New mRNA HIV vaccines enter first human safety trial

NCT ID NCT07390474

First seen Feb 05, 2026

Summary

This early-stage trial tests two experimental mRNA vaccines (DV201P-RNA and DV202B1-RNA) designed to teach the body to make HIV-like proteins and trigger broadly neutralizing antibodies. The study enrolls 40 healthy adults without HIV to check safety and immune response. If the vaccines prove safe and generate the desired antibodies, it could pave the way for larger studies aiming to prevent HIV infection.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center VCRS (BIDMC VCRS Site # 32077)

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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  • Columbia P&S CRS (Site ID: 30329)

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Penn Prevention CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • The Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Research Center; Emory University

    RECRUITING

    Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • The Ponce de Leon Center CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • University of Pittsburgh CRS

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • University of Rochester Vaccines to Prevent HIV Infection CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

mRNA vaccines (DV201P-RNA and DV202B1-RNA) designed to teach the body to make HIV-like proteins and trigger immune cells that could neutralize the virus

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a vaccine that trains the immune system to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV, a major step toward preventing infection.

What could go wrong

This is a very early (Phase 1) trial with only 40 healthy volunteers. It primarily checks safety and immune response, not whether the vaccine actually prevents HIV. Many early vaccines fail to show enough benefit in larger studies.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.