558
%P 285 - 300
%D 2005
%Z Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
%X The safety and immunogenicity of an HIV-1 nef-expressing modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) was investigated in 14 HIV-1-positive patients (CD4 > 400/mu l) on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Patients were vaccinated at weeks 0, 4 and 16, followed by interruption of HAART at week 18. MVA-nef was well tolerated except for local reactions, with only mild systemic side effects reported in a few patients. Vaccination with MVA-nef was associated with recognition of new HIV-1 T-cell epitopes (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitopes in 9/14 patients, CD4 epitope/recombinant Nef protein in 2/14) and an increase in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. All patients had been vaccinated against smallpox and a strong T-cell and antibody response to MVA was induced in all patients. After interruption of HAART, viral load rebounded in all patients, but after a median time of 36 (4-76) weeks in 9/14 patients, viraemia remained below the pre-HAART viral load and CD4 counts stayed above the pre-HAART levels. While six patients have remained off therapy for a median time of 64 (57-76) weeks, HAART was resumed in 8/14 patients after a median treatment interruption time of 15 (4-38) weeks. This study has demonstrated that MVA-nef is safe and immunogenic in HIV-1-infected subjects and has provided encouraging data on the potential of therapeutic vaccinations.
%K J (WoSType)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
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%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/45558