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Bone marrow transplant is one of the most complicated procedures in modern medicine, which makes it possible to cure patients with oncohematological and oncological diseases.
The operation of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is quite an expensive procedure. It requires high-tech modern equipment and extensive experience, but even with the modern pace of medical development, not every medical center has everything necessary for safe and high-quality bone marrow transplantation (BMT). In addition, many hospitals do not have access to an international database of bone marrow donors, which makes unrelated transplant impossible.
What is bone marrow transplant procedure?
WHY BMT IS WORTH DOING IN TURKEY
Number of operations and experience
Over the past few decades, medicine in Turkey has reached the world level credit goes to the funding of this industry and the active implementation of American standards in medical practice and the qualification of doctors.
In the last year alone, 726 adults and 2630 children’s bone marrow transplants have been performed in the hospitals of Turkey, and this number of transplantations is growing rapidly every year.
Equipment
Medical centers in Turkey have modern equipment, a powerful infrastructure, sufficient number of sterile boxes with HEPA filters for safe patient stay.
International standards
The correspondence of Turkish medical facilities with the highest requirements of modern medicine is confirmed by the presence of number of international accreditations, including the certification of JCI – the Gold Standard in Medicine.
Efficiency and cost
The efficiency of bone marrow transplant in Turkey reaches 96%, and the cost of operation is almost 50% cheaper than in European clinics. In addition, the cost of living, food and basic necessities in this country is lower than the countries of European Union and the United States.
TOP CLINICS OF TURKEY FOR BMT
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IN ANADOLU MEDICAL CENTER
The medical center of Anadolu is affiliated with John Hopkins Medicine (USA) and is one of the ten best medical centers in Europe. On the basis of the transplant center of the clinic, autologous (using own cells) and allogeneic (using donor cells) bone marrow transplant is conducted for patients above the age of 16 years.
BMT department occupies 2 floors of medical center, patients have 22 fully equipped single rooms.
Pediatric BMT is not conducted on the basis of the clinic.
Who carries out the operation?
Bone marrow transplantation is conducted by the head of the department, Prof. Dr Zafer Gülbaş, who is considered one of the most experienced oncohematologists in Turkey. The doctor has been practicing for more than 30 years and during his medical career has repeatedly been trained in renowned medical centers in the US and Europe.
The Medical Center has access to the International Register of Bone Marrow Donors.
The success of transplants according to statistics is 95%.
PRICE OF BONE MARROW OPERATION IN ANADOLU
The price of an autologous BMT is approximately $ 60,000.
Price of allogeneic BMT is from $ 95 000 (depending on the need to search for a compatible unrelated donor).
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN THE MEMORIAL HOSPITALS GROUP
A powerful network of modern medical centers that has received number of American and European accreditations.
Memorial Transplant Centers are located in Ankara and Istanbul and provide patients with the opportunity to receive the necessary treatment in the shortest possible time.
The Memorial network is considered one of the most advanced in Turkey and was recognized in 2016 as the best network of medical centers in Istanbul.
Transplantation is carried out both for adults and children with oncohematological and oncological pathology. In addition, haploidentical transplants from semi-compatible related donors are available here.
Who carries out the operation?
The operations are conducted by Associate Professor Ahmet Demir and Professor Inji Yildiz. The infrastructure of the medical center is aimed not only at quality and safe treatment for the patient, but also for a comfortable stay during treatment. About 700 bone marrow transplants are performed annually in the Memorial hospitals group.
PRICE OF BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN THE MEMORIAL
- Autologous transplantation $ 48,000
- Allogenic transplantation from a related donor $ 68,000
- Allogeneic transplantation from an unrelated donor $ 118,000-138,000 (depending on the search in donors database)
- Allogenic haploidentical transplantation $ 120,000
TRANSPLANTATION OF THE BONE MARROW IN MEDICAL PARK HOSPITALS GROUP
The network of medical centers Medical Park is one of the largest in Turkey. Bone marrow transplantation is carried out on the basis of centers in Antalya and Istanbul, which are accredited according to the standards of JCI and the European Transplantation Commission.
Total number of about 560 transplants take place annually in Medical Park hospitals. Both adults and children are taken for transplant.
The Medical Center has access to the International Database of Bone Marrow Donors
The success rate of transplants in adults according to statistics is 92%, in children – 96%.
Who carries out the operation?
The transplantation at Medical Park is conducted by Prof. Dr. Akif Yeşilipek and Prof. Tunç Fışgın. Practical experience of these professors is more than 30 years.
