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Stem-cell treatment may have cured woman of HIV

An HIV-positive woman who received a blood stem cell transplant to treat acute myeloid leukemia appears to have been cured of HIV. The stem cells, from umbilical cord blood, contained a gene variant that makes them resistant to HIV infection. The woman has been free of HIV for 14 months since the treatment. This finding could point toward a cure for HIV for some patients. A middle-aged, mixed-race, HIV-positive woman has been free of the virus since receiving a blood stem cell transplant for a different condition.

Apr 6, 2022

Roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapy

A groundbreaking study found that stem cells reduce the amount of virus causing AIDS, boost the body's antiviral immunity, and restore the gut's lymphoid follicles damaged by HIV. It provided a roadmap for multi-pronged HIV eradication strategies.

Aug 3, 2021

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