Blood cancers are treated by haemato-oncologists. Depending on the diagnosis and response, treatment may include chemotherapy, targeted drugs, immunotherapy and a bone marrow (haematopoietic stem cell) transplant using the patient’s own cells or a matched donor’s.
What treatment options may your specialist discuss?
- Chemotherapy and targeted therapy
- Autologous bone marrow transplant
- Allogeneic transplant with a matched related donor
What does the trip look like, stage by stage?
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Before you travel
We share your diagnosis reports, bone marrow studies and donor HLA typing if available with suitable accredited hospitals, return their written opinions and estimates, and — once you choose — arrange the hospital letter for your e-Medical visa and up to two attendant visas.
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Arrival and assessment
Airport pickup, check-in near the hospital and your first consultation. The specialist team reviews your reports in person and orders any repeat tests they need before confirming the plan.
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Workup
Tests for the patient and, for allogeneic transplants, the related donor.
- 04
Treatment or transplant
Conditioning and transplant in a dedicated unit, or chemotherapy cycles as planned.
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Engraftment and recovery
Close monitoring near the hospital during the period the team considers critical.
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Fitness to fly and home
A final review, your discharge summary, medicines and written follow-up plan. We arrange the return journey and the first teleconsultation with your treating team.
About timelines
We do not publish how many days each stage takes. That depends on your condition, your treatment and how you recover, and it is decided by your treating specialist — who sets it out in writing before you travel.
Questions patients ask
What are the treatment options for leukaemia, lymphoma & myeloma in India?
Specialists in India may discuss: Chemotherapy and targeted therapy; Autologous bone marrow transplant; Allogeneic transplant with a matched related donor. Which one suits you is a decision for your treating specialist after reviewing your reports.
Where in India is leukaemia, lymphoma & myeloma treated?
Accredited hospitals with cancer care programmes are concentrated in Chennai, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. We suggest hospitals based on your case, not a fixed list.
How long will I need to stay in India?
That depends on your condition, your treatment and how you recover. Your treating specialist sets it out in writing before you travel, so you can plan your visa, attendant and stay around it.
How do I start?
Send a short summary through the free case review. We reply with the reports the specialists need and a secure way to share them, then return written opinions and estimates from suitable accredited hospitals.
Planning the trip: read the India medical visa guide and how we verify hospitals.