Brian and Gary have provided some great information on this drug in this thread. The drug wasn't available at our site for my husband...however, if it was, he would have tried it.

There is search functions at the top of the form. You can search by terms (like amifostine) or by a user such as GailMac. (Her husband, Barry, was able to tolerate the Amifostine throughout treatment). Plus they had some additional routines/treatments they used to minimize the discomfort throughout treatment.

I hope this helps. Utlimately, your friend needs to make the final decision with your CCC team. However, it's nice to come in armed with information and questions.

wishing good thoughts to you and your friend. Do you know if your friend will be treated on an IMRT?