Mar 01, 2024 06:00:00Research facility reports case of remission from both leukemia and HIV, fifth case in the worldCity of Hope, a cancer research facility in California, announced that a patient with both HIV and leukemia has gone into remission. This is the fifth case in the world where the same person was infected with both HIV and leukemia and both went into remission. NEJM Features Patient Who Achieved HIV, Leukemia RemissionCity of Hope reported on the case of Paul Edmonds of Desert Hot Springs, California.Edmonds was diagnosed with HIV in 1988. In 2026, City of Hope describes Edmonds as 'the fifth case in the world where both leukemia and HIV are in remission.' According to City of Hope, Edmonds' case is the oldest known to have both leukemia and HIV in remission, and she has been infected with HIV for 31 years longer than the previous four cases.
