Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center (YNPRC) have discovered a way to use cancer immunotherapy treatments to reliably shrink the size of the viral “reservoir” in simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected nonhuman primates treated with antiviral drugs. In humans, antiviral drugs can suppress human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to the point of being undetectable in blood, …
Infectious Disease
December 18, 2020
One-Two Combo: Combining Cancer Therapies Could Reduce HIV Reservoirs