Repeated infusions of two antibodies delay viral rebound but don’t prevent it

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Results from a new study show that receiving multiple doses of a combination of two broadly neutralising antibodies is safe, delays viral load rebound in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and may shrink the latent HIV reservoir. Out of 17 people who received multiple infusions of the two antibodies, 13 maintained viral suppression without ART for 20 weeks and some for longer. Two people maintained suppression for a year or more.

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