Jacques Leibowitch

Jacques Leibowitch
Born(1942-08-01)1 August 1942
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died4 March 2020(2020-03-04) (aged 77)
Massy, France
Known forIdentification of HIV as retro-virus, world pioneer use of tri-therapy treatment
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(m. 1992; div. 1996)​
AwardsChevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
Scientific career
FieldsHIV research
InstitutionsRaymond Poincaré University Hospital

Jacques Leibowitch (1 August 1942 – 4 March 2020[1]) was a French medical doctor and clinical researcher known for his contributions to the knowledge and treatment of HIV and AIDS, starting with his initial designation of a human retrovirus as the cause of AIDS, and his ground-breaking use of triple combination therapy for the effective control of HIV in the patient. A practicing physician in the infectiology department of the Raymond Poincaré University Hospital of Garches (directed by Prof. Christian Perronne, AP-HP), University lecturer Emeritus, he led the treatment program ICCARRE that proposes a dramatic reduction of weekly anti-HIV drug intake, down to 2-3 anti-viral pills a day taken 2 to 3 or 4 days a week, as opposed to the presently recommended seven days a week, as still universally prescribed. These reduced medical dosages are adequate, necessary and sufficient according to the results of his exploratory clinical research carried out since 2003. He is the author of the books "Un virus étrange venu d'ailleurs" (A strange virus of unknown origin),[2] and "Pour en finir avec le sida" (Putting an end to AIDS).[3]

  1. ^ "Le docteur Jacques Leibowitch, un des pionniers de la lutte contre le sida, est mort" [Dr. Jacques Leibowitch, one of the pioneers of the fight against AIDS, has died]. Le Monde (in French). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ Pour en finir avec le sida, Jacques Leibowitch, 2011, sur le site de l'édition Plon. Consulté le 1/10/2013
  3. ^ "Un virus étrange venu d'ailleurs", Grasset 1984