From PhD in Melbourne to postdoc in New York
New York-based, Aussie researcher Matt Witkowski has his sights set on improving the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapy.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- Research
Author: Michael Yare
Daratumumab – first new myeloma agent PBAC-recommended in years
The drug has received a positive recommendation for PBS listing.
- Advocacy and policy
- Myeloma
- Treatments and side-effects
Shirley’s “so well” on her latest treatment – daratumumab
Shirley Irwin has had radiotherapy and two transplants, had surgery, five different lines of treatment, and relapsed twice.
- Myeloma
- Treatments and side-effects
Research aims to improve QOL by decreasing treatment toxicity
Kate Vandyke is leading exciting research examining whether a new inhibitor can be used to prepare myeloma patients for therapies and increase their efficacy.
- Myeloma
- Research
Support Australians to survive blood cancer with simple stem cell donation
- Media releases
- Other blood cancers
Navigating childhood blood cancer during a pandemic
Archer spent nine months, hundreds of kilometres from home and across state borders, undergoing life-saving blood cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Lymphoma rates jump 37% in past decade, with further significant increase still to come
- Media releases
- Research
Strap on your runners to support Australians with blood cancer as Blackmores Sydney Running Festival goes virtual
- Media releases
- Our supporters
Baby Daisy spends first year conquering blood cancer
To mark September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we’re sharing the inspiring stories of little warriors like Daisy, who was diagnosed with an aggressive blood cancer at just four months old.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Leukaemia Foundation to host virtual seminars for National MPN Awareness Day today
- Media releases
- Myeloproliferative neoplasms
- “Live life to the fullest”: Josh Gourlay opens up about returning to work and new beginnings after blood cancer
- Advocacy news – July 2024
- Talking Blood Cancer: Estate planning and medical directives
- Running for a Cause: Cal Gates’ Journey from Newcastle to Sydney on foot in one weekend
- World Blood Cancer Day 2024