First case of HIV patient in long-term remission after drug therapy
The 'very interesting' case was reported at the AIDS 2020 conference
The first case of an HIV-positive patient being in long-term remission after taking an intensified multi-drug cocktail for less than a year has fuelled hopes of a possible cure.
The 34-year-old Brazilian man, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2012, was treated with a base of antiretroviral therapy, additional antiretrovirals and nicotinamide — a form of vitamin B3.
The intensified treatment was halted after 48 weeks.
And 57 weeks later his HIV DNA and HIV antibody tests remained negative, doctors reported earlier this week at the virtual AIDS 2020 conference in San Francisco, US.
