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Leukaemia Foundation invests $2.6m+ in innovative myeloma research

Better understanding and treating myeloma is the focus of eight research projects that are part of the Leukaemia Foundation’s National Research Program.

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  • Acute myeloid leukaemia
  • Myeloma
  • Research
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PBAC reconsidered plitidepsin for myeloma 

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) considered four blood cancer treatments at its March 2020 meeting including a drug for myeloma – plitidepsin (Aplidin®).

  • Advocacy and policy
  • Myeloma
  • Treatments and side-effects
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5,000 new stem cell donors by September 2020

More than 600 Australians have a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant each year.

  • Treatments and side-effects
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Jack Jacobsen

PBS listing of blinatumomab extended  

Australians with ALL and minimal residual disease (MRD) can now access blinatumomab on the PBS.

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Understanding immune system behaviour in blood cancers

Making a difference to the lives of her patients is why Dr Wei Jiang gets up each morning. 

  • Other blood cancers
  • Research
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Dr Wei Jiang

Brett’s well and back living in the moment

“A few days before I was diagnosed, I went home after work and was pretty much unable to get upstairs without feeling really tired."

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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Ken isn’t ruled by his MPN and is optimistic about his future

Seven years after being diagnosed with PV, Ken’s spleen suddenly ruptured.

  • Myeloproliferative neoplasms
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Ken at a Fluro Friday mental health promotion at Phillip Island in 2016 at which he was a speaker.

New classifications of MPN mean better diagnostics and more definitive prognoses

How the MPNs are classified is set to change with eight new classifications based on the underlying mechanisms that drive the mutations.

  • Myeloproliferative neoplasms
  • Research
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Professor Tony Green

European amyloidosis meeting highlighted the need to improve education

Vince learnt of the concerningly low rates of referral for people at risk of amyloidosis.

  • Amyloidosis
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Vince O'Donnell

New amyloidosis drugs and clinical trials update

A new class of drug may soon be available to Australian patients with significant cardiac AL amyloidosis

  • Amyloidosis
  • Clinical trials
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Dr Hasib Sidiqi, right, with one of his “Mayo mentors” and amyloidosis specialist, Dr Morie Gertz, at the American Society of Hematology 2018 annual meeting.