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CROI 2022Third Transplant Patient Cured of HIV Marks Important FirstsA third person who has been 'cured' of HIV through a unique transplant of stem cells has given hope for a larger-scale way to beat back the HIV epidemic that has plagued the world for four decades.
WebMD Health News, February 16, 2022
CROI 202216 Toddlers With HIV at Birth Had No Detectable VirusSince the Mississippi baby captured the imagination of scientists, researchers have been looking for a way to replicate that treatment-free remission. Should preemptive HIV ART apply to infants too?
Lenacapavir Effective in Multidrug Resistant HIVSome observers expressed skepticism, noting that reduced viral load may have resulted not from lenacapavir but a simultaneous
switch to an optimized backbone regimen.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 11, 2021
HIV Remission Approach Shows 'Signal' of SuccessART-free remission for people living with HIV may be possible, but this early trial will need to be tested in a larger group
and in combination with other agents.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 18, 2021
HIV PrEP: Annual Implant Moves Closer to the ClinicIn communities most vulnerable to HIV, preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could fill the gap. Early data suggest a "fit it and
forget it" implant could offer annual protection.
