Gastrointestinal stromal tumor treatment in India

Our Gastrointestinal stromal tumor treatment in India Cancer Centre is focused on providing cutting edge healthcare for cancer using the most advanced medical technology available anywhere in the World. Our specialized team of oncologists and paramedics offer best cancer treatment to the patients so that they can also lead a healthy life after a proper treatment. The multi-disciplinary cancer care, with a human touch is offered to international patients. Our Cancer center has the unique advantage of having the entire treatment modalities under one roof- Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Bone Marrow Transplant & Haemato Oncology.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor treatment 

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is treated in several ways. It depends on the kind of Gastrointestinal stromal tumor and how far it has spread. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted & supportive care or a combination of these. 

. Surgery: Doctors remove cancer tissue in an operation

. Chemotherapy: Using special medicines to shrink or kill the cancer. The drugs can be pills you take or medicines given in your veins, or sometimes both.

You may get more than one type of treatment. The treatment for Gastrointestinal stromal tumor include, We offer comprehensive surgical options for GIST removal, including:

1) Radical Gastrectomy Total

Treatment :  Radical Gastrectomy Total
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 7800 USD-8500 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-9 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-20 days

Radical gastrectomy is one of the most commonly used conventional surgeries for gastric carcinoma. 

2) Radical Gastrectomy Distal

Treatment :  Radical Gastrectomy Distal
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 7000 USD-7500 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 6-8 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-20 days

Distal/subtotal gastrectomy remains the surgery of choice for gastric cancers of the distal stomach. It can be safely performed with excellent outcomes if the principles of appropriate patient selection, sound preoperative planning, and good surgical technique are adhered.

3) Abdominoperineal resection surgery 

Treatment :  Abdominoperineal resection (APR) 
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 9000 USD-12000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-9 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-21 days

An abdominoperineal resection (APR) is a surgery in which the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon are removed. This procedure is most often used to treat cancers located very low in the rectum or in the anus.

4) Low anterior resection surgery 

Treatment :  Low anterior resection (LAR)
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 8500 USD-9000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-9 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-21 days

Low anterior resection (LAR) LAR is a surgery that's done to treat rectal cancer. During LAR surgery, the part of your rectum with the cancer will be removed. The remaining part of your rectum will be reconnected to your colon. You'll be able to have bowel movements (poop) as usual once you recover from your surgery.

5) Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy 

Treatment : Right Hemicolectomy
Success Rate : 97-99%
Basic Package : 6800 USD - 7500 USD 
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-8 days.
Total Stay in India : 16-18 days

A right hemicolectomy (right colectomy) for benign disease involves the resection of the terminal ileum, right colon, and proximal transverse colon followed by ileocolic anastomosis.

6) Laparoscopic Left Hemicolectomy 

Treatment :  Left Hemicolectomy
Success Rate : 99%
Basic Package : 6800 USD-7500 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 5-7 days.
Total Stay in India : 18 days

A left hemicolectomy involves removing the left side of the colon and attaching the remaining parts of the colon.

7) Whipple Procedure 

Treatment : Whipple procedure, or Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Success Rate : 98-99%

Basic Package : 8,200 USD - 9,500 USD (APPROX) 

Total Stay in Hospital : 8-9 days 

Total Stay in India : 18-20 days

If a tumor is in the head of the pancreas, has not spread to other areas of the body and can be removed (resected) surgically.

Chemotherapy

Treatment :  Chemotherapy
Success Rate : 80-85%
Basic Package : 600 USD-2000 USD  (per cycle)
Total Stay in Hospital : 1-2 days.
Total Stay in India : 60 days

Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. 

Targeted Therapy

Treatment : Targeted Therapy
Success Rate : 80-90%
Basic Package : 10000 USD-12000 USD  (per cycle)
Total Stay in Hospital : 3-4 days.
Total Stay in India : 30-60 days

Targeted therapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to target specific genes and proteins that are involved in the growth and survival of cancer cells. Targeted therapy can affect the tissue environment that helps a cancer grow and survive or it can target cells related to cancer growth, like blood vessel cells.