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Can cord blood transplants cure AIDS
Can cord blood transplants cure AIDS? Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals is currently conducting a Phase II clinical trial to treat HIV patients using gene therapy in conjunction with an autologous stem cell transplant. Thermogenesis has joined a consortium headed by Dr. Mary Laughlin applying for a Gates Foundation grant to use cord blood transplants to treat HIV (80% of AIDS patients lack a matched sibling). Note this approach is likely to be less expensive than lifelong use of the AIDS drug cocktail.
Cure for HIV: Spanish doctors use blood transplants from umbilical cords with genetic resistance to virus to treat Barcelona man
A medical breakthrough in Spain could provide hope for actor Charlie Sheen who admitted recently that he has HIV. Until the discovery that blood transplants from umbilical cords could cure the virus, the closest medication available was a pill, Truvada, which prevents people from acquiring the virus.
Current and future perspectives on allogeneic transplantation using ex vivo expansion or manipulation of umbilical cord blood cells|Lifeline
Ko K. Maung 1 Mitchell E. Horwitz 2
Ko K. Maung
KoKo.Maung@duke.edu
Mitchell E. Horwitz
Mitchell.Horwitz@duke.edu
1 Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellow, Duke University School of Medicine, 2400 Pratt St. DUMC 3961, Durham, NC 27710, USA
2 Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Duke University School of Medicine, 2400 Pratt St. DUMC 3961, Durham, NC 27710, USA
First Trial to Use Umbilical Cord Stem Cells to Cure HIV
London: The world's first clinical trial which aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords is set to start in Spain.
HIV Cure News 2014: Barcelona Doctors Believe They've Found Cure to AIDS-Causing Virus
Spanish doctors in Barcelona believe they've found the cure to HIV.
Possible HIV Cure Found By Barcelona Doctors Akin To Spontaneous Cure Discovered By French Scientists
Doctors in Barcelona are optimistic they have found cure against HIV by means of blood transplants from umbilical cords of people whose genes are resistant of the virus. According to the doctors, the procedure was able to cure a Barcelona HIV patient in just a matter of three months. The procedure will undergo world's first clinical trials by March 2015.
Spain starts ambitious trial to cure HIV using umbilical cord stem cells
Doctors in Spain have announced the world's first clinical trial to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords.
Trial to use umbilical cord stem cells to cure HIV
The world’s first clinical trial which aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords is set to start in Spain.
Umbilical Cord Blood Bank to Fight HIV and AIDS
Worldwide, there are approximately 37 million people living with HIV, including more than 2 million children. South Africa is at the epicenter of this global scourge, with 1 in 5 people infected with HIV (AVERT, 2014).
Will umbilical cord stem cells be able to cure HIV?
The future looks promising for HIV patients as there is a breakthrough in the field of treatment and management of these patients. While a number of diseases and conditions have been treated with cord blood cells and stem cells, the first clinical trials to cure HIV with umbilical cord cells is to start in Spain soon. The world’s first clinical trial aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords. Know more about cord blood banking and how it helps.
