Methods of osteosarcoma treatment in Assuta
- sparing surgical removal of the focus and metastasis. Assuta doctors do their best to preserve healthy tissues and avoid disability of the patient;
- total joint replacement or shaft of a bone with expressed defects;
- amputation of the extremity if total affection by the disease;
- removal of metastases in other organs (typical places of the lungs, liver);
- chemotherapy, including targeted administration of drugs (targeted chemotherapy);
- radiotherapy – the cells of the tumor body are suppressed with directional radiation;
- immunotherapy – to stimulate the growth of bone cells and prevention of appearance of distant metastasis.
The effectiveness of the treatment of osteosarcoma in Assuta Medical Center
- 90% of curability when referring to the 1st stage of the process;
- 75% of curability and 85% five-year survival at 2 and stage;
- The survival rate is more than 40% in patients at stage 3-4 of osteosarcoma.