If all goes well, he will start the trial in a week or so. They have to so all kinds of test to make sure all his other organs are ok. He will take a pill by PEG everyday and make weekly trips into the city for tests. He'll also have to keep a journal every day. The major side effect of the drug so far is tiredness. Since he already suffers from this-he should be ok with it. This drug doesn't even have a name yet so there's not much data on the negative effects. It targets the Sark virus which they are linking to cancer. Apparently we all have it but when it matches up with specific genes and other viruses in the body in can cause cancer. Keep your fingers crossed, Sue