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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Well, it's not like he had the stem cell transplant to treat his HIV, anyway. He had leukemia. I don't know if anyone would advocate taking a very dangerous treatment like a transplant to treat HIV which for many people is well treated with multi-drug therapy. It's interesting that he had this outcome...not so applicable for the bigger picture.
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Drug treatments are relatively effective, sure - but they aren't particularly cost-effective, and if a one-time transplant can eliminate any future risk, it might be preferable over, say, 50 years of continuous drug cocktail, right? (not that the transplant is cheap, either, but I'm sure you see what I'm getting at)
I do agree that it's likely more of a curiosity than anything else at this point, though - particularly as a one-off in a poorly-controlled environment.
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