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ICAAC 2007: Key HIV Research on First-Line Therapy

This is part one of a three-part article. For part two, Antiretrovirals in Development, click here . For part three, HIV/HAART Complications and HIV Drug Resistance, click here . Listening and Viewing Options Full Interview and Slides ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

American Foundation for AIDS Research: HIV Treatment-Experienced Patients Set High Standards for Therapy Success

Multiple-drug-resistant virus is a growing concern in HIV treatment. A survey commissioned by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) found that patients who have failed at least two HIV drug regimens continue to have high standards for... Read more »

Phase I Clinical Trial of Experimental Gene Therapy to Treat HIV Shows Encouraging Results, Researchers Say

The results of a Phase I clinical trial of an experimental gene therapy aimed at treating HIV indicate that the therapy is safe and effective and also might sustain viral loads, according to a study published on Monday in the online edition of the ... Read more »

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New Gene Therapy for HIV !!!!!!!!!! (GENE THERAPY, 2010)

Dr Robert my idol and shining light, please tell me what this really means ??? l have been hiv positive for 25 years and most of my friends have died to aids...l have resistance to nearly all hiv meds.... how long before gene therapy can give us...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Mark,Gene therapy is tricky (and somewhat risky) business. (See below.) It's also not yet ready for prime time! I'll post below a recent report about one type of gene therapy that's moving into clinical trials.Stay tuned to this... Read more »

gene therapy and immune based therapies: changing treatment of hiv?

Goodday Nelson from Greece... In Greece where i am there is not alot of chatter about gene based therapies or immune therapies- i wonder if in US (since you wrote in your last email) that you follow gene based and immune therapies hoping that they...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Great timimg. The company is having a conference call free to all.Here is the informationInteresting stuff for those of us with multidrug resistanceVIRxSYS to Host a Web Conference to Announce Clinical Trial UpdateSummary of data from five 2008... Read more »

HIV-2 & KP-1461, Gene Therapy

If the present research for kp-1461/gene therapy succeeds for HIV-1, will it equally function or work for other types of HIV, like HIV-2. Or any idea if the researchers have a plan for all types? Appreciate your answer....

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

This is an intersting new approach to HIV treatment. This drug probably works by accelerating the rate of mutation of HIV during its replicative cycle. Since the virus does not have the ability to correct errors of this type, the result, more often... Read more »

Anabolic Therapies for HIV poz men

I have been doing some research into Anabolic steriod therapy for HIV poz guys. What is your oppion of this type of therapy....

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

I am generally unenthusiastic about anabolic agents although I am happy to supplement testosterone in individuals who are consistently hypogonadal. Testosterone and its derivative drugs predominantly increase lean body muscle mass and are thus... Read more »

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Gene Therapy "Cure" Research from CROI 2011

Posted by bartleby, 1 Reply

The full transcript of the press conference is a little long, but it's really interesting. They talk about modifying stem cells, knocking off the CCR5 receptor, and reinfusing these new HIV-resistant cells them into the body.

Research is still... Read more »

New HIV therapy shows promise

Posted by losing_it, 1 Reply

Saw this on cnn today.....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers may finally be on track to fight the AIDS virus by blocking a long-elusive target, an HIV enzyme called integrase. An experimental drug that inhibits the enzyme helped to keep the infection in... Read more »

hiv gene therapy

Posted by hopefulone, 2 Replies

hiv gene therapy has been getting a lot of play in the national and international press as of late....i would be interetested in comments on this hope. Read more »

Kill HIV with Photopheresis, Ultra-Violet Blood Irradiation (UBI) Therapies?

Posted by Jon316, 1 Reply

I've read a little about Photopheresis and Ultra-Viole Blood Irradiation (UBI) therapies being performed by M.D.'s across the U.S., Europe, Russia and Germany. It seems that these procedures have been done for quite some time, but fell out of... Read more »

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