The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the most common pathogens in humans. HIV is the cause of the deadly disease AIDS. Currently, most experiments in the medical field are related to the treatment of AIDS. One of the most promising research information in this field has just been released. A patient who underwent bone marrow transplant surgery is reported to have been cured of HIV. The information was released at the Retrovirus on Opportunistic and Infections conference in Denver.
International media reports that she is the first woman and the third person to be cured of HIV after a bone marrow transplant.
In the United States, a 64-year-old woman with leukemia lost her AIDS after a bone marrow transplant. She has been in treatment for 14 months. A woman with acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the bone marrow, has had her bone marrow transplanted. Sharon Levine, president of the International AIDS Society, said in a statement that they had been cured of HIV without antiretroviral therapy, a treatment for AIDS.
Dr. of the University of Los Angeles, California. The discovery is part of a study led by Yvonne Bryson and Dr. Deborah Persauder of Johns Hopkins University. The study looked at 25 people who underwent bone marrow transplant surgery for cancer or other serious illnesses. In cancer treatment, chemotherapy is first used to destroy the cells. The stem cells are then replaced. Scientists say that these people have the immune system to fight HIV.
Efforts are underway to reach more people. Although bone marrow transplantation is not feasible to cure the majority of people living with HIV, researchers believe the new discovery could lead to major changes in AIDS treatment.