Small Trial Shows Patients Controlled HIV Without Daily Meds For Months

Key Takeaways

A small study of 10 people with HIV found that six had a slower return of the virus after stopping medication

One person maintained control of the virus for over 18 months

The research suggests future treatments may someday help people control the virus without daily meds

TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A small but closely watched study is giving researchers new optimism in the search for long-term HIV control, and possibly a cure.

For the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study, 10 people living with HIV took a mix of experimental immunotherapies, including an HIV vaccine. After months of the immunotherapy treatments, participants stopped taking their daily antiretroviral drugs that normally keep the virus under control.

Once antiretroviral medi