HIV-1 remission and possible cure in a woman after haplo-cord blood transplant

the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT) P1107 Team

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Abstract

Previously, two men were cured of HIV-1 through CCR5Δ32 homozygous (CCR5Δ32/Δ32) allogeneic adult stem cell transplant. We report the first remission and possible HIV-1 cure in a mixed-race woman who received a CCR5Δ32/Δ32 haplo-cord transplant (cord blood cells combined with haploidentical stem cells from an adult) to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Peripheral blood chimerism was 100% CCR5Δ32/Δ32 cord blood by week 14 post-transplant and persisted through 4.8 years of follow-up. Immune reconstitution was associated with (1) loss of detectable replication-competent HIV-1 reservoirs, (2) loss of HIV-1-specific immune responses, (3) in vitro resistance to X4 and R5 laboratory variants, including pre-transplant autologous latent reservoir isolates, and (4) 18 months of HIV-1 control with aviremia, off antiretroviral therapy, starting at 37 months post-transplant. CCR5Δ32/Δ32 haplo-cord transplant achieved remission and a possible HIV-1 cure for a person of diverse ancestry, living with HIV-1, who required a stem cell transplant for acute leukemia.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1115-1126.e8
JournalCell
Volume186
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 16 2023

Keywords

  • HIV CCR5 dela 32 transplant
  • HIV cure
  • HIV remission

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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