HVTN 702 was a

clinical trial Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human subject research, human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel v ...

which the

HIV Vaccine Trials Network The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) is a non-profit organization which connects physicians and scientists with activists and community educators for the purpose of conducting clinical trials seeking a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Collaborati ...

organized to develop an

HIV vaccine The HIV vaccine is a combination antiretroviral vaccine that protects people who are HIV-negative and at high risk of infection from HIV infection. According to the WHO, "every minute, one person in the world dies from AIDS-related causes." Ac ...

. In February 2020 the organizers halted the trial after finding no evidence of efficacy. Around December 2019 various media outlets reported that HVTN 702 could be an effective vaccine in preventing HIV. In 2016 various media outlets announced the start of the research. HVTN 702 was based on outcomes of the

RV 144 RV 144, or the Thai trial, was an HIV vaccine clinical trial that was conducted in Thailand between 2003 and 2006. It used a combination of two HIV vaccines that had each failed in earlier trials. Participants were vaccinated over the course of 24 ...

trial.

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HIV vaccine research Clinical trials related to HIV