Actinium 225 PSMA Radioligand Therapy for Prostate Cancer - 1 cycle | Vienna General Hospital, Austria

9.80

Vienna, Austria

Overview

Age group

Adults

Type of care

Inpatient, Outpatient

Method

Non-surgical

About the offer

The main principle of Actinium-225 therapy is a point effect on prostate tumors and metastases. Cancer cells have many receptors for a particular protein — prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on their surface. The radioactive substance (Ac-225) attaches to the PSMA molecule, which finds prostate cancer. When approaching them, Actinium decays into alpha particles. They irradiate a cancer cell, tear its DNA and kill it. At the same time, there is no harmful effect on neighboring healthy cells due to the short range of alpha radiation - 0. 04 mm. Before the start of therapy, the patient undergoes a diagnosis. It includes a PSA test, PET-CT with gallium-68, and kidney and liver function assessment. The tests help the doctor to detect metastases and assess all the risks. The drug is injected intravenously for several minutes. Actinium-225 spreads through the body with blood flow and accumulates on cancer cells. The distribution of the radionuclide is controlled by scintigraphy. With this innovative therapies, tumor cells can be specifically targeted and healthy tissue can be spared at the same time. A therapy session and observation in a hospital take only a few days. After that, the patient returns to his daily life.

What’s included

Medical service

Examination

clinical history-taking
medical records review
physical examination
consultation with a nuclear medicine specialist

Laboratory tests

complete blood count (CBC)
biochemical analysis of blood (kidney and liver function tests, electrolytes)
inflammation blood tests
urinalysis
PSA test

Diagnosis

Ga-68 PSMA PET CT scan (on the indication, price is not included)
renal scintigraphy with 99mTc-MAG3

Treatment

pre-procedure patient preparation
1 session of Actinium-225 PSMA-617 radioligand therapy
post-procedure care
control examinations
symptomatic treatment

Other

cost of radiopharmaceuticals
cost of essential medicines
cost of essential materials
doctors' fee
hospitalization
nursing service
discharge medical records
further recommendations

Distant service

support after the therapy to evaluate the treatment results and subsequent blood tests

Extra add-ons

Local transportation

Airport transfer

Single room

Hospital meals

Personal coordinator

AiroCare

AiroMedical support

Payment protection

Patient advocacy

Price match

Meet the provider

Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Marcus Hacker

nuclear medicine and prostate cancer

9.80

Excellent

Why to choose us?

Unique, specialized team

The Theranosticum Vienna, under the guidance of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Marcus Hacker, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Werner Langsteger, and Univ.-Prof. Mag. Markus Mitterhauser, specializes in nuclear medicine diagnostics and outpatient personalized therapies for various types of cancer. They are located at the Institute for Nuclear Medicine and Isotope Diagnostics at the Döbling Ambulatory and Vienna General Hospital for inpatient stay.

Personalized approach

The THERANOSTICS principle "we treat what we see" means that what was previously visible is treated. This principle enables a personalized therapy decision with radio ligand therapy, which is made exclusively in close coordination between the treating physician and the patient. Together, a suitable radiopharmaceutical is selected that binds selectively and with high precision to the surface of tumor cells, thus specifically destroying tumors and metastases while minimizing damage to the surrounding healthy tissue.

Life-changer for metastatic prostate cancer

The treatment can significantly increase the quality of life and extend the life span due to its good tolerability. Numerous studies have shown that it can produce good results, particularly in treating prostate cancer.

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