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A new hope? Lymphoma Drug Wakes Up Dormant HIV
A drug approved to treat lymphoma, Zolinza (vorinostat, SAHA) can wake up CD4 cells latently infected with HIV and render them vulnerable to antiretroviral (ARV) medication, according to a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry and...Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
...Perhaps. But more studies will have to be done in HIV infected people to determine whether this is a safe strategy. Read more »Dormant HIV
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