Stem-Cell Transplant Cures Man’s HIV
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 15th, 2010 5:51 am by HL
Stem-Cell Transplant Cures Man’s HIV
A man living with HIV who underwent a transplant involving HIV-resistant stem cells in 2007 for the treatment of leukemia has been classified as cured of his HIV, according to an upcoming article in the medical journal Blood. The man has remained off HIV treatment for three-and-a-half years with normal CD4 counts and no evidence of HIV replication.