The 66-year-old man became the fourth patient to be cured of HIV infection. This happened after
The man has been in remission for 17 months and is the oldest patient to successfully complete the experimental procedure.
The man was diagnosed with HIV back in 1988. A few years ago, in addition to this, leukemia developed. In 2019, he was transferred to hematopoietic stem cell therapy.
He has been under observation for 17 months. The patient has not yet taken antiviral drugs and continues to be in remission from HIV.
According to the researchers, they are now convincedthat if a suitable stem cell donor is found for patients with HIV and cancer, then new, less intensive chemotherapy regimens can be used to achieve double remission.
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