HIV cure-related research: links to further reading | Q and A

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IAS roadmap for a cure: easy-to-read overview of recent progress and future goals
A map of international research produced by the International AIDS Society. The IAS undated this review every three years. This third edition was published in 2021 as a technical article in the leading scientific journal Nature. This link is to a non-technical summary.
https://i-base.info/ias-towards-an-hiv-cure-2021/

Timothy Ray Brown: the first person cured of HIV
Links to reports about Timothy Brown, first reported at the Berlin Patients, who in 2008 was was the first person reported to be cured of HIV following stem cell transplantation.

Searching for HIV in Timothy Brown, the Berlin Patient
https://i-base.info/htb/21336

The London Patient tells his story as second person cured of HIV
This i-Base article about Adam Castelliejo, the London Patient. In 2018, Adam was the second person to be cured from HIV after using stem-cell transplantation to treat his cancer. The new stem cells came from a donor who had high level of immunity to HIV.
https://i-base.info/htb/37294

Interview with Loreen Willenberg
Interview with Loreen Willenberg, who was able to go for 30 years without needing HIV treatment. This was because her viral load stayed undetectable and her CD4 count stayed high for all this time. This has only been reported for one other person, a woman known as the Esperanza Patient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cq1lMKHUXg

Different reports of HIV cure cases
This article from the community organisation aidsmap carefully lists cases where people have been either cured of HIV or been able to control HIV without needing HIV treatment,
https://www.aidsmap.com/about-hiv/cases-hiv-cure