No matter your beliefs, the end of the year is a time to reflect. A time to show gratitude for all the things in your life that make you smile. Walks on the beach, a quick cuddle from your growing children, the feel of the sun on your face or a shared memory with an … Continued
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On October 11th Snowdome held its first educational event to help support the work being conducted to bring blood cancer clinical trials and research to Western Australia (WA). The evening was hosted by Professor Wendy Erber, Executive Dean of Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences of the University of Western Australia (WA) in the incredible … Continued
Wonderful news for multiple myeloma patients with interim results of a new clinical trial (MAIA) reporting positive outcomes. Multiple myeloma patients who were not candidates for high dose chemotherapy or autologous stem cell transplants were treated with daratumumab (monoclonal antibody) in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone or with just lenalidomide and dexamethasone. Patients in the … Continued
and To mark World Cancer Research Day on 24 September 2018, the Snowdome Foundation is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF). This will further enhance cancer research capacity in Australia and increase collaboration between cancer research funders. ACRF provides outstanding Australian researchers with … Continued
It is not often you get the chance to hear from six of the brightest minds in blood cancer research, but to couple that with the raw emotion of hope two blood cancer patients have for the work these researchers do – that is pretty special. That is what our guests at the Snowdome Foundation … Continued
Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell neoplasm (abnormal growth of plasma cells) that still has no cure and carries with it substantial morbidity and mortality. The first major advance in treatment was the introduction of autologous stem cell transplants. This was followed by the introduction of novel agents known as “IMIDs” (thalidomide and lenalidomide) and … Continued
The inaugural blood cancer genomics symposium was held by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Christine and Bruce Wilson Centre for Lymphoma Genomics and Snowdome Foundation to provide a clinical and laboratory update on the role of genomic testing in the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers. The Vision Super-Snowdome Foundation Fellow, Dr Piers Blombery hosted … Continued
Amanda has an ideal life. She is fit and strong, in her mid 40s and has been married for 18 years. Her and her husband have two sons aged 12 and 15 who keep them active. So when Amanda returned to her teaching job after the summer holidays she thought her colleagues were being overly … Continued