PRICE OF BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN MEDICAL PARK
- The cost of an autologous BMT is about $ 50,000
- The cost of an allogeneic BMT from a related donor is from $ 85,000
- The cost of allogeneic BMT with the search for an unrelated donor is $ 166,000
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IN ACIBADEM
One of the largest and leading networks of clinics in Turkey, with a total of 4 specialized centers for BMT, which accept adults and children. The Center has access to the International Bone Marrow Donor Registry since 2002 and conducts all types of transplants including transplantation from a semi-compatible donor (haploidentical).
All medical centers of the network Acibadem have modern medical equipment, and doctors are trained in the leading centers of the United States.
The success rate is 94.5%.
Who carries out the operation?
Prof. GÜLYÜZ ÖZTÜRK conducts operations in one of the largest centers of the network in Istanbul, the professor was in charge of the center of transplantology at the Medical Park Clinic Istanbul till 2014. The doctor’s overall experience is more than 30 years.
PRICE OF BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN ACIBADEM
- Operation using autologous cells $ 65,000
- Haploidentical transplantation (from a semi-compatible related donor) $ 135,000
- Operation using allogeneic cells of a related donor $ 85,000
- Operation using allogeneic cells of an unrelated donor $ 165,000
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN MEDIPOL
University Hospital Medipol Mega is one of the most respectable clinics in Istanbul, accredited by the gold standard of JCI. The bone marrow transplant unit is located on the base of the main building of the medical complex in Istanbul and accepts both adults and children. Medipol specialists carried out thousands of successful transplants in adults and children.
Statistics of the BMT success in Medipol is 93%.
Who carries out the operation?
Pediatric transplants in Medipol are conducted by Prof. Dr. S. Sema ANAK and Assistant Prof. Ebru TUĞRUL SARIBEYOĞLU, adult transplants are conducted by Prof. Dr. Fatma Deniz SARGIN. The hospital has access to the International Database of Bone Marrow Donors.
PRICE OF BMT IN MEDIPOL
- Price of autologous BMT is about $ 55,000
- Price of an allogeneic BMT from related donor is $ 75,000
- Price of an allogeneic BMT with the search for an unrelated donor is $ 135,000
CONDUCTING BMT IN KOC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Koc University Hospital is a multi-disciplinary medical center. During its work, the clinic has received certificates of ISO 9001 Quality Management System and the JCI accreditation.
A stem cell transplant is performed at the Bone Marrow Transplant Center. Autologous (patient’s own stem cells) and allogeneic (donor) transplants are performed here.
In autologous transplantation, the patient’s own stem cells are removed and stored. Patient undergoes high doses of chemotherapy or Radiotherapy before doctors transplant his/her stem cells to the body.
In the case of allogeneic transplantation, a search for donors for transplantation is first carried out. If the patient and the appropriate donor are suitable for the operation, then after the completion of high-dose chemotherapy the stem cells collected from the donor are transplanted to the patient.
WHO CARRIES OUT THE OPERATION
The bone marrow transplantation has been carried out by Prof. Ümit Barbaros Üre, his work experience is over 25 years.
PRICE OF BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN KOC
- Transplantation of patient’s own stem cells – $ 45,000 .
- From a related donor – $ 65,000 .
- From unrelated – $ 95,000 .
CARRYING OUT BMT IN HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOSPITAL
Hisar Intercontinental Clinic is one of the largest private medical centers in Istanbul. In 2006, it received a JCI certificate and in 2011 they successfully passed the re-accreditation. Bone marrow transplantation is performed by doctors at the Bone Marrow Transplantation Center. Here, autologous transplantation – transplantation of one’s own stem cells, allogeneic – transplantation from a donor, syngeneic – from a genetically healthy twin are performed.
WHO CONDUCTS OPERATION
Transplantation is carried out by the head of the center, Professor Ayşen TİMURAĞAOĞLU having experience of more than 30 years.
PRICE FOR THE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IN HISAR
- Autologous BMT – $ 40,000- $ 45,000 .
- From a matched family donor – $ 60,000- $ 65,000 .
- From an unrelated matched donor – $ 100,000 .
i have read and saw the prices, but it has been difficult for me to understand what type of bonemarrow do my son need to do, because of the teminology used, in short my son is sickcellanemia, it i have been cancelled about bonemarrow and he is havind five sibling who is As(carriers) and one who is AA,
please advise,
thank you
Do you do the haplo-identical BMT from patient’ sibling directly