Could antibody shots replace daily HIV pills for kids? new trial begins in botswana

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria, Step 1 * Previously enrolled in the EIT/Tatelo, or Moso Cohort Study * Receiving prescribed ART for at least 24 weeks prior to study entry as determined by the site investigator based on participant/parent/guardian report and available medical records * 24 weeks to 12 years of age at enrollment, inclusive * If entering Step 1a: HIV-1 RNA \<40 copies/mL for at least 24 weeks prior to entry, including documented suppression to \<40 copies/mL within 30 days of Step 1 entry * If entering Step 1b: HIV-1 RNA \<200 copies/mL for at least 24 weeks prior to entry, including documented suppression to \<40 copies/mL within 30 days of Step 1 entry. * Normal temperature (\<37.4°C axillary, or \<38°C non-axillary) and no signs or symptoms of acute illness at entry as determined by the site investigator based on participant/parent/guardian report and available medical records * Normal, grade 1 or grade 2 results for all of the following laboratory tests at screening, based on testing of specimens collected within 30 days prior to entry and grading per protocol: * Hemoglobin * Absolute neutrophil count * Platelet count * Alanine aminotransferase * Aspartate aminotransferase * Creatinine * For female participants who are able to become pregnant (defined as having reached menarche and not having undergone surgical sterilization), not pregnant based on testing performed from a specimen collected within 5 days prior to enrollment). Note: Pregnancy is not expected in Step 1 given the age range of eligible participants. * Expected to be available for the duration of participation and expected to comply with the visit schedule and other requirements as determined by the site investigator based on participant/parent/guardian report at entry * Not currently participating in another study of an investigational agent and is not expected to participate in any such study for the duration of participation, as determined by the site investigator based on participant/parent/guardian report at entry. Prior or current participation in the EIT/Tatelo or Moso cohort studies is permitted. * Parental/legal guardian is willing and able to provide written permission for child's participation and, child is willing and able to provide written assent for participation if 7- 17 years of age Inclusion Criteria, Step 2 * At or beyond the Week 24 visit in Step 1 * Susceptible to at least 2 of the 3 bNAbs under study at or prior to Step 1 entry OR Negative EIA and negative qualitative DNA result at last available evaluation in Step 1 in the absence of available susceptibility data * No confirmed HIV-1 RNA ≥40 copies/mL throughout Step 1 and for at least 24 weeks prior to Step 1 entry Inclusion Criteria, Step 3 * If entering from Step 1: 1. At or beyond the Week 24 visit in Step 1, with no confirmed HIV-1 RNA ≥40 copies/mL throughout Step 1 2. Not eligible for Step 2 3. No confirmed HIV-1 RNA ≥40 copies/mL for at least 96 weeks prior to Step 3 entry (or since 24 weeks of age if 96-120 weeks of age) 4. Detection of ≥60% of intact proviruses in heterochromatin DNA regions (i.e. non-genic DNA, satellite DNA, ZNF genes) from any PBMC sample analyzed by MIP-seq, and no recorded viremia (\>40 copies/mL) after this evaluation OR Negative EIA and negative Qualitative HIV DNA result within 12 weeks prior to Step 3 entry 5. Approved for entry by Clinical Management Committee (CMC) 6. Willingness and ability to provide independent written informed consent for participation or parental/legal guardian is willing and able to provide written permission for child's participation and, child is willing and able to provide written assent for participation if 7-17 years of age * If entering from Step 2: 1. At or beyond the Week 24 visit of Step 2, with HIV-1 RNA \<40 copies/mL throughout Steps 1 and 2 2. No confirmed HIV-1 RNA ≥40 copies/mL for at least 96 weeks prior to Step 3 entry (or since 24 weeks of age if 96-120 weeks of age) 3. Negative EIA and negative qualitative DNA result within 12 weeks prior to Step 3 entry OR Detection of ≥60% of intact proviruses in heterochromatin DNA regions (i.e. non-genic DNA, satellite DNA, ZNF genes) from any PBMC sample analyzed by MIP-seq, and no recorded viremia (\>40 copies/mL) after this evaluation entry AND approved for entry by CMC 4. For Moso participants, not currently being breastfed 5. Willingness and ability to provide independent written informed consent for participation or parental/legal guardian is willing and able to provide written permission for child's participation and, child is willing and able to provide written assent for participation if 7-17 years of age * If entering Step 3 directly upon enrollment: 1. Previously enrolled in the EIT/Tatelo, Moso, or BHP Adolescent Cohort Study 2. 