HIV Total Cure in Sight-How Long?
Dr. Luis Montaner, seated right, with his team at the HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia | Wistar Institute Greg Owen LGBTQ News Letter Is a cure for HIV in sight? Since the virus that causes AIDS was identified over 40 years ago, finding a cure has been the holy grail of HIV research and the army of scientists conducting it. I’m certainly confident that we’re going to have a breakthrough within my career, and I have a good 10 to 15 years left. While antiretroviral (ARV) therapies are extending lives and keeping HIV at bay, and PrEP has the potential to effectively halt transmission of the virus, a cure has remained elusive. That’s because the HIV virus itself is elusive, both co-opting the immune system and hiding from it. But new discoveries are putting the goal of a cure within reach, according to Dr. Luis Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil, and the director of the HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center at the Wistar Institute. Mo...
