Posted on 09/30/2020 5:11:17 PM PDT by karpov
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person to be cured of H.I.V., through an experimental bone marrow transplant that offered hope though not a realistic treatment for most people with the virus, died on Tuesday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 54.
His partner, Tim Hoeffgen, said the cause was unrelated recurring leukemia. Mr. Brown had remained free of H.I.V., the virus that can lead to AIDS.
“Timothy would like to be remembered as a man who gave hope to people around the world that a cure for H.I.V. is possible,” Mr. Hoeffgen said in an email.
Mr. Brown, a Seattle native, was a university student in Berlin when he tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, or H.I.V., in 1995. Following a subsequent diagnosis of leukemia, he underwent the transplant of bone marrow stem cells on Feb. 6, 2007, a high-risk procedure that was declared a success. He declared Feb. 6 his new “birth date.”
The breakthrough, reported at the 2008 International AIDS Conference, made headlines around the world as the “AIDS cure.”
But it also met with some skepticism in the scientific community. Some AIDS researchers sought to test Mr. Brown’s blood samples for themselves. Some questioned whether, if he was indeed free of H.I.V., the virus could still recur. Experts noted as well that bone marrow transplants were risky, expensive and unlikely to be available for wide use.
Mr. Brown was originally known only pseudonymously, as the “Berlin Patient.” But three years later, he became a reluctant public figure when he decided to reveal his identity.
“At some point, I decided I didn’t want to be the only person in the world cured of H.I.V.,” Mr. Brown told the website ContagionLive last year.
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According to the left, engaging in sodomy is a civil right, despite the lives AIDS and other venereal diseases have cut short, but not wearing a mask is a crime.
Millions spent on his treatment over the years.
Deadly deadly lifestyle, but only smokers are penalized for lifestyle choices.
for a 99.9% completely avoidable disease. I remember saying that to someone and they thought I was nuts.
Secondary cancers are a known late complication of bone marrow transplants.
https://www.bmtinfonet.org/transplant-article/late-complications-after-transplant
Dude sounds like he was a wreck.
Since leukemia manifests in bone marrow it is hard to believe his BMT has nothing to do with it.
...Since leukemia manifests in bone marrow it is hard to believe his BMT has nothing to do with it.
And all the anti rejection drugs
+1
And also hiv/aids patients
Actually, -1.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16250879/
AIDS related viruses, their association with leukemia, and Raf signaling
And...
The Link Between HIV/AIDS and Blood Cancers
https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-link-between-hiv-aids-and-blood-cancers-2252377
Another COVID death.
He already had cancer before he had the transplant.
...He already had cancer before he had the transplant.
You know, it’s against FR tradition, but reading the parent article sometimes prevents stupid posting...
Following a subsequent diagnosis of leukemia, he underwent the transplant of bone marrow stem cells on Feb. 6, 2007, a high-risk procedure that was declared a success. He declared Feb. 6 his new “birth date.”
He had the transplant because he already had leukemia.
I see that, my comment was a Mea Culpa
No, he died of covid, or at least that will be on his death certificate.
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