Targeted therapy in test: Cost-Effective options

Prof. Dr. Cüneyt Türkmen has performed 1,100+ Lutetium-177 therapy procedures over 28 years of experience specializing in nuclear medicine. Treatment at Memorial Şişli typically costs around $6,500 per course – covering the therapy, 1 day hospitalization, and pre-treatment consultation. The JCI-accredited hospital uses PSMA PET-CT for precise therapy selection. Prof. Türkmen is an European Association of Nuclear Medicine member with 86+ scientific publications.

This package follows American standards through its affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine at the JCI-accredited Anadolu Medical Center. Dr. Kezban Berberoglu leads the evaluation and administration in a structured 4-day cycle: diagnostics on day two, Lu-177 PSMA therapy on day three, and a post-treatment scan on day four. The total cost is approximately $10,000, covering the therapy and associated medical supervision. Patients receive comprehensive support with free airport transfers, interpreters, and a medical second opinion to streamline their international care journey.

Prof. Dr. David Sarid, an Oxford-trained uro-oncology specialist with 30+ publications, leads the targeted therapy program at Sourasky Medical Center. The consultation with therapy planning may cost around $950, typically including genomic testing and multidisciplinary team review. The center offers Lutetium-177 PSMA therapy – one of few worldwide combining diagnostic PET/CT with targeted radionuclide treatment. JCI-accredited with a 90% oncology success rate, the hospital provides access to experimental therapies via clinical trials.

This 12-session program utilizes precise German radiofrequency hyperthermia technology to selectively target cancer cells. Dr. asawadech Sanbua, a medical radiation oncologist who has performed 900+ of these treatments, provides care at the ISO 9001:2015-certified Panacee Hospital Rama2 - Regenerative Hub, which has a 98% patient recommendation rate. The 34-day plan costs around $4,000 and includes all 12 sessions – scheduled every 3 days for optimal effect – plus airport transfers and coffee zone access as supportive adjuvant therapy.