Third person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say

Third Person 'Cured' of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

A fairly risky stem cell transplant from a decade ago seems to have cured a German man who once tested positive for HIV.

Third patient to be cured of HIV: he did it thanks to a stem cell transplant

It would be the third case of complete remission after a transplant in the world.

Third person ‘cured’ of HIV through stem cell transplant

A 53-year-old German man is believed to be the third person with HIV to have the virus completely eradicated after a stem cell transplant.

HIV patient cured after bone marrow transplant in rare case, research shows

He is one of a small handful of people to receive such treatment effectively

HIV patient appears cured after stem cell transplant

The 53-year-old known as the "Düsseldorf Patient" also had cancer and received a bone marrow transplant which replaced his cells with a donor's HIV-resistant stem cells.

Third person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

PARIS: A man known as "the Duesseldorf patient" has become the third person declared cured of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after receiving a stem cell transplant that also treated his leukemia, a study said on Monday.Two other cases with both HIV and cancer, patients in Berlin and London, have previously been reported as cured in scientific journals following the high-risk procedure.Now the details of the Duesseldorf patient's cure hav…