Therapy costs
The cost of therapy depends on the individual cost of vaccine production, the scope of treatment and the course of the disease. Which measures are suitable for a patient is discussed by the medical team in a tumor conference. The treatment options and the associated costs are discussed with the patient.
The level of costs is due to the enormous personnel and technical effort involved: an individual medication is produced for each individual patient in strict compliance with the legal requirements of the German Medicines Act (AMG).
As the therapy is individual for each patient, the costs can vary considerably. Based on our experience, we can provide the following fees as a guide:
- between € 4,100 and € 6,000 for the laboratory tests required prior to treatment.
- for one IO-VAC® vaccination cycle between € 23,000 and € 28,000 (at least two vaccination cycles are necessary for one treatment).
- between € 6,000 and € 11,000 for a five-day treatment unit to induce immunogenic cell death (e.g. as a concomitant treatment during chemotherapy or as maintenance therapy after carrying out the IO-VAC® vaccination cycles).
These amounts do not include any additional costs for individual medication (infusions). The patient undertakes to pay the treatment costs, irrespective of reimbursement by insurance companies.
The costs for diagnostics and therapy may be reimbursed by private health insurance companies (depending on the contract taken out), state aid offices and employers' liability insurance associations. Immunotherapy is not included in the benefits catalog of statutory health insurance companies. However, under certain circumstances, the costs can be covered on application in individual cases.
