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. 2012 Jul;28(7):641-8.
doi: 10.1089/AID.2011.0239. Epub 2011 Sep 23.

Measurements of immune responses for establishing correlates of vaccine protection against HIV

Wendy A Burgers  1 , Amapola Manrique, David Masopust, Lyle R McKinnon, Matthew R Reynolds, Morgane Rolland, Catherine Blish, Gerald K Chege, Rhonda Curran, William Fischer, Carolina Herrera, D Noah Sather
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Measurements of immune responses for establishing correlates of vaccine protection against HIV

Wendy A Burgers et al. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Well-defined correlates of protective immunity are an essential component of rational vaccine development. Despite years of basic science and three HIV vaccine efficacy trials, correlates of immunological protection from HIV infection remain undefined. In December 2010, a meeting of scientists engaged in basic and translational work toward developing HIV-1 vaccines was convened. The goal of this meeting was to discuss current opportunities and optimal approaches for defining correlates of protection, both for ongoing and future HIV-1 vaccine candidates; specific efforts were made to engage young scientists. We discuss here the highlights from the meeting regarding the progress made and the way forward for a protective HIV-1 vaccine.

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Timeline of the RV144 trial. Dashed boxes indicate ongoing and planned studies and trials.
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Scope of assays evaluated in pilot studies with RV144 samples. Specific assays will be performed for case–control analyses. ICS, intracellular cytokine staining; CFSE, carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester.
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