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HIV Clinical Trials FAQ

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Can we hope for a curative HIV vaccine? (VACCINE TRIALS, 2009)

Hi Dr. and thanks for your dedication & permanent support to all of us, you are wonderful.What is your opinion about the new preventive HIV vaccine? Do you think that we can build on it to have a curative vaccine soon? I know that you are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The news about the limited success of the recent AIDS prevention vaccine trial was unexpected and certainly welcomed, considering the numerous vaccine trial failures over the past decade. However, I agree with Tony Foci that this is not a... Read more »

Enrolling women for HIV vaccine trials

I understand the importance of having an HIV vaccine and more so, a cure. However, is it right to carry out trials in developing countries where there is less monitoring and less consequences? The urguement is that the researchers need participants...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

This forum is dedicated to HIV-positive folks, particularly those who have concerns related to fatigue and/or anemia. Questions related to HIV transmission, prevention, safer sex, HIV testing and risk should be sent to Dr. Bob at his "Safe Sex... Read more »

HIV-2 THEROPTHIC VACCINE ON TRIAL?

ON RECENT LATEST STUDIES/RESEARCH FOR BOTH PREVENTIVE AND TEHROPATHIC VACCINE IS JUST FOR HIV-1 OR THEY INCLUDED HIV- 2 ALSO? IF FOR HIV-2 ALSO, WHAT IS THE LATEST PROGRESS ON THAT- THANK U IN ADVANCE FOR UR ANSWER...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

We are still along way from having preventative or therapeutic vaccines for HIV-1 or HIV-2.... Read more »

HPV vaccine clinical trials

Dear DoctorBless you for your work. I am HIV- and High Risk HPV positive with persistent related diseases. I would very much appreciate any information on where I might participate in a clinical trial for vaccines Many thanksRM...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

I appreciate your volunteering spirit. Finding where clinical trials are is always a challenge. As far as I know there is no single internet site or organization, which lists such sites. Furthermore, when one does find such a list of sites, the... Read more »

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vaccine

Posted by DUDE

The worldwide search for an HIV vaccine received a boost Thursday as the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced funding
of nine U.S. clinical units of the new HIV Vaccine Trials Network... Read more »

Vaccine Trials

Posted by squanderer, 1 Reply

http://chi.ucsf.edu/vaccine/vaccines?page=vc-03-00#S1X

Looks like Merck, has a vaccine in Phase II trials.

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