Functional cure after early start of therapy?

A few days ago, French researchers published a study showing that some patients who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) early, during acute infection, seem to be able to control HIV after stopping therapy, suggesting that they may be functionally cured (PLoS Pathog. 9, e1003211). But there's a lot more to this story--and IAVI Report covered it all last year. If you'd like to know more about this study, its context and the ongoing debate about how soon ART should be started, check out the article in the September-October issue of our magazine.