AIDS 2020: Brazilian man in long-term HIV remission - without a stem-cell transplant

A man in São Paulo who has no evidence of remaining HIV after more than 15 months off antiretrovirals - at least according to tests done so far - may represent the first case of a functional cure without the risks of a stem cell transplant, according to a report presented today at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual).
NAM aidsmap's Gus Cairns and Liz Highleyman talk to one of the study researchers Dr Andrea Savarino from the Instituto Superiore di Sanita in Rome.