There is a phase 2 trial called ARINA-1 that is on-going. It is an inhaled glutathione mixture. I am beginning the trial next Monday. Hopefully very soon doctors will be able to prescribe this solution to us. If you haven’t considered the trial I would encourage you to search ARINA-1 on this forum and the thread started by Linda Esposito telling about this trial will come up. There is a link that will lead you to the criteria.

While it seems that we might be able to concoct our own mixtures having an approved treatment will benefit the entire bronchiectasis community. Dr. James Chalmers gave a very encouraging talk at the ELF/EMBARC 2023 Bronchiectasis Patient Conference. He indicated that there are some treatments that may be available as early as 2025 that are showing promise of returning patients to normal lung health, but the research cannot happen without our help!

I’m sure none of us have time for one more thing in our lives since the daily grind with this condition takes much time to control and often leaves us tired. I will be driving 10 hours round trip monthly for the next three months to participate in this trial. It is a big commitment but worth it if the result is a treatment that will be covered by insurance and available to us all!