Swiss man may be just the sixth person to be ‘cured’ of HIV
Only trace amounts of the virus detected in the patient since a stem cell transplant to treat a rare cancer: researchers say
Further details about a man who has become possibly the sixth case of a person with HIV to be considered ‘cured’ of the disease are due to be revealed at a Brisbane HIV conference.
First diagnosed with HIV in 1990, the man had been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2005 and received a stem cell transplant two years ago to treat a rare type of blood cancer.
Known as the “Geneva patient”, the Swiss man in his 50s is one of only six people who are considered to be definitely or possibly cured of HIV.
The others had also received stem cell transplants for blood cancers, NBC News reported.
