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Accelerating HIV-1 Vaccine Efficacy Trials
Author(s) -
Dan H. Barouch,
Nelson L. Michael
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.046
Subject(s) - hiv vaccine , vaccine efficacy , aids vaccines , clinical trial , virology , vaccine trial , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , biology , pre exposure prophylaxis , vaccination , medicine , intensive care medicine , men who have sex with men , bioinformatics , syphilis
Despite major advances in HIV-1 therapeutics and prevention strategies, the development of a safe and effective prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine will likely be critical for ending the global HIV-1 epidemic. Yet only four HIV-1 vaccine concepts have been tested for clinical efficacy over the past 30 years. In this Commentary, we describe key hurdles facing the HIV-1 vaccine development field and outline strategies to accelerate efficacy evaluation of novel HIV-1 vaccine candidates.

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