Early immune response needed for hit-and-hide cancer viruses

Human retroviral infections might be more manageable if the immune system could respond strongly to the virus early, say cancer researchers in a new study. The research examined the retrovirus HTLV-1, which causes adult T-cell leukemia. It indicates that if the immune system could kill virus-infected cells within days of infection, it may inhibit the virus's ability to establish reservoirs of infected cells and make the infection more treatable later.

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