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Inclusion Criteria:
1. Healthy adult males and females, as assessed by a medical history, physical exam, and
laboratory tests
2. Age of at least 18 years of age on the day of screening and no greater than 60 years
at time of vaccination
3. Willing to comply with the requirements of the protocol and available for follow-up
for the planned duration of the study (screening plus 15 months)
4. In the opinion of the principal investigator or designee, has understood the
information provided. (Written informed consent needs to be given before any
study-related procedures are performed)
5. Amenable to HIV risk reduction counseling, committed to maintaining behavior
consistent with low risk of HIV exposure through the last required protocol clinic
visit
6. Assessed by the clinic staff as being at "low risk" for HIV infection on the basis of
sexual behaviors within the 12 months prior to enrollment defined as follows:
- Sexually abstinent OR
- Had two or fewer mutually monogamous relationships with partners believed to be
HIV-uninfected and who did not use illicit drugs (illicit drug use or abuse that
includes any injection drugs, methamphetamines (crystal meth), heroin, cocaine,
including crack cocaine or chronic marijuana abuse) OR
- Had two or fewer partners believed to be HIV-uninfected and who did not use
illicit drugs (as defined above) and with whom he/she regularly used condoms for
vaginal and anal intercourse;
7. If sexually active female, using an effective method of contraception (combined oral
contraceptive pill; injectable contraceptive; diaphragm; Intra Uterine Device (IUD);
condoms; anatomical sterility in self or partner) throughout the study period. All
female volunteers must be willing to undergo urine pregnancy tests at time points as
indicated
8. If sexually active male, willing to use an effective method of contraception (such as
condoms, anatomical sterility) from screening until 4 weeks after last vaccination
(same as above) and will be advised not to get his partner(s) pregnant
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Confirmed HIV-1 or HIV-2 infection
2. Any clinically significant abnormality on history or examination including history of
immunodeficiency or autoimmune disease; use of systemic corticosteroids
immunosuppressive anticancer, or other medications considered significant by the
trial physician within the last 6 months
3. Any clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition requiring care of a
physician (e.g., diabetes, coronary artery disease, rheumatologic illness,
malignancy, substance abuse) that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude
participation
4. Any laboratory value outside of reference range, with the exception of any
non-clinically significant Grade I elevations of liver function tests (AST, ALT,
direct/total bilirubin), electrolytes, CO2, CBC, urinalysis as determined by the
Principal Investigator or his designee as well as creatinine if the estimated
glomerular filtration rate is > 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
5. Within the 12 months prior to enrollment, the volunteer has had excessive daily
alcohol use or frequent binge drinking or chronic marijuana abuse or any other use of
illicit drugs
6. Within the 12 months prior to enrollment, the volunteer has a history of
newly-acquired syphilis, gonorrhea, non-gonococcal urethritis, herpes simplex virus
type 2 (HSV2), Chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), trichomonas,
mucopurulent cervicitis, epididymitis, proctitis, lymphogranuloma venereum,
chancroid, hepatitis B (surface antigen, HbsAg) or hepatitis C (HCV antibodies)
7. If female, pregnant, planning a pregnancy during the trial period, or lactating
8. Receipt of a live attenuated vaccine within 30 days or other vaccine within 14 days
prior to DEC-205 vaccination
9. Receipt of another experimental HIV vaccine at any time
10. Receipt of blood transfusion or blood products 6 months prior to vaccination
11. Participation in another clinical study of an investigational product currently or
within past 12 weeks, or expected participation during this study
12. History of severe local or systemic reactogenicity to vaccination or history of
severe allergic reactions
13. Major psychiatric illness
14. In the opinion of the investigator, unlikely to comply with protocol
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