A blood cancer drug could take us one step further to a cure for HIV, scientists say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Venetoclax helps kill \u201csilent\u201d HIV cells and delay reinfections of the deadly virus, Australian researchers found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hidden, dormant cells cannot currently be treated by any therapy options and are the reason people with the virus need lifelong medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Philip Arandjelovic, of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, said: \u201cIn attacking dormant HIV cells and delaying viral rebound, venetoclax has shown promise beyond that of currently approved treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery achievement in delaying this virus from returning brings us closer to preventing the disease from re-emerging in people living with HIV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most HIV patients are given antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the standard of care treatment, which stops the virus replicating in the body and allows the immune system to recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the drugs do not target hibernating HIV-infected cells, meaning it can only suppress the virus, not cure it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If people stop taking ART, hibernating HIV\u2013infected cells reactivate quickly, causing a resurgence of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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