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HIV cure? An existing cancer drug shows promise in killing “silent” HIV cells and delaying reinfections. (scitechdaily.com)

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Led by WEHI and The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) — leading medical research institutes in Melbourne, Australia — the landmark study is being translated into a new clinical trial to assess whether the blood cancer treatment can be repurposed to offer a pathway towards an HIV cure.

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[–] NocturnalMorning 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Kind of a click bait title once you actually read the article. It has shown to delay the reactivation of latent HIV cells in the body. It's not a cure.

[–] baruchin 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's an interrogation sign at the end of HIV cure.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

That doesn't change that it's clickbait.

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