Could a shot every 6 months replace daily HIV pills?
NCT ID NCT05729568
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a combination of two lab-made antibodies and an antiviral drug called lenacapavir, given every 6 months, can keep HIV under control in adults whose virus is already suppressed by daily pills. About 83 participants will either switch to the new long-acting regimen or stay on their current oral therapy. The main goal is to see if the new treatment is as effective at keeping HIV levels low after 26 weeks.
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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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83 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * On stable oral antiretroviral therapy (ART) consisting of no more than 2 drug classes (with the exception of pharmacologic boosters cobicistat or ritonavir) for ≥ 1 year prior to screening visit 2. A change in ART regimen ≥ 28 days prior to screening visit 2 for reasons other than virologic failure (VF) (eg, tolerability, simplification, drug-drug interaction profile) is allowed. * No clinically significant documented historical resistance to the current ART regimen with the exception of isolated nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor mutations including M184V or ≤ 2 thymidine analog mutations (TAMs: M41L, D67N, K70R, L210W, T215Y, and/or K219Q). * Plasma human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) ribonucleic acid (RNA) \< 50 copies/mL at screening visit 2. * Documented plasma HIV-1 RNA \< 50 copies/mL for ≥ 12 months preceding screening visit 2 (or undetectable HIV-1 RNA level according to the local assay being used if the limit of detection is ≥ 50 copies/mL). Virologic elevations of ≥ 50 copies/mL (transient detectable viremia or "blips") prior to screening are acceptable. * Proviral phenotypic sensitivity to both teropavimab and zinlirvimab by the PhenoSense Assay (Monogram Biosciences). * Screening clusters of differentiation 4 (CD4)+ T-cell count ≥ 200 cells/μL at screening visit 2. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbid condition requiring ongoing immunosuppression. * Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive and HCV RNA detectable. * Evidence of current hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection regardless of HBV surface antigen status, at the screening visit 2. * History of opportunistic infection or illness indicative of Stage 3 HIV disease. Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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AIDS Arms, Inc. DBA Prism Health North Texas
Dallas, Texas, 75208, United States
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AXCES Research Group, LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States
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AXCES Research Group, LLC
El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
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Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Can Community Health Care
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
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Central Texas Clinical Research
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Clinical Alliance for Research & Education, Infectious Diseases LLC (CARE-ID)
Annandale, Virginia, 22003, United States
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Clinical Research Puerto Rico
San Juan, 909, Puerto Rico
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Duke University Health Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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East Sydney Doctors
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Infectious Disease Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Holdsworth House Medical Practice
Sydney, New South Wales, 2010 NSW, Australia
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Infectious Disease Specialists of Atlanta
Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States
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Maple Leaf Research/Maple Leaf Medical Clinic
Toronto, M5G 1K2, Canada
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Midland Florida Clinical Research Center, LLC
DeLand, Florida, 32720, United States
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Midway Immunology and Research Center
Ft. Pierce, Florida, 34982, United States
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Mills Clinical Research
Los Angeles, California, 90069, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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NC TraCS Institute - CTRC; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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Optimus Medical Group
San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
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Orlando Immunology Center
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Prisma Health - Clinical Research Unit
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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Regional Center for Infectious Disease Research
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401, United States
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Rosedale Health and Wellness
Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078, United States
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Ruane Clinical Research Group, Inc.
Los Angeles, California, 90036, United States
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Southhampton Healthcare, Inc
St Louis, Missouri, 63139, United States
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St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, 27858, United States
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The Crofoot Research Center, INC
Houston, Texas, 77098, United States
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Triple O Research Institute, P.A.
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
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UC San Diego (UCSD) AntiViral Research Center (AVRC)
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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University of Colorado Clinical and Translational Research Center
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Yale University; School of Medicine; AIDS Program
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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