New HIV drug trial halted early – what happened?
NCT ID NCT06061081
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental HIV drug called VH3739937 in 21 adults with HIV who had never taken HIV medication before. The goal was to see how well the drug lowered the virus level in the blood over a short time. The trial was stopped early, and results are limited.
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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.
- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 65 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants who are overtly healthy (other than HIV infection) as determined by the Investigator or medically qualified designee based on a medical evaluation including medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and cardiac monitoring * Positive HIV antibody test * Treatment-naïve: No Antiretrovirals (ARVs) (in combination or monotherapy) received after the diagnosis of HIV-1 infection * Body weight ≥50.0 kilogram (kg) (110 pounds \[lbs\]) for men and ≥45.0 kg (99 lbs) for women and BMI for all participants within the range 18.5-35.0 kilogram per meter square (kg/m\^2). * Capable of giving signed informed consent * Participant must be willing and able to start Combination Antiretrovial Therapy (cART) as selected with the Investigator on Study Day 8 (except in the case of early termination, clinically relevant AE/SAE, lab abnormality, the withdrawal of consent, lost to follow-up, etc., where circumstances could dictate otherwise). Exclusion Criteria: * Current or chronic history of liver disease or known hepatic or biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones) * Participants with primary HIV infection, evidenced by acute retroviral syndrome (e.g., fever, malaise, fatigue, etc) and/or evidence of recent (within 3 months) documented viremia without antibody production and/or evidence of recent (within 3 months) documented seroconversion * Myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, unstable angina, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or intermittent claudication in the past 3 months * The participant has received an investigational HIV vaccine (immunotherapeutic or immunomodulatory) * Regular use of drugs of abuse * Sensitivity to heparin or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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GSK Investigational Site
Bakersfield, California, 93301, United States
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GSK Investigational Site
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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GSK Investigational Site
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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GSK Investigational Site
Buenos Aires, C1181ACH, Argentina
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GSK Investigational Site
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
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GSK Investigational Site
Athens, 12462, Greece
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GSK Investigational Site
Brescia, 25123, Italy
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GSK Investigational Site
Genova, 16132, Italy
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GSK Investigational Site
Milan, 20142, Italy
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GSK Investigational Site
Roma, 00133, Italy
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GSK Investigational Site
Warsaw, 01-201, Poland
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GSK Investigational Site
A Coruña, 15006, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
Alicante, 03010, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
Granada, 18014, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
Jerez de la Frontera, 11407, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
Madrid, 28006, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
Madrid, 28222, Spain
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GSK Investigational Site
Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1009, Spain
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