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HIV cure could be hiding in FDA-approved drug | A new study, shows that the compound EBC-46 can reactivate dormant virus cells, allowing them to be targeted by immunotherapy. This is called a “kick and kill” strategy which could completely clear the virus from a patient.
HIV has become a more manageable condition in recent years, but a full cure remains elusive. Now, scientists have found promise in permanently eliminating the virus, thanks to a drug already approved by the FDA to fight cancer.
Now, scientists have found promise in permanently eliminating the virus, thanks to a drug already approved by the FDA to fight cancer. Once a death sentence, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can now be managed with antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs. A new study, led by researchers at Stanford, has now shown that a compound called EBC-46 can reactivate these dormant cells, allowing them to then be targeted by immunotherapy.
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