 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Hi Al --
Amifostine has to be given during the radiation treatment period -- as it acts to protect the salivary glands from the radiation -- it is given about 30 minutes before each treatment, by injection. It works but is a very difficult drug to tolerate and many cannot handle its side effects.
Our dental onc and also our ENT both are prescribing Evoxac now (not Salagen) feeling it is a more effective drug with fewer adverse side-effects, like sweating. Myabe ask your doctor about it.
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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