New HIV injection LP-98 tested in small safety trial
NCT ID NCT06560489
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new drug called LP-98 in 40 people with HIV who had not taken any HIV medications before. Participants received different doses of LP-98 as a shot under the skin every two weeks for a total of four doses. The main goal was to check if the drug is safe and how the body handles it, not to see if it controls the virus. This is an early step in finding out if LP-98 could become a future treatment option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LP-98
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new injectable treatment option for HIV that helps control the virus.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study focused on safety and dosing, not on proving the drug works. Many drugs fail in early trials, and it may not lead to an effective treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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: 1. Voluntarily participate in the study and obtain informed consent prior to any study-related evaluation; 2. Aged 18-65 years at the time of the screening visit (including the cut-off), male or female; 3. At the time of screening visit, the weight of male subjects is not less than 50 kg and that of female subjects is not less than 45 kg; 4. Plasma HIV RNA level ≥1000 copies /mL, CD4+T lymphocyte count ≥200 /μL; 5. For female subjects: Only subjects with no reproductive potential were included, including surgical sterilization at least 6 weeks prior to the screening visit (documented hysterectomy or bilateral oopectomies), and menopause ≥12 months prior to the screening visit (menopause confirmed by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level ≥40IU/L); 6. For male subjects with fertile female partners, consent must be given to the use of non-drug contraception for 14 days prior to dosing, during the study period, and for 3 months after dosing. Male subjects are not allowed to donate sperm during this period; 7. Be willing to comply with visits, study treatments, laboratory tests, and other study-related procedures and requirements as specified in the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. is allergic to the investigational drug product or its excipients, or has a history of severe allergy (including any food allergy or drug allergy); 2. have received antiviral therapy (ART), or been vaccinated against HIV; 3. Have a history of serious illness or other serious chronic diseases; 4. Have a history of mental illness, or have a family history of mental illness; 5. any of the following conditions exist: i. Unexplained persistent irregular fever above 38 °C within 1 month before or during the screening period; ii. Persistent diarrhea (more than 3 stools/day) within 1 month before or during the screening period; iii. Severe infection, opportunistic infection, or sepsis in the 6 months prior to or during the screening period; 6. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, or hepatitis C antibody (HCV-Ab) positive; 7. The 12-lead ECG was abnormal and clinically significant during screening, such as QTcF interval (Fridericia correction) \> 450 ms in male and \> 470 ms in female; 8. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 1.5 times ULN, or total bilirubin \> 1.5 times ULN during screening; 9. Serum creatinine clearance (Ccr) at screening was \< 60 mL/min (calculated according to Cockcroft-Gault formula); 10. A known or suspected history of drug abuse (morphine, methamphetamine, ketamine, dimethylene dioxyamphetamine, THC, cocaine), or a positive baseline drug screening test; 11. Heavy drinking in the year before screening (drinking more than 14 standard units per week, 1 standard unit containing 14 g of alcohol, such as 5% beer 360 ml, 40% spirits 45 ml, 12% wine 120 ml); Or fail to comply with the no-alcohol policy for the duration of the study; 12. Smoking more than 5 cigarettes per day in the 3 months prior to screening, or failing to comply with the no-smoking policy during the study period; 13. have received any vaccine in the three months prior to screening, or plan to receive any vaccine during the study period; 14. received any investigational drug therapy or participated in any drug/investigational device trial within 3 months prior to dosing; 15. had undergone a major surgical procedure within 30 days prior to dosing or planned to undergo a major surgical procedure during the study period; 16. Those who have donated blood or lost blood ≥ 400 ml or received blood transfusion within 3 months before screening; 17. There are other circumstances that are not suitable for participation in this study.
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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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Henan Provincial Hospital for Infectious Diseases (Zhengzhou Sixth People's Hospital)
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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