On Anzac Day 1935 a 20-pound bet was made between the local publican and the local mechanic that one could not push the other 88kms in a wheelbarrow from Beechworth to Mt Buffalo. As ridiculous as the bet sounds the two mates set off and 8 days later reached Mt Buffalo. The bet was won … Continued
Paul Mutimer had niggling back pain and was constantly tired, but he felt it was due to his workload as a psychologist and his age. At 57 being tired and suffering some back pain is not an uncommon story. His wife, however, was not convinced and finally got him to see a GP. Blood tests … Continued
Assoc Prof Chan Cheah is passionate and driven. He wants blood cancer patients in Western Australia to have the same opportunity to access new treatments as patients in other parts of Australia. He knows too well that without clinical trials a blood cancer patient will cycle through chemotherapy and radiotherapy, followed by immunotherapy and if … Continued
The treatment of blood cancer has come a long way in a short period of time. It was not so long ago that precision medicine and immunotherapy were just a concept, now they are very much a reality. Not only have they changed the way we treat cancer but also how we diagnose and understand … Continued
The scientific journal Blood recently published a commentary by Dr Michael Bishop examining the effects of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy in follicular lymphoma patients. Below is a summary of the main findings. The paper summarises the results of CAR T-cell therapy from three separate studies that were conducted in patients with refractory … Continued
Dr Stephen Nutt is a recipient of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Snowdome Foundation – Leukaemia Foundation Translational Research Project Grant. He is an immunologist that has looked at cell survival and turned it on its head to see how he can then kill cells. His research is fascinating and hopefully it will result … Continued
Dr Charles Mullighan is an Australian who found his way to the USA to pursue his passion for research into leukaemia. Charles is leading the way in finding a cure to paediatric leukaemia so we feel the LLS-SF-LF grant he has received is a wonderful investment for blood cancer. To read about his project, his … Continued
Dr Ashwin Unnikrishnan is one of the recipients of the “Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-Snowdome Foundation-Leukaemia Foundation (LLS-SF-LF) Translational Research Project” Grants. His project is in the area of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). He kindly took time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions. Q.You have a special interest in MDS – how did this … Continued
It is an incredible story of hope and inspiration. CAR T-cell therapy saved Tom’s life when everything else failed. For those that love to read the article in The Age and SMH says it all. If you prefer to sit back and watch the story unfold watch The Project story here.