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[From Left to Right:] IMF Founder, President, and CEO Susie Durie; myeloma survivor and facilitator of the Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group Cindy Chmielewski; esteemed myeloma researcher Dr. Robert A. Kyle; and Brian D. Novis Senior Grant Award recipient Nicola Giuliani, MD, PhD.
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[From Left to Right:] IMF Founder, President, and CEO Susie Durie; myeloma survivor and facilitator of the Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group Cindy Chmielewski; esteemed myeloma researcher Dr. Robert A. Kyle; and Brian D. Novis Senior Grant Award recipient Nicola Giuliani, MD, PhD.

  • Dr. Mark Drayson (University of Birmingham – Birmingham, AL) discussed the use of prophylactic antibiotic therapy with levofloxacin during the first 12 weeks of frontline therapy to prevent pneumonia and other dangerous infections.
  • IMWG co-chair, Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar, offered a lively counterpoint during several of the morning’s presentations.
  • Dr. Irene Ghobrial (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Boston, MA) shares an anecdote with Dr. Robert A. Kyle, who is often known as the father of myeloma research.
  • Dr. Brian G.M. Durie welcomes attendees, who braved freezing temperatures and unseasonable snow, to the annual IMWG Breakfast.
  • Drs. Brian GM Durie, Joseph Mikhael and Paul Richardson minutes before going live on the IMF’s highly anticipated “Making Sense of Treatment” IMWG conference series broadcast on December 11th from ASH 2017 in Atlanta.
  • IMF Staffers [From Left to Right:] Brando Sordoni, Amirah Limayo, and Miko Santos greeted all those who stopped by the IMF Booth at ASH.
  • The IMF provided patient education materials to any and all that attended #ASH17.
  • The IMF awarded its 2018 Brian D. Novis Research Grants in a ceremony on Saturday, December 9, 2017. [From Left to Right:] Esteemed myeloma researcher Robert A. Kyle, MD; Brian D. Novis Senior Grant Award recipient Sophia Adamia, PhD; Sheree Pask and Ron Pask (whose Miracles for Myeloma 5K helped raised money for the research grant); and IMF Founder, President, and CEO Susie Durie.
  • [From Left to Right:] IMF Founder, President, and CEO Susie Durie; myeloma survivor and facilitator of the Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group Cindy Chmielewski; esteemed myeloma researcher Dr. Robert A. Kyle; and Brian D. Novis Senior Grant Award recipient Nicola Giuliani, MD, PhD.
  • Debbie and Todd Bater. Todd spoke movingly about his work with other cancer patients and the vital need to “appreciate every moment.”
  • Michael Tuohy, 17-year myeloma survivor and patient advocate, with his wife Robin Tuohy, IMF Senior Director of Support Groups
  • [From Left to Right:] IMF Founder, President & CEO Susie Durie, esteemed myeloma researcher Robert A. Kyle, myeloma patient and IMF volunteer fundraiser Kent Oliver, wife Candace Oliver with daughters Annie and Charlotte. Kent’s “Laughs 4 Life” event supported a research award for the work of Eline Menu, PhD. Accepting on behalf of Dr. Menu was Dr. Vanderkirken.
  • Myeloma patient Kenton and his wife Ann Hofmeister attended the reception, where Kenton shared his inspirational personal philosophy.
  • Our final pair of myeloma warriors, Tamara Wyche Moble and her brother. Tamara told the audience that since her myeloma diagnosis, “My purpose has found me.”
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