"Remarkable Medical Recovery: California Man Cured of HIV and Cancer"

Californian man Paul Edmonds, who had both cancer and HIV, has been free of both diseases since a stem cell transplant five years ago. The treatment has put him in remission from acute myelogenous leukemia and could potentially cure his HIV in another two years. The donated stem cells came with a genetic mutation that makes people resistant to HIV, and after the transplant, Edmonds showed no signs of either AML or HIV. This case has shown that older patients undergoing reduced-intensity conditioning HCT for cancer treatment may be cured of HIV-1 infection, but stem cell transplants come with substantial risks and are only viable for those with life-threatening blood cancers.