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Adam Castillejo

Second person known to have been cured of HIV infection

Ambassador of Hope Adam Castillejo
Castillejo in 2020
Born	1979 or 1980 (age 46–47)^[1] Caracas, Venezuela^[2]
Other name	The London Patient
Citizenship	British-Venezuelan
Years active	2020–present
Known for	Second person known to have been cured of HIV infection through Bone Marrow Transplant required to treat Stage IV Hodgkins Lymphoma
Website	https://thelondonpatient.org

Adam Castillejo (born 1979 or 1980), also known as "The London Patient",^[1] is the second person known to have been cured of HIV infection.^[3]^[4]^[5] Castillejo, who is British-Venezuelan^[6] and has mixed European ancestry, lives in London. He has previously worked as a chef^[7] and is now a motivational speaker.

Diagnosed in 2003, his body became resistant to HIV infection after receiving a bone marrow transplant in 2016^[8] to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma. The German donor carried the CCR5-Δ32 mutation which gives resistance from HIV infection.^[9] He was treated by Professor Ravindra Gupta.^[5]

References

1 2 Mandavilli, Apoorva (9 March 2020). "The 'London Patient,' Cured of H.I.V., Reveals His Identity". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
↑ "Meet Adam Castillejo - the Latino who wants to be a beacon of hope after beating this incurable disease". HOLA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
↑ Gupta, Ravindra (10 March 2020). "Evidence for HIV-1 cure after CCR5Δ32/Δ32 allogeneic haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation 30 months post analytical treatment interruption: a case report". The Lancet. 7: e340–e347. doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30069-2. PMC 7606918. PMID 32169158.
↑ Davis, Nicola (9 March 2020). "Second person ever to be cleared of HIV reveals identity". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
1 2 "Cured of HIV: I want to be an ambassador of hope". BBC News. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
↑ Mouzo, Jessica (22 February 2023). "The London Patient: 'I feel like I won the lottery: I have been cured of two incurable diseases'". EL PAÍS English Edition. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
↑ "Hospitality Action". www.hospitalityaction.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
↑ Mandavilli, Apoorva (9 March 2020). "The 'London Patient,' Cured of H.I.V., Reveals His Identity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
↑ Apoorva Mandavilli (4 March 2019). "H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.