CLEAN: The man who was cured of being HIV-positive

The video discusses the evolution of HIV treatments starting with AZT in 1995, followed by combination therapies. In 2006, the speaker was diagnosed with leukemia, leading to a discussion on cell treatment and a transplant from an HIV-immune donor. The video explores the potential of gene therapy as a future treatment option and concludes with the importance of repeating successful cases to advance towards a cure.

What was the only available treatment for HIV in 1995?

• Stem cell transplant

• Combination therapy

• Gene therapy

• AZT

In 2006, what condition was the speaker diagnosed with?

• Lung cancer

• Acute leukemia

• Chronic leukemia

• HIV

What unique characteristic did the donor have in the speaker's treatment?

• Younger age

• Genetically identical

• Immune to HIV

• Immune to leukemia

What is a potential future application of the treatment discussed in the video?

• Traditional chemotherapy

• Radiation therapy

• Gene therapy

• Surgery

What is necessary for the discussed treatment to become more widely applicable?

• Government approval

• Repeating the case in other patients

• Increased funding

• More clinical trials