Care may include lifestyle changes, medical treatment, specialist review or a procedure, depending on the diagnosis, associated conditions and individual goals. The options below are associated with this condition in the GAF Healthcare directory.
Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation (also called Autologous Stem Cell Transplant) is a procedure in which a patient's own healthy blood-forming stem cells are collected, stored, and reinfused after high-dose chemotherapy has destroyed diseased bone marrow cells.
Why it may be consideredIt is most commonly used to treat lymphoma and multiple myeloma, allowing doctors to give intensive chemotherapy doses while enabling rapid recovery of blood counts and immune function. This approach avoids the need for a donor and reduces the risk of graft-versus-host disease.
Key distinction: Most Common
Chemotherapy for leukemia and lymphoma uses potent anti-cancer drugs, often in combination regimens, to destroy malignant blood and lymphatic cells and induce disease remission.
Why it may be consideredTreatment is typically delivered in cycles over several weeks to months and is tailored to the specific cancer subtype, stage, and patient fitness. It may be curative on its own or serve as preparation for a bone marrow/stem cell transplant.
Key distinction: Most Common
Total Body Irradiation (TBI) is a specialized radiation therapy technique that delivers a precisely calculated dose of radiation to the entire body, most commonly used as part of the conditioning regimen before a bone marrow or stem cell transplant in patients with leukemia, lymphoma, or other blood disorders.
Why it may be consideredIt works by destroying residual cancer cells and suppressing the immune system so that donor stem cells can engraft successfully. TBI is typically planned and delivered by a specialized radiation oncology team in close coordination with the transplant hematology team.
Key distinction: Most Common
Chemotherapy is a systemic cancer treatment that uses potent drugs to destroy or slow the growth of cancer cells, either as a standalone treatment or combined with surgery and radiation therapy.
Why it may be consideredIt is typically administered in cycles over several weeks to months, tailored to the cancer type, stage, and patient's overall health. GAF Healthcare connects international patients with leading Indian oncology centers offering world-class chemotherapy protocols at a fraction of Western costs.
Key distinction: Most Common
Immunotherapy uses drugs that help the patient's own immune system recognize and destroy cancer cells, and is used across many cancers including breast, lung, colorectal, gastric/esophageal, liver/pancreatic, ovarian/gynaecological, head & neck cancers, leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.
Why it may be consideredIt is given as an infusion in cycles, either alone or combined with chemotherapy/targeted therapy, and India offers globally approved immunotherapy drugs and advanced options like CAR-T cell therapy at a fraction of Western costs. Treatment plans are individualized based on tumor type, biomarker status (e.g., PD-L1, MSI), and stage of disease.
Key distinction: Most Common
Targeted therapy uses drugs designed to specifically identify and attack cancer cells based on genetic mutations, proteins, or receptors, while sparing normal healthy cells.
Why it may be consideredIt is used across breast, lung, colorectal, gastric, liver, pancreatic, prostate, ovarian, head & neck cancers, leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, often guided by biomarker or genomic testing. India offers internationally accredited cancer centres with access to the latest targeted agents at a fraction of Western costs.
Key distinction: Essential First Step
A Stem Cell Transplant (Bone Marrow Transplant) replaces diseased or damaged bone marrow with healthy stem cells, allowing the body to produce normal blood cells again.
Why it may be consideredIt is a key curative or disease-controlling treatment for blood cancers such as Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma, especially after chemotherapy has reduced disease burden. India offers internationally accredited transplant units with experienced hemato-oncology teams at a fraction of Western costs.
Key distinction: Most Popular
