Key Inclusion Criteria
Part A:
- Are HIV-1 and HIV-2 negative at Visit 0.
- Starting at Visit 0 and continuously until the last planned visit in this study are individuals who:
1. Are assessed by the investigator as having a low likelihood of acquiring HIV and are committed to avoiding behaviors associated with a higher likelihood of acquiring HIV until the End of Study Visit.
2. Agree to discuss HIV disease risks;
3. Agree to HIV acquisition risk reduction counseling;
Part B:
- Are HIV-1 positive and HIV-2 negative at Visit 0.
- Individuals who at Visit 0:
1. Are cART-naïve individuals who were diagnosed with HIV-1 infection ≤12 months prior to screening, OR are individuals who have discontinued cART and who were diagnosed with HIV-1 infection ≤12 months prior to screening or ≤18 months if this is found to be acceptable after discussion on a case-by-case basis with the sponsor's medical monitor.
2. If cART-experienced, have discontinued cART for at least 4 weeks before screening (if the individual was taking long-acting antiretroviral therapy \[ART\]), see the following bullet). For individuals who have discontinued cART: Are able to comply with study procedures and assessments in the investigator's judgment.
3. Have never received lenacapavir or ibalizumab or fostemsavir, and have not received other long-acting ARTs in the last 6 months (i.e., intramuscular cabotegravir, cabotegravir-rilpivirine).
4. Have a CD4+ T cell count of ≥500 cells/µL and plasma HIV-1 RNA levels between 5,000-100,000 copies/mL at screening.
5. Are willing to initiate cART at a protocol-defined timepoint (56 days post-dose, or earlier if meeting early cART start criteria or at investigator's discretion).
6. Are willing to undergo HIV transmission risk reduction counseling and to maintain low-risk behavior to protect their partners.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
Parts A and B:
- Have received an HIV vaccination or HIV broadly neutralizing antibody in another clinical study.
- Have a known or suspected impairment/alteration of immune function or immunodeficiency (except for HIV infection, applicable to Part B only), including receipt of any immunostimulant, immunomodulator, immunosuppressive medication, immunoglobulin, blood product, or oral or parenteral steroid within 60 days prior to Day 1 or planned administration during the study. The following exception applies: Use of inhaled, intranasal, topical, or locally injected corticosteroids (e.g., intraarticular or intrabursal administration) is allowed.
- Have a history of generalized urticaria or angioedema, or of allergy, anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity or intolerance to a human or humanized antibody or to BNT351 excipients.
Part B only:
- Are receiving ongoing therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
- Have a history of opportunistic infections/AIDS-defining illnesses as defined in the protocol.
- Have a history of multi-class drug resistant HIV-1 infection defined as resistance to three or more classes of HIV drugs.
- Have a history of malignancy within 5 years before screening. Exceptions are squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or a malignancy which is considered in the investigator's judgment to have minimal risk of recurrence. Any malignancy that is an AIDS-defining illness (as defined in the protocol) is exclusionary regardless of the perceived risk of recurrence.
NOTE: Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.