New injectable HIV combo trial pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT06657885
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This was a planned phase 2 study to test a combination of two long-acting drugs, cabotegravir and lenacapavir, for people with HIV who have tried many treatments. The goal was to see if switching to these injections every two months could keep the virus under control. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cabotegravir and lenacapavir (injectable and oral forms)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new long-acting injectable option for HIV patients who have difficulty with daily pills or have drug resistance.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data was collected. The combination is still experimental and may not prove effective or safe in larger studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Age ≥ 18 years * HIV-1 infection * Stable oral antiretroviral treatment for at least 6 months * Multi-treated patients who have received multiple lines of antiretroviral treatment * Undetectable patients with CV \< 50 copies/mL in the last 6 months (a single blip between 50 and 200 copies/mL in the last 6 months is allowed) and eligible to switch to the lenacapavir/cabotegravir strategy on the basis of a collegial decision by clinicians, virologists and pharmacologists following a multidisciplinary meeting due to * the presence of resistance mutations, including to NNRTIs * or oral drug intolerance * or drug-drug interactions * Detectable, virologically uncontrolled HIV viral load ≥ 200 c/mL in the last 12 months who is eligible to switch to the lenacapavir/cabotegravir strategy based on a collegial decision by clinicians, virologists and pharmacologists following a multidisciplinary meeting due to * the presence of resistance mutations, including to NNRTIs * or oral drug intolerance * or drug-drug interactions * ASAT and ALAT \< 3N * Creatinine GFR \> 60 mL/min (CKD-EPI) * Haemoglobin \> 10 g/dL * Platelets \> 100 000/mm3 * Commitment to use preventive and protective means of sexual intercourse for the duration of the trial. * For women at risk of pregnancy, commitment to use an effective method of contraception for the duration of the study. * Affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme (article L1121-11 of the French Public Health Code), * Free, informed, written consent, signed by the person and the investigator no later than the day of inclusion and before any examination carried out as part of the study (article L1122-1-1 of the French Public Health Code). Non-inclusion criteria * HIV-2 infection or HIV-1/HIV2 co-infection * HIV-1 subtype A6/A1 * BMI ≥ 30kg/m². * Chronic active viral hepatitis B with positive Hbs antigen * Active chronic viral hepatitis C requiring specific treatment over the next 48 weeks. * Treatment with interferon, interleukin or any other immunotherapy or chemotherapy in progress. * Active opportunistic infection, or acute treatment for opportunistic infection * Any condition (alcohol, drugs, neurological or neuropsychiatric disorders, etc.) likely to compromise tolerance of treatment and/or patient compliance with treatment and adherence to the protocol, as judged by the investigator. * Women who are breastfeeding, pregnant or refusing contraception * Taking medication contraindicated with the trial treatment * Major incapacity, legal protection, guardianship or curatorship * Planning to move house within the next 18 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de nantes- Hotel Dieu
Nantes, France
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Centre hospitalier François Mitterrand
Dijon, France
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Centre hospitalier de Tourcoing
Tourcoing, France
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Chu- Nice Archet
Nice, France
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Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard
Paris, 75018, France
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Hopital Necker
Paris, 75015, France
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Hopital Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, 75013, France
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Hopital Saint André
Bordeaux, France
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Hopital Saint Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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Hopital raymond Poincaré
Garches, France
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Hopiytal Pellegrin
Bordeaux, France
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Hôpital Franco-Britannique
Levallois-Perret, France
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