As is known, one of the procedures that causes the greatest concern among cancer patients is chemotherapy. This fear is not unfounded: a course of incorrectly selected chemotherapy can cause significant harm to the body.
Moreover, this harm will not be justified by successes in cancer treatment, since incorrectly chosen chemotherapy will have no effect on the tumor whatsoever.
So how can one protect themselves from such a situation and choose the correct chemotherapy?
At the Top Ichilov clinic, ultra-precise genetic tests are used for a complete examination of a specific tumor and for the rapid identification of its strengths and weaknesses.
How does Top Ichilov select the only correct chemotherapy?
Few people know that chemotherapy is usually chosen based on statistical studies. Doctors have statistical data on which type of chemotherapy has been most effective in treating a specific type of tumor. Now, the doctor only needs to classify the specific tumor and assign it to a certain type. No individual indicators are taken into account at this point. Yet these are the decisive factors. Is it any wonder that therapy chosen this way does not help and only harms the patient's body? What do doctors at an average clinic do when they see that the chosen treatment is not yielding results? They replace one set of drugs with another, selected using the same statistics. Meanwhile, the patient's condition worsens, as cancer does not wait; it continues to progress while the body's strength is undermined by unsuccessful chemotherapy. So what is the solution?
At Top Ichilov, the most modern genetic tests are used to find the correct chemotherapy, that is, to determine which drugs the tumor will be resistant to and which will maximally destroy cancer cells.
Below is a list of the most effective tests.
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Chemosensitivity: the only correct chemotherapy in 10 days
There are dozens of types of chemotherapy. How can one select the only correct one?
If you look at the chart of the effects of just one group of alkylating agents on cancer cells, you will see for yourself that only a few types of chemotherapy destroy more than 80% of cancer cells, while most types of chemotherapy turn out to be completely useless and harmful to the body.
At Top Ichilov, you will be assisted; all that is required from you is to provide a blood sample, just like a regular test.
In our laboratory, 60 genes corresponding to the characteristics of the patient's tumor will be examined. We will test the effects of dozens of types of chemotherapy on malignant cells present in the patient's blood.
The Chemosensitivity test has another advantage: it can also identify the most effective biotherapy.
During the first meeting, the type of test is selected for the patient, then within 10 days, the blood is examined in the laboratory, after which the patient is invited to the clinic to discuss the results and provide detailed explanations.
At the end of the test, the patient and their treating physician will receive a detailed written report on the effects of various types of chemotherapy and biotherapy on the cancer cells of the specific tumor.
Correct Chemo: 200% treatment effectiveness
This test is the result of 10 years of independent research, confirmed by international standards certificates for laboratory tests CLIA and CAP. The test helps to increase treatment effectiveness by an average of 146%, and in some cases – up to 200% and beyond. For example, in breast cancer treatment, results improved by 236%, and in leukemia treatment – by 257%.
During the test, 50 types of cancer are quickly and accurately diagnosed, and to date, the test has helped more than 1,500 patients.
Correct Chemo is one of the most precise tests, as the reaction of cancer cells to various drugs and their combinations is checked more than 600 times. Overall, the analysis takes 4 days. The results can be immediately applied to create an individual treatment program.
Smart Gen – the best test for gene mutations
Smart Gen or "deep genetic sequencing" checks more than 400 genes, which is twice as many as in a standard examination.
This most effective test in this area detects gene mutations responsible for the growth and reproduction of malignant cells and helps to select effective drugs to halt malignant processes. It includes both drugs approved by the FDA and experimental medications.
CTC Double Check Test: two levels of investigation
This is a unique diagnostic method that involves two types of tests:
- A complete genetic examination aimed at detecting any gene mutations in the patient's cells
- A study of the reaction of cancer cells to 100 chemical and biological drugs
As a result, an individual chemotherapy and biotherapy program is created, consisting of the most effective drugs.
The material for the test is obtained through a standard blood test.
According to studies, this test predicts the impact of chemotherapy on the patient's body with an accuracy of up to 98%.