vax vax AN IAVI REPORT BULLETIN AIDS VACCINE TRIALS 2004: YEAR IN REVIEW This map depicts the clinical trials of preventive AIDS vaccines that began in 2004. For some of these trials additional sites will be added in 2005; the currently planned additional sites are represented here by dashed lines. For updated information or further details about a specific trial, please visit the IAVI Vaccine Trials Database (www.iavi.org/trialsdb). Please also e-mail any additions or comments to [email protected]. Abbreviations: ABL: Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Inc.; AlphaVax: AlphaVax Human Vaccines Inc.; ANRS: Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA; AVANT: AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc.; Aventis: Aventis Pasteur; Biovector SA: Biovector Therapeutics, SA; HVTN: HIV Vaccine Trials Network; IAVI: International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; IDT: Impfstoffwerk Dessau Tornau GmbH; NIAID: US National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Therion: Therion Biologics Corporation; UMMS: University of Massachusetts Medical School; VRC: Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center at the US National Institutes of Health; WRAIR: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. MAP KEY TRIAL INFORMATION • Month — Countries Trial Number Phase, No. volunteers VACCINE (CLADE) TRIAL SPONSOR; MANUFACTURER VACCINE TYPE DNA Viral Vector Protein Subunit COLOR KEY Dark green denotes countries where trials are currently ongoing. Light green indicates countries where trials will soon begin. • April — USA N/A Phase I, 36 volunteers gag + 5 env DNA (A, B, C, E); 5 rgp120 (A, B, C, E) UMMS; ABL • January — Thailand, Brazil, Haiti, Puerto Rico (Later: Malawi) HVTN 050/Merck 018 Phase I, 435 volunteers MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag (B) NIAID; MERCK • February — Finland C060301 Phase I/II, 28 volunteers GTU-MultiHIV (B) FIT BIOTECH • April — USA HVTN 056 Phase I, 96 volunteers HIV CTL MEP (B) NIAID; WYETH • May — USA N/A Phase I, 18 volunteers LFn-p24 (B) NIAID, WRAIR; AVANT • May — USA VRC 006 (04-I-0172) Phase I, 36 volunteers VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP (B); VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP (A, B, C) NIAID; GENVEC • June — USA HVTN 042/ANRS VAC 19 Phase I/II, 174 volunteers LIPO-5 (B); ALVAC-HIV (vCP1452) (B) HVTN, ANRS; AVENTIS • July — France ANRS VAC 16 Phase I, 70 volunteers LIPO-4T (B) ANRS; BIOVECTOR SA • July — USA HVTN 055 Phase I, 150 volunteers TBC-M358 (MVA) (B); TBC-M335 (MVA) (B); TBC-F357 (FPV) (B); TBC-F349 (FPV) (B) NIAID; THERION • August — USA VRC 007 (04-I-0254) Phase I, 15 volunteers VRC-HIVDNA016-00-VP (A, B, C) NIAID/VRC; VICAL • September — France ANRS VAC 18 Phase II, 132 volunteers LIPO-5 (B) ANRS; AVENTIS • October — USA HVTN 059 Phase I, 96 volunteers AVX101 (VEE) gag (C) NIAID; ALPHAVAX • November — USA HVTN 057 (rollover from HVTN 052) Phase I, 70 volunteers VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP (A,B,C) NIAID/VRC; VICAL • December — USA (Later: Peru, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Australia, Canada) HVTN 502/Merck023 Phase IIb, 1500 volunteers MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef (B) HVTN, MERCK; MERCK • January 2005 — USA IAVI C002 Phase I, 48 volunteers ADMVA (C) IAVI; IDT