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CROI 2017: Timothy Brown, the Berlin Patient, Celebrates a Decade Cured of HIV
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Participants at a Community HIV Cure Research Workshop on February 12, in advance of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle, held a "birthday" party for Timothy Ray Brown -- formerly known as the Berlin Patient -- to celebrate 10 years since the bone marrow transplant that would lead to the only known cure for HIV.
CROI 2017: Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Off ART for 288 Days Without HIV Rebound
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A HIV-positive bone marrow transplant recipient at the Mayo Clinic experienced prolonged viral remission lasting nearly 10 months -- longer than the so-called Boston patients -- after interrupting antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a report at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Seattle. Although his viral load eventually rebounded, his HIV reservoirs appeared to be reduced.
3. Renewed Focus on HIV Vaccines and Antibodies
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- Published on Thursday, 22 December 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Researchers intensified the search for novel types of therapies to prevent, treat, and potentially cure HIV, including immune-based strategies such as antibodies and vaccines.
CROI 2017: Spanish HIV Vaccine Induces Control Off ART in Nearly 40% of Recipients
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- Published on Monday, 20 February 2017 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
A so-called "HIV Conserv" vaccine has, for the first time, produced significant prolonged viral control in a large minority of recipients once they were taken off antiretroviral therapy (ART). So far, 1 participant has stayed off ART for 7 months without having to resume it, according to a report at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections last week in Seattle.
UCSF/amfAR HIV Cure Summit Reviews Progress in Cure-Related Research
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 December 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Researchers at the amfAR Institute for HIV Cure Research at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) presented an update on their latest cure-related work at a World AIDS Day summit on December 1. This multidisciplinary effort aims to understand HIV reservoirs within the body and ultimately to control or eliminate the virus.
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