Doctor Ilya KirshnerHead of the Thrombosis Treatment Service
Leukemia (leukemia, blood cancer) is one of the most common oncological diseases in children and adolescents, requiring timely and accurate treatment. The Israeli clinic Ichilov offers assistance even in complex cases, including those young patients who have already undergone treatment in other medical institutions. In many clinics, such children are often refused, however, Ichilov has developed an approach that allows effective work with previously treated oncology.
Ichilov is one of the leading medical centers in Israel, specializing in the treatment of leukemia in children and adults. Diagnosis is carried out using the latest molecular and genetic tests, ensuring 100% accuracy of results. Treatment is based on the use of modern biological and immunological drugs, providing up to 90% success, and 93% of patients who underwent radiation therapy on TrueBeam systems achieve sustained remission. Blood cancer treatment at Ichilov is conducted quickly, effectively, and at affordable prices, giving patients a high chance of complete recovery.
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Blood cancer is completely curable at Top Ichilov
Innovations in treatment save lives
Leukemia treatment in Israel is conducted only by highly qualified and experienced specialists in this field. At Top Ichilov, professionals are constantly searching for more effective therapeutic and diagnostic protocols to improve treatment. Doctors apply innovative methods in combination, tailoring them to the individual characteristics of each patient, ensuring the highest results.
- Chemotherapy – one of the most effective methods of treating blood cancer today. Systemic chemotherapy is used – drugs affect the entire body, cleansing it of atypical cells; local – the effect of drugs is directed at specific areas of the body where there is a high concentration of cancer cells. The use of chemotherapy in combination with other methods makes leukemia treatment in Israel maximally effective.
- Targeted chemotherapy – an innovative method of treating leukemia in Israel, maximally safe for healthy cells of the body. Unlike chemotherapy drugs that affect all cells of the body, including healthy ones, targeted therapy drugs act exclusively on cells containing mutations. This method minimizes the destruction of healthy cells along with cancerous ones.
- Immunotherapy. Treatment with immunotherapy is quite common: a large number of immunotherapeutic drugs are developed and produced in this country. There are about 10 categories of such drugs, among which interferons and monoclonal antibodies are distinguished. Their introduction stimulates the weakened immune system due to the disease, and the body begins to defeat cancer on its own. One of the newest methods is the use of genetically modified T-lymphocytes, artificially directed to destroy tumour cells.
- CAR-T cell therapy. The patient undergoes a procedure in which lymphocytes are collected from their blood (apheresis). The collected cells undergo controlled genetic modification (a procedure that usually takes several weeks), after which the "new" lymphocytes are capable of attacking atypical cells. The infusion process of T-cells is quick and usually lasts less than an hour. Before the infusion, the patient will receive short-term chemotherapy to increase the successful absorption of modified T-cells in the body. The effectiveness of the method reaches 90%.
- Radiation therapy, perhaps one of the most well-known methods of treating blood oncological diseases. Radiation therapy is more often used in the treatment of malignant tumours localized in specific areas of the body – in such situations, it acts more purposefully. Leukemia treatment involves the use of radiation therapy in the early stages of the disease when most cancer cells are concentrated in the spleen and lymph nodes. The course is conducted using TrueBeam systems of the latest generation, which are the most effective and safe today.
- Stem cell transplantation. Usually, leukemia treatment in Israel concludes with stem cell transplantation. After the cancer cells in the body are destroyed, a recovery period begins, which is complicated by the fact that some healthy cells are also damaged during treatment. Stem cell transplantation is performed to restore them. Donors can be:
- the patient themselves – usually healthy stem cells are collected from them before chemotherapy begins and preserved until the operation;
- a close relative – anyone from the family, usually parents, siblings, or children of patients, whose cells will be best accepted in the patient's body;
- a donor – any person from the existing medical database who agrees to provide their stem cells compatible with the patient's cells;
- umbilical cord blood – this source became available to oncologists after the trend of preserving a child's umbilical cord blood at birth became widespread. The use of umbilical cord blood is especially relevant in the treatment of leukemia in children, as they are most often affected by this disease before the age of 12.
After stem cell transplantation, blood resources are restored and the process of hematopoiesis stabilizes. Gradually, the body restores the production of healthy blood cells.
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Super-accurate leukemia diagnosis at Top Ichilov clinic
The standard diagnostic program at Top Ichilov clinic is implemented within three days from the moment the patient arrives at the clinic.
First day – doctor visit
Immediately after the patient arrives at the clinic, their attending physician awaits them. The first consultation is scheduled right on the day of arrival. During the conversation, the oncologist studies the medical history, existing medical documentation, and test results, examines the patient, and determines the research methods.
Second day – conducting studies
At Top Ichilov clinic, leukemia is diagnosed using the most modern methods and equipment. According to the standard program, the patient undergoes:
- PET-CT – an innovative development by Israeli doctors, a type of computed tomography, improved CT, allowing the detection of not only neoplasms at the earliest stages of disease development but also the most distant metastases;
- blood tests – standard tests performed for any disease, not only oncological, as well as a specific study for the presence of tumor markers in the blood;
- molecular and genetic studies – developed to increase the accuracy of diagnosis, allowing, among other things, to create the most effective treatment protocol considering all patient characteristics and calculate the likelihood of disease recurrence in the future to effectively prevent it now.
A comprehensive examination of the patient using the best equipment allows professionals from Top Ichilov to accurately establish a diagnosis and eliminates the possibility of error.
Third day – medical council
Leukemia at Top Ichilov clinic is diagnosed based on the conclusions of not just one attending physician, but a whole team of leading doctors involved in the diagnosis and further treatment of the patient. A team of oncologists, radiologists, hematologists, oncologists, and chemotherapy specialists studies the results of the patient's examination, after which they jointly establish the diagnosis of leukemia (leukemia, blood cancer). The involvement of several specialists from different fields ensures that an erroneous diagnosis is impossible.
On the same day, specialists determine the optimal treatment protocol, taking into account the stage of the disease, the overall condition of the patient, and their individual genetic characteristics – as a result, a patient choosing to treat leukemia in Israel receives the most suitable treatment scheme for them personally.
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Computed tomography
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- X-ray
- Biopsy and histological studies
- Blood biochemistry
- Immunological blood analysis
- Blood antibody test
Leukemia treatment in Israel: cost
If you choose to treat leukemia in Israel, you will also be pleasantly surprised by the treatment prices. At Top Ichilov clinic, prices are set according to the official price list of the Israeli Ministry of Health. In addition, there are seasonal discounts and preferential programs for residents of CIS countries, which can be learned about by leaving a request on the website.
The final cost of leukemia treatment is determined based on the following points:
- the stage of disease development at the time of diagnosis;
- the complexity of the chosen treatment;
- the cost of drugs used during therapy;
- the duration of treatment.
In addition, the cost also includes basic diagnostics and a number of other, smaller factors that directly affect the final prices. All of them can be clarified with a consultant from the International Department of the clinic.
| Type of service | Prices |
|---|---|
| Oncology treatment package and hospitalization | from $40000 |
| Basic diagnostic package | from $6400 to $8000 |
| Consultation conducted by world-class expert Doctor Ilya Kirshner |