Fifteen years ago, the father of fashion designer, Lisa Gorman was diagnosed with two forms of blood cancer – lymphoma and leukaemia. As Lisa’s father began treatment, it became evident that more funding was required for research to uncover new treatments and better ways to manage the condition. It was during this period that Lisa … Continued
Dinner of Hope 2021 Clinical trials are a pathway to hope for blood cancer patients. Trials provide access to next generation treatments when everything else has failed your body. However, clinical trials require human infrastructure that doesn’t exist in the ‘normal’ hospital setting. A clinical research fellow is required to identify trials that meet individual … Continued
Research into the treatment, known as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T-cell), shows it is more effective than current cancer treatments, but effectiveness does not imply value as far as health budgets are concerned. Australian and US blood cancer specialists reviewed the current measures of cost effectiveness and identified multiple strategies that could be … Continued
Prof Miles Prince AM was devastated when back in 2018, his patient Tom Long had to embark on a journey to Seattle USA in order to receive chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy via a clinical trial. He knew that while Australia had the clinical expertise to administer CAR T-cell therapy, we did not … Continued
Two new research projects co-funded through a partnership between America’s The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Snowdome Foundation and Leukaemia Foundation will focus on acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), seeking to improve understanding and treatment of these blood cancers. Prof. Ravindra Majeti, Stanford University in the US, will join with Assoc. Prof. … Continued
Professor Pimanda is incredibly curious. His observations around why cells behave in certain ways and respond variably to stimuli led him down a cell biology research path. He was particularly drawn to blood stem cell development and maturation and the disruption of this orderly process in blood cancers. In 2008, when John was setting up … Continued
Genetics is complex! At a very basic level we understand that when genes are altered or mutated the end result is a disease. This can take the form of hereditary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia or Huntington’s disease for example. However, gene mutations can also be spontaneous and sometimes result in cancer. … Continued
Dr Kat Lewis works as a Haematology Clinical Research Fellow for Blood Cancer Research WA. Kat packed up her life and family in the UK two years ago to gain the opportunity to learn more about clinical research and the role clinical trials can play in the management of blood cancer. Her days are filled … Continued
For the first time, the Snowdome Foundation pivoted its annual Blood Sweat and Tears of Joy educational event from face-to-face to virtual. This increased access and participation, enabling involvement from speakers in the USA, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales! The event showcased the extraordinary depth of blood cancer research and clinician … Continued