Chemotherapy in Israel

Professor Aaron Sulkes

Head of the Oncology Center

How does chemotherapy in Israel at the Top Ichilov clinic affect the condition of cancer patients?

• What is chemotherapy?
• How are drugs administered?
• How to prepare for chemotherapy?
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Chemotherapy in Israel is applied based on the principle of personalized approach. At the Top Ichilov clinic, numerous individualized chemotherapy programs are developed and actively used by the clinic's physicians for the successful treatment of oncological pathology.

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2000

patients received quality medical care at the Top Ichilov clinic

78%

successful cases of disease treatment with medications

82%

successful cases of treatment with conservative methods

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• The experience accumulated by the physicians during the clinic's existence is invaluable. Hundreds of patients receive treatment daily within the clinic's walls, including as part of clinical trials for new medications.
• Advanced treatment methods. Oncology as a science is developing extremely rapidly. Clinical bases like Top Ichilov play a special role in this. This clinic conducts trials of new chemotherapy methods, allowing patients to receive treatments unavailable in other hospitals.
• The multidisciplinary Top Ichilov clinic widely practices a team approach to patient treatment. This allows the treating physician to consult with specialists from other fields, which undoubtedly enhances the quality of care.

What is chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy is a type of drug therapy for oncological diseases. Typically, this term refers specifically to the treatment with cytotoxic drugs, rather than all medications used in cancer treatment. Cytotoxic drugs are those that destroy cancer cells by disrupting their division mechanism.

Types of chemotherapy

Special attention should be given to the use of the HIPEC method (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) by our specialists - a revolutionary new technique for treating late-stage abdominal organ cancer. Successful results from its application at the Top Ichilov clinic give hope to patients who considered their diagnosis a death sentence. The procedure is based on the combined use of chemotherapy and thermal exposure directly during surgery. After the tumor mass is removed, a large dose of heated chemotherapy drugs is introduced into the abdominal cavity using a perfusion machine, significantly enhancing their effectiveness on the affected area.

Oncology in Israel, particularly in the field of chemotherapy, is constantly improving: the chemotherapy department conducts the latest so-called “biological” procedures.

This refers to drugs that target only the molecules of cancer-infected cells. These drugs were only recently introduced into practice, and their effects are not yet fully understood, although experience shows their suitability for cancer treatment. Generally, these drugs have fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapy. The highest penetration of drugs into cancer cells is ensured by the progressive method of liposomal chemotherapy available to Israeli oncologists.

What to expect from chemotherapy in Israel?

The chemotherapy procedure in Israel, at the Top Ichilov clinic, is prescribed individually, taking into account many factors, the main ones being:

• the type of oncological disease and its stage of development;
• the overall health condition of the patient;
• previous treatment experience for the cancer disease.

Advantages of chemotherapy at Top Ichilov

The main advantage of undergoing chemotherapy at the Top Ichilov clinic is the application of a comprehensive method of drug treatment for cancer, which ensures:

• the highest percentage of malignant cell destruction;
• maximum preservation of healthy tissues of the patient;
• the use of accompanying highly effective immunostimulatory drugs

The treatment complex is tailored individually for each patient based on the results of extensive diagnostics conducted at our clinic. Chemotherapy can be administered over several hours or several days, repeating the session every 2-3 weeks – this depends on the patient's condition and the purpose of the procedure. The goal of such cyclicity is to allow the body to recover after intensive therapy, especially from side effects.

Treatment at the Top Ichilov clinic is an opportunity to receive the highest quality and most modern medical care in the best conditions. Considering that all services are paid for in dollars rather than euros, it is evident that the prices for treatment in Israel are significantly lower than global rates.

How are drugs administered?

During chemotherapy at our clinic, various methods of drug administration are used, namely:

• chemotherapeutic creams (gel) – typically used for skin cancer;
• localized drugs – administered to a specific area of the body depending on the location of cancer cell lesions. Medications can be introduced into the abdominal cavity (abdominal chemotherapy), thoracic cavity (intrathoracic chemotherapy), CNS (intrathecal chemotherapy), as well as into the urinary system via the urethra (intravesical chemotherapy).
• direct injection into the tumor – when there is direct access to the cancer tumor (during surgery), frontal injections are made directly into the tumor, and devices containing special medications are implanted in the affected areas;
• intravenous infusion (typically using veins in the arms or chest);
• tablets (capsules) for oral administration.

How to prepare for chemotherapy in Israel?

To ensure that the chemotherapy procedure is as effective as possible and with minimal complications, specialists at the Top Ichilov clinic recommend and provide the following conditions:

• installation of devices for drug administration (catheter, port, pump) for intravenous drug administration;
• conducting an extensive blood analysis (including a test for individual gene intolerance);
• complete diagnostics of the body – to determine the body's readiness for the consequences of chemotherapy and to calculate individual dosages;
• preparation for possible side effects (development of a weight gain program after loss, freezing of reproductive cells before potential infertility);
• ensuring patient care: patients often partially lose their ability to function during treatment and rehabilitation, so appropriate care outside the clinic from relatives or caregivers should be arranged until full recovery.

Cost of chemotherapy in Israel

Advantages of undergoing chemotherapy at Top Ichilov

• The newest and most effective drugs
• Significant reduction of side effects and complications
• Continuous monitoring of the patient's condition
• Highly qualified international-level chemotherapists
• Moderate competitive prices.