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Feb 25, 2021, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Launches 31 Days of Resilience Campaign for Myeloma Action Month in March 2021

Spearheaded by the International Myeloma Foundation, Myeloma Action Month takes place every March to encourage individuals and groups to take actions ...

Oct 27, 2020, 08:00 ET The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) New Risk Stratification Model for Smoldering Myeloma Will Reduce Risk of Disease Progression and End-Organ Damage

The International Myeloma Working Group, a body of the world's top myeloma experts established and supported by the International Myeloma Foundation, ...

Oct 22, 2020, 08:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation 14th Annual Comedy Celebration Goes Virtual In 2020, Featuring "Everybody Loves Raymond" Cast Reunion Hosted By Ray Romano On October 23 At 9 PM ET

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), celebrating their 30th anniversary as the first and largest myeloma-specific foundation in the world,...

Feb 25, 2020, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Launches Resilience-Themed Campaign for Myeloma Action Month in March 2020

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is harnessing the power of multiple myeloma patients, their families, and the community at large to raise...

Jan 09, 2020, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation Partners with Medscape Oncology to Create Professional Education Series on Continuous Treatment in Multiple Myeloma

The International Myeloma Foundation announces the launch of a new program created in partnership with Medscape Oncology that offers healthcare...

Dec 04, 2019, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation Presents Research, Video Reports, Social Media Coverage at 2019 American Society of Hematology Meeting (ASH)

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) announced today that four important research studies supported by the organization's Black Swan Research...

May 23, 2019, 09:00 ET The International Myeloma Foundation to Honor Cancer Researchers Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD, and María-Victoria Mateos, MD, on June 11 in Amsterdam

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) will honor two outstanding multiple myeloma specialists whose work has significantly improved the lives of ...

Feb 14, 2019, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Launches Myeloma Action Month March 1

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is harnessing the power of myeloma patients, their families, and the myeloma community at large to raise...

Sep 13, 2018, 06:00 ET Blood Cancer Survivor to Throw Out the First Pitch at Sept. 16 Houston Astros Game

Michael Tuohy, who was diagnosed 18 years ago with the blood cancer multiple myeloma, will throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Houston Astros...

May 23, 2018, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Will Honor Researchers Prof. Philippe Moreau, MD, and Dr. Sigurdur Kristinsson on June 12 at Annual Summit in Stockholm

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) today announced the recipients of the 2018 IMWG Awards, given annually by the International Myeloma...

Jan 22, 2018, 09:00 ET Dr. Joseph Mikhael Joins the International Myeloma Foundation as Chief Medical Officer

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure – is...

Jun 01, 2017, 06:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation Names Dr. Paul G. Richardson Recipient of the 2017 Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) today announced that Paul G. Richardson, MD, the R.J. Corman Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical...

May 08, 2017, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Statement on House Passage of American Health Care Act

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) expressed its deep concerns with the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which narrowly passed the U.S. House ...

Mar 23, 2017, 08:30 ET Myeloma Patients around the World Declare March 30 as International Myeloma Action Day

The Global Myeloma Action Network (GMAN), a group of patient organizations in five continents, has declared Thursday, March 30 as International...

Feb 22, 2017, 05:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Declares March Myeloma Action Month

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure – is...

Dec 23, 2016, 09:00 ET Landmark Study Published Today in The Lancet Shows Clear Myeloma Survival Benefit with Triple Drug Combination

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) today announced the publication in The Lancet of the results of a randomized, phase III trial, conducted...

Dec 01, 2016, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Highlights Top Black Swan Research News and Slate of Activities at 58th Annual Ash Meeting Dec. 3-6

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure – announced ...

Nov 18, 2016, 07:05 ET The International Myeloma Foundation Says Don Wright's 100th Marathon With Myeloma Highlights Progress Being Made Against This Disease

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) congratulates seventy-five-year-old Don Wright on approaching his 100th marathon since being diagnosed...

Nov 10, 2016, 11:45 ET International Myeloma Foundation Scores When Boston Celtics Go Behind the Paint in 2nd Annual '3 Points for Patients' Partnership with Takeda

For the second straight season, every three-point basket made by players of the 17-time champion Boston Celtics will trigger a donation to the...

Nov 02, 2016, 09:00 ET International Myeloma Working Group's New Response Criteria Prompts NCCN to Revise Practice Guidelines to Include Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Testing

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure – is...

Sep 15, 2016, 01:36 ET Kayaker Determined to Help his Mother and Uncle Battle Multiple Myeloma Completes 600-Mile Washington to Alaska Trip

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – the largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of myeloma patients while working...

Jul 27, 2016, 09:00 ET The IMF's International Myeloma Working Group Establishes Updated Yardstick for Disease Assessment in the Evolving Treatment Landscape of 2016

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – the oldest and largest organization dedicated to improving the lives of myeloma patients while working...

Dec 06, 2010, 10:00 ET Webcast Alert: Continuous Therapy in Multiple Myeloma - Science Media Workshop

Continuous or maintenance treatment is the new approach to cancer. Continuing treatment helps provide longer remissions and fewer relapses. This is...

Dec 02, 2010, 03:18 ET Aviso de transmisión en la Red: Terapia continua en mieloma múltiple - Taller científico

El tratamiento continuo o de mantenimiento es el nuevo abordaje al cáncer. El tratamiento continuo ayuda a que existan remisiones más prolongadas y...

Dec 02, 2010, 01:26 ET Aviso de Webcast: Terapia contínua de Mieloma Múltiplo - Oficina de Mídia de Ciência

Tratamento contínuo ou de manutenção é a nova abordagem ao câncer. A continuidade do tratamento possibilita remissões mais longas e menor número de...