New hope for hard-to-treat HIV: long-acting shot and pill combo tested
NCT ID NCT04150068
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new medicine called lenacapavir in people with HIV whose current drugs are no longer working due to multidrug resistance. The drug is given as a pill and an injection, and is added to their failing regimen for 14 days before switching to an optimized background regimen. The goal is to see if it can lower the amount of virus in the blood. 72 adults and adolescents are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lenacapavir (a long-acting capsid inhibitor, taken as pills and injections)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new, long-acting treatment option for people with HIV who have run out of effective medicines due to multidrug resistance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 72 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug is added to a failing regimen initially, and long-term safety and effectiveness are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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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12 years and older
- 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: * Adult aged ≥ 18 years (at all sites) or adolescent aged ≥ 12 and weighing ≥ 35 kg (at sites in North America and Dominican Republic) * Currently receiving a stable failing ARV regimen for \> 8 weeks * Have HIV-1 RNA ≥ 400 copies/mL at screening * Have multidrug resistance (resistance to ≥2 agents from ≥3 of the 4 main classes of ARV) * Have no more than 2 fully active ARV remaining from the 4 main classes that can be effectively combined to form a viable regimen * Able and willing to receive an OBR together with lenacapavir * No Hepatitis C virus (HCV) ongoing infection 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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1265 Union Avenue, 8 East
Memphis, Tennessee, 38163, United States
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AIDS Arms, Inc. DBA Prism Health North Texas
Dallas, Texas, 75215, United States
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation - South Beach
Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, United States
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Atlanta ID Group, PC
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Atrium Health- Infectious Disease Consultants
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28209, United States
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Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute
Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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Be Well Medical Center
Berkley, Michigan, 48072, United States
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Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Tokyo, 1628655, Japan
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Central Texas Clinical Research
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Chatham County Health Department
Savannah, Georgia, 31401, United States
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Clinical Alliance for Research and Education - Infectious Diseases, LLC (CARE-ID)
Annandale, Virginia, 22003, United States
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Clinique de médecine urbaine du Quartier Latin
Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4E9, Canada
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DCOL Center for Clinical Research
Longview, Texas, 75605, United States
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Divisione di Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20127, Italy
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Durban International Clinical Research Site, Enhancing Care Foundation
Durban, 4302, South Africa
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Eisenhower Health Center at Rimrock
Palm Springs, California, 92264, United States
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Emory Hospital Midtown Infectious Disease Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
New Taipei City, 22060, Taiwan
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Floridian Clinical Research
Hialeah, Florida, 33016, United States
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Gary J. Richmond, M.D., P.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
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Helen Joseph Hospital
Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Dr. Salvador Bienvenido Gautier
Santo Domingo, 10514, Dominican Republic
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Hospital Universitari Germans Trías i Pujol
Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Howard Brown Health Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60613, United States
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Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard
Paris, 75018, France
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Hôpital Saint-Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, 75010, France
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Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite
Marseille, 13009, France
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ICH Study Center GmbH & Co. KG
Hamburg, 20146, Germany
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Instituto Dominicano de Estudios Virologicos (IDEV)
Santo Domingo, 10103, Dominican Republic
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Jacobi Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 80756, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 81362, Taiwan
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Maple Leaf Research/Maple Leaf Medical Clinic
Toronto, Ontario, 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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National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center
Nagoya, 460-0001, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital
Osaka, 540-0006, Japan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10048, Taiwan
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New York-Presbyterian/Queens
Flushing, New York, 11355, United States
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North Shore University Hospital/Division of Infectious Diseases
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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North Texas Infectious Diseases Consultants, P.A.
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Northstar Healthcare
Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
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One Community Health
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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Orlando Immunology Center
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU)
Soweto, 2013, South Africa
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Ruane Clinical Research Group Inc
Los Angeles, California, 90036, United States
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Southampton Healthcare, Inc.
St Louis, Missouri, 63139, United States
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St Hope Foundation
Bellaire, Texas, 77401, United States
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St. Joseph's Hospital Comprehensive Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States
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Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Taoyuan City, 33004, Taiwan
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Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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The Crofoot Research Center, INC.
Houston, Texas, 77098, United States
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The Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
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The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, K1H 8L6, Canada
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Tokyo Medical University Hospital
Tokyo, 1600023, Japan
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Triple O Research Institute, P.A.
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States
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U.O.C. IMMUNODEFICIENZE VIRALI - Istituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS
Roma, 00149, Italy
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U.O.C. Malattie Infettive - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, 00168, Italy
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UOC Malattie Infettive - ASST Spedali Civili Di Brescia - Piazzale Spedali Civili 1
Brescia, 25100, Italy
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University of Naples Federico II
Bergamo, 24127, Italy
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Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie
Essen, 45122, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik II
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany
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Vancouver ID Research and Care Centre Society
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2C9, Canada
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Vx Pharma
Pretoria, 87, South Africa
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Washington Health Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20017, United States
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Yale University; School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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