Leukemia treatment and diagnostics abroad

Leukemia (blood cancer) is a disease in which altered white blood cells multiply rapidly and crowd out healthy blood cells. Acute leukemia in children is curable in most cases when treated promptly according to modern protocols.

Below are clinics abroad that treat leukemia in adults and children: compare their capabilities, doctors and prices.

What leukemia diagnostics include

Before treatment starts at a clinic abroad, the diagnosis is verified and the type of disease is specified:

• blood tests and bone marrow examination (aspiration, trephine biopsy);
• flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry;
• cytogenetics and molecular tests — they define the risk group and the choice of drugs;
• PET-CT and other tests when indicated.

Treatment methods

• Chemotherapy according to international protocols, with supportive care.
• Targeted therapy — drugs aimed at specific molecular changes in the tumor cells.
• Immunotherapy and CAR-T — for relapsed and resistant disease.
• Bone marrow transplant — autologous or from a donor; centres abroad have access to international donor registries.

What the cost of treatment depends on

• the type and form of leukemia and the risk group;
• the scope of the diagnostics needed;
• the treatment protocol, its duration and whether a transplant is needed;
• the country and the clinic's pricing.

The estimate is prepared individually after your records are reviewed. More about the types of the disease is in the acute and chronic leukemia section, and about blood tests in the article "Blood test in leukemia".

See clinics in the hematology-oncology and pediatric oncology sections.

Send a request — Clinics Direct coordinators will obtain a treatment plan and cost estimate from several clinics free of charge.