xolair

re-raising

The only place I have heard that it has been approved is in Australia. Anyone else know anything new?

Quote:Originally posted by Lisa V:
[b]The only place I have heard that it has been approved is in Australia. Anyone else know anything new?[/b]

Xolair was actually approved in the United States this past June. It is used to treat moderate to severe asthmatics who have not responded to traditional therapy.

Allison

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I just found out that a doctor in my area is conducting Xolair trials. I spoke to the nurse today.

She says they are all set to start Xolair trials for PA but they are having a hard time getting a hospital to work with them. They are working on Children's of LA to get their approval.

She says they initially have to induce and treat anaphylaxis before they start the study. Then periodically during the study period they again attempt to induce anaphylaxis.

I have to call back after January when DS is back from Scotland. They could then try to put him in the trials.

I doubt I could approve of DS doing this though.

The nurse said Xolair is approved for moderate to severe asthma and if we get an IGE level on DS and he qualifies then his insurance will pay for the Xolair for his asthma which will then affect his PA as well.

Something to look into. Sorry if this has been discusssed already, I did a search and did not see specifics to help me.

Peg

Sorry, Peg for the long delay in response here. Busy busy busy.

Xolair is approved for use on asthmatics here in Canada. Has been for awhile.

I didn't know about it because the doc figured why tell me? I simply can not afford it and he knew it would upset me. He was right. I am upset about it especially when I know someone in the same boat as my son and she takes Xolair and has cut the episodes in half or more.The hospital stays are almost gone and the time from school is no longer. What I want for my son. Like him nothing worked for her except this.

He will not be getting it. He does not qualify for the study as he is peanut allergic and there are documented anaphalaxis to the peanut. Bummer. They want patients with NO nut allergies at all so that they can do seperate studies. One for asthma and one for peanuts.Same for the peanut one. They want patients without asthma for it. So either way he won't be getting the drug. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/frown.gif[/img]

If this is such a great drug I think the gov. would be very wise to give it to those in need like they do the flu shot. So much money could be saved by doing that on hospital bills, and ambulance bills. Not to mention time missed due to the illness. Adults and children who of course would fit the bill. SEVERE asthma. Documented ect...

~Jenna

Dd`s allergist and I discussed this at length several months ago. Here in Los Angeles, they ARE doing it on people with pa and asthma. Asthma does not disqualify you. However, it is a very risky study, and the exposure to peanut which is part of the study he and I decided was too risky. I know if everyone has my attitude the study will never be done, but I just could not do it. Also, he said the study would probably decrease her chance of outgrowing her pa, with all the exposure to peanuts, so I did not like that.

Thanks for the replies.

I agree with Carefulmom. The study says you have to become anaphylactic in order for the study to start. This is not something we are willing to risk. DS said he would do it but if I have a choice I say no.

We are trying to get his respiratory doc to OK the Xolair IF his IgE is high enough then insurance will pay for it.

Small steps but that's the way it works.

Peg

Well,I want it for asthma not PA. They are doing SEPERATE studies for the asthma and the PA.

In the study I wanted into was for asthma only. I could careless about the PA study. He is already anaphalactic to the nuts. His ieg was to high to admit him into the asthma aspect of the study.

Truth be told PA is least of my worries. It is the asthma that is causing the near death episodes. Since it is allergy induced and the allergies causing these episodes are from things I have no control over.

I can not afford this xolair, and the hope was to get it from the study for 2 yrs free of charge. After that we were hoping to find another way to get this for him. But we would have 2 yrs. Its a bummer. As for the PA part of the study it was explained to my son and he wanted to do it. I would have let him but he doesn't qualify as his asthma is to brittle. Its a darn if you do darn if you don't situation.

~Jenna

To get information about being in the Xolair study, you can call (888) 662-6728.

Would this include Canadians? Is it Canadian? I don't even know if I can get him into a study in the U.S but I am willing to take him there.

~Jenna

I don`t know about Canadians. It is worth a phone call to ask, right?