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A pioneering research team from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the University of Mississippi Medical Center said they have made a breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV-infected infants, after a dramatic treatment and recovery case.
Researchers said beginning a combination anti-retroviral treatment of an HIV-infected baby in Mississippi just 30 hours after that child’s birth ultimately appears to have killed the virus. It was a single case, which means researchers now have to launch extended studies to determine whether and how well this might work in other children.
“This case is remarkable because the child was treated, then off treatment for many months and has been able to control the virus without rebound,” UMass Medical School immunologist Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga told the Herald yesterday. “It suggests that very early treatment may allow the curtailment of the formation of the viral reservoirs that serve as barriers to cure.”
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Tests during the treatment showed a diminishing viral presence in the infant’s blood. By day 29, the baby showed no signs of the virus. Doctors continued to administer anti-viral medications for the next 17 months. Then, because of circumstances beyond doctors’ control, the child stopped receiving treatment for 10 months. When the child returned, tests found no trace of HIV in the child’s bloodstream.
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http://bostonherald.com/news_opinio...emarkable_umass_doc_says_toddler_cured_of_hiv
Researchers said beginning a combination anti-retroviral treatment of an HIV-infected baby in Mississippi just 30 hours after that child’s birth ultimately appears to have killed the virus. It was a single case, which means researchers now have to launch extended studies to determine whether and how well this might work in other children.
“This case is remarkable because the child was treated, then off treatment for many months and has been able to control the virus without rebound,” UMass Medical School immunologist Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga told the Herald yesterday. “It suggests that very early treatment may allow the curtailment of the formation of the viral reservoirs that serve as barriers to cure.”
(...)
Tests during the treatment showed a diminishing viral presence in the infant’s blood. By day 29, the baby showed no signs of the virus. Doctors continued to administer anti-viral medications for the next 17 months. Then, because of circumstances beyond doctors’ control, the child stopped receiving treatment for 10 months. When the child returned, tests found no trace of HIV in the child’s bloodstream.
cont at
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinio...emarkable_umass_doc_says_toddler_cured_of_hiv
