For Just The Second Time an HIV Patient is in Remission After Stem Cell Transplant

For Just The Second Time, an HIV Patient is in Remission After Stem Cell Transplant

17:00 EST 5 Mar 2019 | Discover Magazine

A patient who lived with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for more than a decade is now free of the disease, researchers report today in the journal Nature. The retreat of the infection is only the second time such a case has been reported. In both instances, the patients received a bone marrow transplant to treat cancer. The scientists say the treatment strategy is not practical as a standard approach for the millions currently living with the illness. They also caution that it is too ear

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