Can two antibodies help people with HIV ditch daily pills?

NCT ID NCT05719441

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether giving two powerful HIV-fighting antibodies along with standard HIV medication (ART) to people diagnosed very early with HIV can help them control the virus without daily pills later. 48 adults with acute HIV infection will receive either the antibodies or a placebo, plus ART. After a period, they will stop ART under close monitoring to see if the antibodies keep the virus suppressed.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

HIV-specific broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (VRC07-523LS and PGT121.414.LS) plus standard antiretroviral therapy (Biktarvy)

What this could lead to

If successful, this approach could allow people with HIV to stop daily medication and stay virus-free for long periods, pointing toward a functional cure.

What could go wrong

This is an early phase 2 trial with only 48 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The antibodies may not prevent viral rebound, and there is a risk of side effects like infusion reactions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • 1001, University of Pittsburgh CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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

  • 101, Massachusetts General Hospital CRS (MGH CRS)

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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

  • 107, Brigham and Women's Hospital Therapeutics (BWH TCRS) CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

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

  • 11301, Barranco CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Lima, 4, Peru

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

  • 11302, San Miguel CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    San Miguel, Lima region, 32, Peru

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

  • 1201, University of Southern California CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90033-1079, United States

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

  • 12101, Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas (IPEC) CRS

    RECRUITING

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

  • 12201, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Porto Alegre, 91350-200, Brazil

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

  • 1401, University of Washington Positive Research CRS

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

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

  • 201, Johns Hopkins University CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

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

  • 2101, Washington University Therapeutics (WT) CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110-1010, United States

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

  • 2301, Ohio State University CRS

    RECRUITING

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1282, United States

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

  • 2401, Cincinnati CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0405, United States

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

  • 2501, Case CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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

  • 2701, Northwestern University CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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

  • 2702, Rush University CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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

  • 2951, The Miriam Hospital (TMH) CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02904, United States

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

  • 30329, Columbia Physicians & Surgeons (P&S) CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032-3732, United States

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

  • 31443, Trinity Health and Wellness Center CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75208, United States

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

  • 31473, Houston AIDS Research Team CRS

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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

  • 31786, New Jersey Medical School Clinical Research Center CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

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

  • 31787, University of Rochester Adult HIV Therapeutic Strategies Network CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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

  • 31788, Alabama CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35222, United States

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

  • 31791, Whitman-Walker Institute, Inc. CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20005, United States

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

  • 3201, Chapel Hill CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7215, United States

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

  • 3203, Greensboro CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401, United States

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

  • 3652, Vanderbilt Therapeutics (VT) CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37204, United States

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

  • 5802, The Ponce de Leon Center CRS

    RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308-2012, United States

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

  • 601, University of California, Los Angeles CARE Center CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90035, United States

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

  • 603, Harbor University of California Los Angeles Center CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Torrance, California, 90502, United States

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

  • 6101, University of Colorado Hospital CRS

    RECRUITING

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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

  • 6201, Penn Therapeutics CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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

  • 701, UCSD Antiviral Research Center CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    San Diego, California, 92103, United States

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

  • 7803, Weill Cornell Uptown CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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

  • 7804, Weill Cornell Chelsea CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10010, United States

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

  • 801, University of California, San Francisco HIV/AIDS CRS

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

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