New HIV vaccine strategy aims to trigger powerful antibodies

NCT ID NCT05471076

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

Summary

This early-phase trial is testing two experimental HIV vaccines in 52 healthy adults without HIV. The goal is to see if the vaccines are safe and can stimulate the immune system to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies, which are key to fighting many HIV strains. Participants receive different doses of the vaccines or a placebo, and researchers will monitor side effects and immune responses over time.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Experimental HIV vaccines (426c.Mod.Core-C4b and BG505 SOSIP.GT1.1 gp140) with an adjuvant (3M-052-AF + alum)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a vaccine that trains the immune system to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against many HIV strains.

What could go wrong

This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 52 participants, focused on safety and immune response, not on preventing HIV. Many vaccine candidates fail at this stage.

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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.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Alabama CRS

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35222, United States

  • Bridge HIV CRS

    San Francisco, California, 94102, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Vaccine CRS (BWH VCRS)

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115-6110, United States

  • Columbia P&S CRS

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Seattle Vaccine and Prevention CRS

    Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

  • The Ponce de Leon Center CRS

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308-2012, United States