Study using disabled form of HIV in gene therapy wins highest award from Clinical Research Forum; others cited for advances revealing damage caused by long - term cortisone shots to
treat arthritic knees; and gene replacement therapy for infants with deadly neuromuscular disease
The findings help explain, in part, why drugs
treating RA vary in effect — why, for example, a treatment that might work in
arthritic knees isn't effective in an
arthritic hip — and provide a potential new template for precisely targeting treatment for each and every ailing joint.