{{Short description|Clinical trial organized to develop an HIV vaccine}}'''HVTN 702''' was a clinical trial which the HIV Vaccine Trials Network organized to develop an HIV vaccine. In February 2020 the organizers halted the trial after finding no evidence of efficacy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doughton |first1=Sandi |title='Incredibly disappointing': Fred Hutch, feds end HIV vaccine trial after data shows no benefit |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/incredibly-disappointing-fred-hutch-feds-end-hiv-vaccine-trial-after-data-show-no-benefit/ |website=The Seattle Times |date=3 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Experimental HIV vaccine regimen ineffective in preventing HIV |url=https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/experimental-hiv-vaccine-regimen-ineffective-preventing-hiv |website=National Institutes of Health (NIH) |language=EN |date=3 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Sabin |title=Promising HIV vaccine fails to show efficacy, trial halted |url=https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2020/02/hiv-vaccine-trial-africa.html |website=Fred Hutch |language=en |date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
Around December 2019 various media outlets reported that HVTN 702 could be an effective vaccine in preventing HIV.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fitzsimons |first1=Tim |title=HIV vaccine in 2021? Leading experts 'optimistic' about ongoing trials |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/hiv-vaccine-2021-leading-experts-optimistic-about-ongoing-trials-n1092021 |website=NBC News |language=en |date=1 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Bruce Y. |title=An HIV Vaccine By 2021? Here Is What Needs To Happen |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2019/12/03/an-hiv-vaccine-by-2021-here-is-what-needs-to-happen |website=Forbes |language=en |date=3 December 2019}}</ref>
In 2016 various media outlets announced the start of the research.<ref>{{cite web |title=New HIV vaccine trial to start in South Africa |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hiv-aids-vaccine-hvtn-702-trial-south-africa/ |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=28 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Galeon |first1=Dom |title=An End to AIDS: New Vaccine Could Be The "Final Nail in the Coffin" for HIV |url=https://futurism.com/an-end-to-aids-new-vaccine-could-be-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-for-hiv |website=Futurism |language=en |date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HIV vaccine trial begins in South Africa |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38157123 |website=BBC News |date=30 November 2016}}</ref>
HVTN 702 was based on outcomes of the RV 144 trial.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cairns |first1=Gus |title=Another HIV vaccine efficacy trial will start this year |url=http://www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-2017/another-hiv-vaccine-efficacy-trial-will-start-year |website=Aidsmap |language=en |date=26 July 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02968849 profile] at ClinicalTrials.gov
Category:HIV vaccine research Category:Clinical trials related to HIV