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About Myeloma Treatment
Myeloma is a blood disorder which is commonly referred to as blood cancer. It affects the plasma cells of the blood. The function of plasma cells is to produce antibodies and to provide immunity to the body, it is when these cells become malignant (cancerous) the condition is called blood cancer. Development of myeloma hinders the production of healthy red blood cells and their function. The treatment of myeloma includes many options like chemotherapy, immunomodulators, radiation therapy and stem cell transplant etc. At times a combination of one or more therapies is used to treat the condition effectively.
Average Myeloma Treatment Cost
| India | Starting from $7200 |
- Myloma
Dr. Gaurav Kharya
Pediatric haemato-Oncologist | Head & Senior Consultant
MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paediatrics)
Gurgaon, IndiaClinical Focus
- Haploidentical transplants
- Pediatric acute leukemias
- Lymphomas
- Pediatric solid malignancies
- Sickle cell anemia
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- Thrombocytopenia
- Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
- Pericardial fluid aspiration
- Lumbar puncture
- Central venous line insertion
- Pleural tapping
- Ascetic tapping
Awards
- First Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease in India
- Invitro TCR Alpha Beta CD 19 depleted haploidentical BMT in a 4 month old baby suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency who is the smallest child transplanted in the country so far
Dr. Shishir Seth
Hematologist | Consultant
MBBS, MD Pathology, DM - Clinical Hematology, Fellow - Leukemia/BMT
New Delhi, IndiaDr. Shishir Seth is a leading Bone Marrow Transplant specialists and Hemato-oncologist in India. In his rich experience of 14 years as a clinical hematologist, he has performed more than 150 Hematopoietic stem cell Transplants (BMT) successfully in his professional career. Many of these have been allogeneic stem cell transplants including Haplo-identical and antigen mismatch transplants.
Dr. Shishir is credited for performing more than 300 induction therapies for Acute leukemia only.He holds a special interest in treatment of blood cancers, such as Acute Leukemia (AML/ ALL), Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Chronic Myelo-proliferative Neoplasm, as well as blood and bone marrow disorders, such as Myelodysplastic syndrome, anemia, Thalassemia, bleeding and clotting disease.
Dr. Shishir has worked at several top-tier hospitals in Delhi and is considered one of the best BMT specialists in Delhi-NCR region. He has obtained his medical education and training from renowned institutions of the nation and abroad, including a fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplantation from the Vancouver General Hospital, Canada. He has published and presented many research papers in the field of hemato-oncology and stem cell transplantation in reputed national and international medical journals.
Clinical Focus
- Acute Leukemia (AML/ ALL)
- Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- Chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL)
- Chronic Myelo-proliferative Neoplasm
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Aplastic Anemia, Sickle cell anemia
- Thalassemia
- Bleeding and clotting disorders
