People with HIV Archives – Treatment Action Group

Research Toward a Cure Trials

April 15, 2024
Dorrit Walsh

A listing of clinical trials and observational studies related to the research effort to cure HIV infection, mainly derived from the clinicaltrials.gov online registry. Click the trial registry identifier numbers for a link to the full entry containing detailed information on the trial design, enrollment criteria, principal investigators and location(s).

Story: HIV “completely eliminated” from cells in a laboratory dish with CRISPR technology

March 20, 2024
Dorrit Walsh

March 2024 Media coverage: Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells - Michelle Roberts, BBC, March 20, 2024 HIV cure breakthrough as virus eliminated from cells in laboratory - Nina Massey, The Independent, March 20, 2024 Hopes of…

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2024 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop

March 2, 2024
Dorrit Walsh

The 2024 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop took place on Saturday, March 2nd in Denver. This year’s workshop had a shorter format than in the past, but we plan to return to an all-day event in the future.

Effective Approaches to Engaging HIV Positive Homeless Populations

February 16, 2024
Dorrit Walsh

On February 27, 2024, TAG explored innovative strategies and successful interventions for addressing the unique challenges faced by people living with HIV who are experiencing homelessness.

A Community Update on AbbVie’s HIV Cure Research Program

December 5, 2023
Dorrit Walsh

This webinar was held on December 5, 2023, and provided an update on HIV cure-related research studies being conducted by the company AbbVie; the recording of the webinar is now online.

TAGline 1992

December 1, 2023
Dorrit Walsh

The 1994 issues of TAGline.

Story: CRISPR-Based Cure for HIV “could be months away”

November 8, 2023
Dorrit Walsh

October/November 2023 Media coverage: CRISPR gene therapy appears safe, but claims of an imminent HIV cure are premature - Liz Highleyman, AIDSMap, November 3, 2023 Cure for HIV could be months away as first three patients are injected with new…

HCV Elimination Among People Living with and at Risk of HIV: Challenges and Opportunities

September 5, 2023
Dorrit Walsh

Following the White House’s recent proposal for a National Hepatitis C Elimination Plan as part of its Fiscal Year 2024 budget request to Congress, and the fact that key populations for HIV are also at high risk of HCV, Treatment Action Group is organizing a webinar that will highlight best practices and challenges for HCV elimination with a specific focus on high-burden populations.

Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies (bNAbs) and HIV Cure-Related Research

July 12, 2023
Dorrit Walsh

HIV has evolved multiple mechanisms to evade inhibition by antibodies, which are Y-shaped immune system proteins that normally play a key role in fending off or controlling infections.

HIV Cure Research Information Sheet

March 17, 2023
Dorrit Walsh

Research into curing HIV infection is ever-changing as new discoveries are made and scientists report additional rare — but informative — cases of individuals likely cured of HIV.