Tom- I'm sorry to hear about your son-in-law. I'd like to think that B-OM could potentially be preventative for some and palliative for others but that may be wishful thinking. I hesitate to think 'curative' because to me that suggests that the patient has developed lesions and the medicine 'fixes' the lesions. Much better if we can prevent it and limit the tissue damage. If B-OM can limit the severity and duration of the lesions then patients will do so much better.
Unfortunately, it's unlikely that B-OM will be approved at the time your son-in-law could benefit from it. Also, for as promising as drugs such as B-OM may look in early trials, most do not make it to market. I'm extremely optimistic but we don't have enough data to know for sure.
Sorry to hear that. If they haven't told him, here are some aids right from the beginning. Sucking on ice chips regularly particularly during infusion. Rinsing several times a day with baking soda/salt water mixture. The real life saver for many is cold watermelon. Often helps with any of those nasty mouth tastes from chemo as well. The watermelon not only helps with keeping the mouth moist but also keeping body hydration to support bladder and kidney health. It can be hard to drink enough fluids and watermelon goes down easy. Prevention or lessening through these or other means beats the heck out of pain management when possible. Peace, blessings and Best Wishes for all who are affected fighting the big C.
tduggan, I am very sorry to hear about your son-in-law and I hope he makes a speedy recovery after his medical procedures. I agree with biodoc it is much too early to know whether B-OM is preventative, palliative, or curative. What we do know is that an Harvard expert on OM, Dr. Sonis, who conducted 2 animal studies using B-OM, stated that Brilacidn-OM's ability "to mitigate [the use of this word hints at palliative]ulcerative mucositis in preclinical studies is significant and exciting."
"Significant and exciting", which sounds very promising, is still a very long, long way from FDA approval. The chance for a new drug to make it to market is approximately 1 in 5,000.
The poster, purpleheart, informed me about an organization that you may find useful: Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)and I have included a link for their webpage that contains links to useful articles (for free) about the care and management of oral mucositis. I hope you find this helpful. Good Luck to you and your son-in-law.
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