ANRS CODEX 'Extreme' cohort of people who naturally control HIV

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The cohort combines several French groups of rare HIV cases who maintain high CD4 counts or very low viral loads for many years without treatment. Participants provide blood samples for detailed immunological, virological, and genetic analyses to characterize viral reservoirs and immune responses, particularly CD8 T‑cell control. The protocol enrolls adults with documented long-standing HIV-1 infection who meet strict virological or immunological criteria and are able to attend the Lambotte center. Findings so far from related ANRS cohorts have identified small viral reservoirs and host genetic and immune features associated with control, which this consortium continues to define in greater depth.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient infected with HIV-1 and not co-infected with HIV-2
* Age ≥ 18 at enrollment
* Able to give written consent
* Covered by French Social Security
* accept the constraints imposed by the study
* without antiretroviral therapy for ALT, HIC and ALT HIC groups and a control of viral load after antiretroviral treatment interruption in PTC group

ALT group: Documented HIV-1 seropositive for at least 8 years with a CD4 count above 600/mm3 with a rate stable or increasing (positive or zero slope) on at least three consecutive examinations performed during the last 5 years regardless of the viral load in the absence of antiretroviral treatment

HIC group: HIV-1 Seropositivity known for at least five years, asymptomatic, with the last 5 viral loads in HIV-RNA consecutive \<400 copies / mL regardless of CD4 count in the absence of antiretroviral treatment

ALT HIC group: HIV-1 seropositive known for at least 8 years and CD4 cell counts greater than 600/mm3 with a rate stable or increasing (positive or zero slope) on at least three consecutive examinations performed during the last 5 years and with the last 5 viral loads in HIV-RNA consecutive \<400 copies / mL in the absence of antiretroviral therapy.

PTC group: Patients with plasma HIV RNA \> 2000 copies/mL before initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Treatment started during the primary infection (as defined by symptoms associated with seroconversion, as confirmed by a first negative ELISA and/or an incomplete P24-positive Western blot) or during the chronic phase of infection, and maintained for at least 12 months in both cases. Control of viral load after antiretroviral treatment interruption: patients must have at least two available viral load assays after stopping antiretroviral therapy. All viral loads must be \<400 copies/mL for 12 months or more after stopping antiretroviral therapy, with the possible exception of one blip (one viral load above 400 copies/mL between two viral loads \<400 copies/mL at least one month apart from the blip; in this case at least three viral load assays will be required). The last plasma viral load value at the time of inclusion must always be \<400 copies/mL

Exclusion Criteria:

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Where it's running

• Lambotte
  Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Olivier Lambotte, Professor — Kremlin Bicetre
• Study coordinator: Olivier Lambotte, Professor
• Email: olivier.lambotte@bct.aphp.fr
• Phone: 01 49 59 67 54

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.