Seventh Person ‘Cured’ of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

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July 30, 2024, 2:30 PM

• •A 60-year-old man in Germany has become at least the seventh person with HIV to be announced free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant.
• •The man, who has been virus-free for close to six years, is only the second person to receive stem cells that are not resistant to the virus.
• •The case sends a clear message that finding a cure for HIV is 'not all about CCR5', says infectious-disease physician Sharon Lewin.

A 60-year-old man in Germany has become at least the seventh person with HIV to be announced free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant. The man, who has been virus-free for close to six years, is only the second person to receive stem cells that are not resistant to the virus.

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