Lowest Cost of Lu177 PSMA/Pluvicto Therapy
This article has been compiled by Manav Sadhwani as a recap of the discussions with Dr. Ishita B Sen (Director and Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurgaon.) for patients who visit our centre in India for Lutetium 177 therapy. This is a general protocol and may differ for each patient.
Half the cost of treatment in Thailand & Malaysia and one-third the cost of treatment in Germany
Forprostatecancerpatientswhohavebecomerefractorytoconventionaltherapy,the departmentofNuclearMedicine&MolecularImagingattheFortisMemorialResearchInstitute (FMRI)inIndia’sGurugramisnotonlyoneoftheWorld’smostadvancedNuclearMedicine CentrebutisalsothecentrethatoffersthelowestcostforLu177PSMATherapy
ThecostoftreatmentatFortisMemorialResearchInstitute(FMRI)ishalfthecostoftreatment inThailand&Malaysiaandone-thirdthecostoftreatmentinGermany.TheCentreisoneofthe first institutes in India to offer Radioligand Therapy with Lu177 and it boasts of patient outcomesthatareatparwiththebestcentresintheworld.Everycasethatcomestothecentre isdiscussedinamulti-disciplinarytumorboardthatincludesanentireteamofspecialistsfrom differentspecialities.
Airport Pick-up and Drop: The above cost is inclusive of the following:
o ThehospitalwouldarrangeforyoutobepickedupfromIndiraGandhiInternational AirportinNewDelhitoeitherdropyouoffatthehotelofyourchoicethatyouwould havebooked;orbringyoutoFMRI,whichislocatedinthecentreofGurugram approximately20kmsfromtheairport.
o Meet&GreetServiceattheAirport:
ForpatientsandcaregiversarrivingattheIndiraGandhiInternationalAirportin NewDelhi,thehospitalwouldarrangeforapersonwhowouldnotonlyhelpin passingimmigrationandbaggagecollection,butalsoescortyoutothewaiting hospitalcaroutsidetheairport.
o RoomRent:
Theabovecostincludestheestimatedcostofstayingforonenightatthehospitalor stayingforsometimetorecoverpostthetherapyforasamedaydischarge.Pleasedo checkthecostbasisyourchoiceofroomcategory.
o PETScan:
TheabovecostincludesthecostofundergoingaPETscan,ifrequired.Theteamof doctorswouldletyouknowoftherequirement.
o DTPAScan:
TheabovecostincludesthecostofundergoingaDTPAscan,ifrequired.Theteamof doctorswouldletyouknowoftherequirement.
o DosimetryScan:
Postthetherapy,thepatientwouldneedtoundergoaDosimetryScan,thecostof whichisincludedintheabovecost.
o Doctors’Consultation&VisitCharges
o NursingCharges
o DosimetryCharges
o PatientDietCharges
o AttendantMealCharges(Oneattendant)
o QualityControlCharges
o CostoftheNuclearMedicine:
TheabovecostincludesthecostofprocuringtheLu177.
o DrugsandConsumables:
Thecostincludesthecostofalldrugsandotherconsumablesthatthepatientmight consumeduringthetherapy.
o Admission&OtherDocumentationCharges
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Further,intermsofexclusions,theabovecostdoesnotincludethefollowing:
o Thepatientwouldneedtobearthecostoflocaltravel–fromthehotel/guesthouse tothehospitalandback.
o Ifthepatientortheaccompanyingcaregiver/attendantordersaspecialmeal,this wouldbechargedasperactuals.
o Theabovecostdoesnotincludethecostofanyunrelatedprocedureorprocedures thatisnotmentionedintheaboveinclusions.
o Anycross-functionalconsultationsthatthepatientwouldrequirewillbechargedfor separately.
o Thecostofanyemergencyprocedure,ifrequired,isnotincludedintheabovecost.
o Theabovecostdoesnotincludethecostofanydiagnostictestseitherdiscussed earlierorrequiredduringthetreatment.
o AllbloodchargeswillbechargedforaspergovernmentNACOguidelines.
PleasenotethattheBillingwouldbebasedonactualconsumptiononlyandanycostthatarises fromanothermedicalconditionand/orcomplicationduringthetreatmentprocedurewouldbe chargedforseparately.
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Alsonotethattheabovecostissubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.
As regards to the mode of payment do note that Fortis Hospitals Ltd. accepts all modes of payment–DemandDrafts,International&DomesticCredit&DebitCards(MasterCard,Visa& AMEX),RupayCards,OnlineTransfers(bankaccountdetailswillbeprovidedonrequest).
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