Forty years after the first case of HIV was reported in the United States in 1981, a “cure” has remained elusive so far. Now, HIV/AIDS researchers across the world are keenly awaiting the results of two new trials that are scheduled to start in Melbourne.
Researchers involved with the study say that the outcome of the NIVO-LD and Titan trials at the Alfred hospital in Melbourne could push us closer to the elusive HIV “cure”. “The drugs being used in these studies in Melbourne are of high interest to researchers around the world,” Associate Professor James McMahon, Head of Clinical Research at the Alfred’s Department of Infectious Diseases, told Star Observer in an email interview.
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