Efficacy assessment of a cell-mediated immunity HIV-1 vaccine (the Step Study): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, test-of-concept trial.

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Published in Lancet on November 13, 2008

Authors

Susan P Buchbinder1, Devan V Mehrotra, Ann Duerr, Daniel W Fitzgerald, Robin Mogg, David Li, Peter B Gilbert, Javier R Lama, Michael Marmor, Carlos Del Rio, M Juliana McElrath, Danilo R Casimiro, Keith M Gottesdiener, Jeffrey A Chodakewitz, Lawrence Corey, Michael N Robertson, Step Study Protocol Team

Author Affiliations

1: HIV Research Section, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Investigation of V520 in an HIV Vaccine Proof-of-Concept Study (V520-023) | NCT00095576

Safety and Immune Response to Preventive HIV Immunization With Adenovirus Serotype 5 or 35 Vector | NCT00801697

Extended Follow-Up of Participants in Preventive HIV Vaccine Studies in Uganda | NCT01109342

Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of Malaria Infection in Malaria Naïve Adults | NCT03341754

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