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Broadly-specific cytotoxic T cells targeting multiple HIV antigens are expanded from HIV+ patients: implications for immunotherapy.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 Feb 2015
Lam Sharon, Sung Julia, Cruz Conrad, Castillo-Caro Paul, Ngo Minhtran, Garrido Carolina, Kuruc Joann, Archin Nancie, Rooney Cliona, Margolis David, Bollard Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is unable to eradicate human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel therapies for this disease to augment anti-HIV immunity. T cell therapy is appealing in this regard as T cells have the ability to proliferate, migrate, and their antigen specificity reduces the possibility of off-target effects. However, past human studies...
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