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The new findings, he said, are good news for HIV patients who are also battling cancer.

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Cancer drug Keytruda can help ‘smoke out’ dormant HIV

What you need to know:

  • HIV attacks the immune system by infecting white blood cells known as T cells.
  • The new findings are good news for HIV patients who are also battling cancer.

The cancer drug pembrolizumab, also known as Keytruda, may also help HIV patients, scientists have said.

The drug is used in immunotherapy to treat melanoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and lung, head, neck, stomach, cervical and certain types of breast cancer.