Jeff Young's Fight Against Colon Cancer

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Jeff's Pain has Increased, but new treatment possibility

Jeff's blood transfusion went fine, but since he hasn't been able to take ibuprofen his pain has been much worse. He is taking his liquid Oxycontin frequently thru out the day again. Just today Jeff began to have blood in his urine and things that looked like blood clots. The hospice nurse came out to take some blood samples to make sure his blood is the right consistency. Also they took a urine sample.
I happened to trip up on a possible treatment that Jeff is wanting to try. It is a Phase I trial. It is called AuroLase Therapy. This trial is only open to head and neck cancer patients. I talked to the CEO of Nanospectra, the company fronting the trial, he said there was not a waiver that Jeff could sign to get in. I then got in contact with the FDA that then led me to a colorectal advocacy group called C3. I talked to the chair, Nancy, and she sent me some info about an FDA clause called compassionate use. Thru this clause a person can apply to be admitted into a trial that would not normally accept them. It is up to the company to allow Jeff into the trial and then we start the paper work. Nancy said that she has seen the FDA turn around these requests in 24 hours.
Nancy and I both have e-mailed the CEO, Donald Payne, and I am giving him today to respond and then I will try to contact him by phone tomorrow. If that doesn't work then we all might have to make phone calls and I will let everyone know his phone#. I am also not above going down to Houston, Texas to stand at his door.
Mr. Payne does not know Jeff's medical history other than he has stage IV colon cancer. It could be feasible that as more is learned about Jeff's health and this trial that it might not work out, but as of rite now it looks great.
I provided the link to the trial information, but this is the basic synopsis. He would be injected with AuroShell particles that would infiltrate the tumors. Then it would be exposed to a laser that would heat up the area (tumors) where the particles have accumulated and kill the cancer. Hope everyone is well & take care.

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