Search for a Cure
Search for a Cure
IAS 2015: Targets Proliferate in HIV Cure Research
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- Published on Friday, 31 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
The Towards an HIV Cure two-day symposium has become a fixture in advance of the International AIDS Society conferences and the meeting last week in Vancouver featured a more varied range of experimental approaches than ever in the search for ways of eliminating HIV infection from the body.
IAS 2015: Long-term HIV Remission [VIDEO]
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- Published on Friday, 31 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
A French teenager with HIV who has maintained an undetectable viral load for 12 years while off antiretroviral treatment was among the most widely discussed topics at the 8th International AIDS Society Conference last week in Vancouver. While no one is calling this case a cure, it does raise interesting questions about "post-treatment control" and may provide clues about how to achieve a functional cure or long-term HIV remission.
IAS 2015: Young Woman Stays Undetectable for 12 Years Off Treatment After Early HIV Therapy
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
The 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) heard on Monday of a case of a young woman who was infected with HIV at birth and received very early antiretroviral therapy as a child, and has stayed off therapy since the age of 6 with a viral load well below the detectability limit of standard tests. Such "post-treatment controllers" are models for a "functional cure," which is one of the goals of HIV treatment research.
IAS 2015: HIV Cure Research: The Next Year [VIDEO]
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- Published on Thursday, 23 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Sharon Lewin from the University of Melbourne offered a brief preview of what HIV functional cure and remission research might look like in the coming year, during an HIV cure press conference at the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention this week in Vancouver.
IAS 2015: International AIDS Society Conference Starts this Weekend in Vancouver
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 15 July 2015 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
The 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) starts this Sunday and runs July 19-22 in Vancouver. HIV prevention -- including treatment-as-prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) -- will be a major focus of the meeting. Other topics will include antiretroviral drugs in development, expanding access to treatment and retention in care, and HIV/hepatitis coinfection. HIVandHepatitis.com will be on site covering the latest news.
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