AAV research 2022 press release, plus 2024 pre-cli
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Here's the July 2022 press release announcing the NIH grant for the AAV research with Leronlimab.
https://www.cytodyn.com/newsroom/press-releas...ional-cure
"The grant will fund the development and preclinical research of a single-injection gene therapy that codes for the leronlimab protein sequence and which will be delivered via an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector. The study will examine if this gene-therapy approach could provide the potential for “functional cure,” i.e., sustained viral suppression to people with HIV without requiring them to take medications for the rest of their lives."
Here's the July 2024 poster abstract at
https://programme.aids2024.org/Abstract/Abstr...actid=3857
"In two of the RMs, SHIV viremia declined and reached undetectable levels between 10-40 weeks post-AAV, and those levels have remained undetectable through 70 weeks post-AAV. The remaining two RMs developed ADAs within 5-15 weeks post-AAV resulting in complete clearance of Leronlimab from plasma as well as a rapid decline in CCR5 RO. Spontaneous reemergence of CCR5 RO by Leronlimab was observed approximately 1 year post-AAV. One of the two animals has had full and sustained CCR5 RO, detectable plasma Leronlimab, and undetectable SHIV RNA in plasma for over 1 year post-reexpression. The second re-expressing animal has achieved and maintained 100% CCR5 RO for about 10 weeks, has detectable plasma Leronlimab, and has declined plasma viremia."