96 weeks to 25 years of age at enrollment, inclusive 3. "Non-encoding" virus: Detection of ≥60% of intact proviruses in heterochromatin DNA regions (i.e. non-genic DNA, satellite DNA, ZNF genes) from any PBMC sample analyzed by MIP-seq, and no recorded viremia (\>40 copies/mL) after this evaluation OR "No intact virus": adolescent (13-25 years) with no intact HIV detected in at least 20 million PBMCs sampled within the prior 4 years 4. For "non-encoding" virus: Receiving prescribed ART prior to Step 3 entry, with HIV-1 RNA \<40 copies/mL for at least 96 weeks prior to entry (or since 24 weeks of age if 96-120 weeks of age), including documented suppression to \<40 copies/mL within 30 days of Step 3 entry 5. For "no intact virus": Receiving prescribed ART prior to Step 3 entry, with HIV-1 RNA \<40 copies/mL for at least 10 years prior to entry, including documented suppression to \<40 copies/mL within 30 days of Step 3 entry 6. Approved for entry by CMC 7. For Moso participants, not currently being breastfed 8. For female participants who are able to become pregnant (defined as having experienced menarche and not having undergone surgical sterilization), not pregnant based on testing performed from a specimen collected within 5 days prior to enrollment) 9. For female participants who are able to become pregnant (defined as having reached menarche and not having undergone surgical sterilization) and report sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy, willing to use two methods of contraception while on study. One of the two methods must be highly effective; highly effective methods include the following: * Contraceptive intrauterine device or intrauterine system * Subdermal contraceptive implant * Progestogen injections * Combined estrogen and progestogen oral contraceptive pills * Percutaneous contraceptive patch * Contraceptive vaginal ring The highly effective method must be initiated prior to enrollment. The second method must be a barrier method for dual protection against pregnancy and to avoid transmission of HIV during the ATI and other sexually transmitted infections. 10. For female participants who are able to become pregnant, not currently breastfeeding an infant, and not intending to breastfeed an infant for the duration of the study, based on participant/parent/guardian report at entry 11. For participants who report sexual activity, willing to receive counseling and to use condoms to avoid transmission of HIV 12. Expected to be available for the duration of participation and expected to comply with the visit schedule and other requirements as determined by the site investigator based on participant/parent/guardian report at entry 13. Not currently participating in another study of an investigational agent and is not expected to participate in any such study for the duration of participation, as determined by the site investigator based on participant/parent/guardian report at entry. Prior or current participation in the EIT/Tatelo, Moso, or BHP Adolescent cohort studies is permitted. 14. Willingness and ability to provide independent written informed consent for participation or parental/legal guardian is willing and able to provide written permission for child's participation and, child is willing and able to provide written assent for participation if 7-17 years of age Inclusion Criteria, Step 4 * Previously entered the study in Step 1 or Step 3. All participants will enter Step 4 upon completing a prior study step. Participants ending Step 1a or Step 1b who, for any reason, do not proceed to Step 2 or to Step 3 will be eligible to proceed to Step 4. Participants ending Step 2 who, for any reason, do not proceed to Step 3 will be eligible to proceed to Step 4. Participants ending Step 3 for any reason will be eligible to proceed to Step 4. Exclusion Criteria: * Active tuberculosis (either suspected or proven) or malignancy. * Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive * Received within 30 days prior to study entry, or is identified as requiring, any of the following: * Any immunoglobulin-based treatment * Chronic (more than 14 days) systemic steroid treatment * Has any other documented or suspected clinically significant medical condition or any other condition that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would make participation in the study unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives. * For participants entering Step 1 and Step 2: \<5 kg or \>115kg. * For participants entering Step 3 directly: Received NNRTI-based ART (including efavirenz, nevirapine, rilpivirine) within 14 days of Step 3 entry