New therapeutic vaccine approach holds promise for HIV remission

Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 09:02 in Health & Medicine

A new study has demonstrated that combining an experimental vaccine with an innate immune stimulant may help lead to viral remission in people living with HIV. In animal trials, the combination decreased levels of viral DNA in peripheral blood and lymph nodes, and improved viral suppression and delayed viral rebound following discontinuation of anti-retroviral therapy (ART).

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