得益于过去三十多年HIV药物开发的进展,如今HIV感染者只要每日按时服药,可以拥有与正常人相似的健康寿命,然而终生服药似乎也成为伴随他们的唯一选择。今日,美国希望之城(City of Hope)医学中心的研究人员报告,一名已经与HIV感染相伴超过31年的男性患者,在接受干细胞移植之后,无需继续服用抗病毒药物已经获得长期缓解。新闻稿指出,这名66岁的患者是世界上第4位利用这一手段“治愈”的HIV患者,也是年龄最大的接受干细胞移植后获得“治愈”的HIV和血液癌症患者。 此外,今天在AIDS 2022年会的新闻发布会上还报道了一位74岁的HIV女性患者长达15年功能性治愈的结果。这些结果,为“治愈”HIV感染带来了希望。
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