In December 2018 the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administrator (TGA) approved the use of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T cell) therapy for two types of blood cancer, diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). CAR-T cell therapy involves extracting some of the patients T-cells (white blood cells that … Continued
The FireFlies Antipodes suffered on their bikes for 800kms in order to raise funds for blood cancer research. Snowdome co-Founder Grant Rutherford joined the FireFlies, here is his story. For those who suffered, I drove. The Fireflies Antipodes ride from Christchurch to Queenstown in New Zealand is done. It was done and dusted days ago … Continued
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre chose the Snowdome Foundation as the charity of choice at Pathology Update 2019. Delegates kindly donated to Snowdome at the Roche coffee stand and online ahead of the event raising $7,000 for blood cancer research. Snowdome was chosen due to the synergy … Continued
The Snowdome Foundation has partnered with Dr Eliza Hawkes, from the Olivia Newton John Cancer Centre at the Austin hospital in Melbourne who has established the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance (ALA). The premise of the ALA is to harness the collective knowledge of lymphoma specialists across Australasia. Lymphoma and blood cancers, in general, are made up … Continued
The FireFlies Antipodes are back in the saddle raising funds for Snowdome Foundation. The group will ride a gruelling 1000kms through New Zealand from Christchurch to Queenstown over 7 days. There are a lot of hills in New Zealand! The FireFlies Antipodes are inspired by the courage it takes to fight cancer. They are riding … Continued
Tom Long is an Australian actor, well known for his parts on Sea Change, The Dish and Two Hands. He also has multiple myeloma. Tom kindly made this video to remind us that the work Snowdome is doing is important to so many in ‘making hope real’. Thank you Sweetshop for this beautiful video … Continued
Genomics, genetics and epigenetics seem to be buzzwords in the medical research area, especially when it comes to finding new treatments and ways to attack cancer. Researchers talk about mutations, malfunctioning genes, over expressed genes and provide you with a string of letters and numbers that are ‘misbehaving’. So, what does all this mean when … Continued
Engagement parties and gifts are an essential way for newlyweds to celebrate and prepare for their life together. However, when Vanessa Gandel and Daniel Avrutis held their engagement party they decided to forgo personal gifts and instead asked guests to support Australian blood cancer patients with hope. This beautiful selfless act raised over $27,000 that … Continued
Just like every snowflake Snowdome Foundation is unique. We are the only organisation that is exclusively focused on funding blood cancer research to help Australian patients live a longer, better life. We are extremely proud of the work being conducted at the Christine and Bruce Wilson Centre for Lymphoma Genomics at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre not … Continued