Snowdome is delighted to welcome Cathy Rhodes to the Snowdome Foundation team as the Senior Office Manager. Cathy has a corporate background working for over 25 years in the media and advertising industry. She held positions such as Sales Manager at Nine Network, and Sales Director at both Network TEN and Val Morgan Cinema Network. … Continued
The 2018 ‘Bloody Good Dinner’ raised almost $740,000 for the Snowdome Foundation and Maddie’s Vision to direct towards essential research into blood cancer and bone marrow failure. One of the important projects that the Boards of both organisations sought to fund was a National Career Development Fellowship for a woman in haematology. Women have well … Continued
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