Scientists test 'Double-Edged' gene therapy to fight HIV and cancer

NCT ID NCT02337985

Summary

This early-stage study is testing a two-part treatment for AIDS patients who also have a type of blood cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma. First, patients receive standard chemotherapy to fight the cancer. Then, doctors collect the patient's own blood stem cells, modify them in a lab to carry genes that may help block HIV, and return them to the patient. The main goal is to see if this combined approach is safe and possible, and if the modified cells can survive and potentially help the body control both diseases.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • NCI Lymphoid Malignancies Branch

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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