Thursday, June 2, 2022

Combination Anti-HIV Antibody Infusions Suppress Virus for Sustained Period

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Scanning electron micrograph of an HIV-infected H9 T cell.

NIAID scientists and their collaborators found that individuals with HIV who began taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the early stages of infection achieved a lengthy period of HIV suppression without ART after receiving multiple infusions of two broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies (bNAbs), according to a small study published in the journal Nature. Although larger studies are needed, the findings suggest that combination bNAb therapy might offer a future alternative to daily ART for people living with HIV. Read more here.


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