Aethlon Medical Discloses New HIV/AIDS Trea...( SAN DIEGO May 5 /- Aethlon Medical In...),Health

SAN DIEGO, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AEMD) today disclosed new data resulting from its recent "first-in-human" application of the Aethlon Hemopurifier(R) to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the disease that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Aethlon announced that an HIV-infected individual, who received twelve Hemopurifier(R) treatments during the span of one month, had an average viral load reduction of 55% during each four-hour Hemopurifier(R) treatment. The study was conducted in the absence of any antiviral drug therapy. Based on this data, mathematical treatment models of approximately 1.5 days of continuous Hemopurifier(R) treatment would reduce patient viral load to undetectable levels. The study, which was conducted at the Sigma New Life Hospital in Punjab, India, was designed to provide insight that will define future clinical programs and commercialization pathways for the Aethlon Hemopurifier(R).

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"Our initial observations from the HIV study validated that our Hemopurifier(R) could inhibit and reverse HIV disease progression in the absence of antiviral drugs," stated Aethlon Chairman and CEO, Jim Joyce. "We now have additional insight that suggests we could quickly reset viral loads to undetectable levels, which supports our belief that the Hemopurifier(R) could significantly enhance and extend the efficacy of both established and candidate drug regimens," concluded Joyce.

The Hemopurifier(R) is a first-in-class medical technology that assists the immune response in combating infectious disease through the selective adsorption of circulating viruses and immunosuppressive proteins. In HIV care, the Hemopurifier(R) targets the clearance of all circulating strains of infecti
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