By Landon Gray
Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
A 66-year-old patient living with HIV and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) achieved complete remission from both his HIV and AML after a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) without the need for additional immunotherapy and radiation.
The patient, who has been living with HIV for more than three decades, is the oldest patient living with HIV and AML to date to successfully undergo the procedure,