Re: Announcement of Vancomycin clinical trial for adult PSCers

[Guest guest]

Wow that's exciting !!! I hope some here are able to participate !! If

it were me I would be willing to relocate at least temporarily for a

chance to participate....but technically anywhere in the continental

US is within driving distance right :-0

I feel very fortunate that my son's doctor is willing to prescribe it

for him here at home and that our insurance cover the rx with only a $

15 co-pay ! We have NOT been so lucky in the past with out of pocket

and travel expenses.

Lori

lucky mom blessed with triplets

" Ricky Safer " wrote:

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> For those of you who have been asking about the existence of a clinical

> trial using Vancomycin on adult PSCers, here is an announcement I just

> received from Massachussetts General Hospital Crohn's and Colitis

Center.

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> Massachussetts General Hospital is seeking volunteers, ages 18 years and

> older, with a known diagnosis of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis for a

> research study to see if a medication (Vancomycin) improves liver

disease

> symptoms, such as itchiness and fatigue and liver function tests.

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> Participants should not be pregnant or breastfeeding, should not

have any

> known allergy to Vancomycin and should not have normal liver

function tests.

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> Participation may last up to one year. Subjects will take

Vancomycin daily

> for 52 weeks and have follow up visits every 6 weeks. Laboratory

tests will

> be done at screening and every 12 weeks. A liver biopsy and MRCP

(MRI of

> the liver) will be done at the beginning and at the end of the study. A

> flexible sigmoidoscopy will be done at the beginning of the study and at

> week 12.

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> For more information, please contact at .

> mentioned that participants should live within driving distance of

Boston.

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> Ricky

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> PSC 2003

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