WE WILL FIND A CURE
BUT IT’S UP TO US
TO RAISE
$25M
BY 2028
The International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF) is leaping into the future of medicine by launching a fundraising initiative established to raise $25 million in five years to substantially improve patient outcomes and advance a cure for Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare blood cell cancer, originating from malignant B-cells.
To date, research funded by IWMF has already contributed to the important and accelerated development of eighty treatments, improvements in the quality of life, and gains of 15 to 20 years of life expectancy. IWMF’s Accelerate the Cure campaign, will ensure vital funding for promising new research projects identified by its international Scientific Advisory Committee.
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RESEARCHERS SAY…
“The generous past support of the IWMF has set the stage for an acceleration of research towards a cure.”
— Dr. Stephen M. Ansell,
Mayo Clinic
“At the end of the day, do I believe there is a cure in sight for WM? Absolutely.”
— Dr. Steven P. Treon,
Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute
WE’VE MADE PROGRESS
Understanding the MYD88
genetic mutation found in
90-95% of people with WM
Development of BTK
inhibitors, such as
ibrutinib and zanubrutinib
From 4 treatments 20+ years
ago, to 80+ treatments
today
Increased life
expectancy
of 15 to 20 years
BUT WE
NEED A CURE
THESE DREAMS AND YOURS COULD COME TRUE
“I dream of a world without WM for my children and grandkids and yours.
When Mom had WM in the 1970s, there were no treatments. WM made her life difficult, and it was agonizing for our family. In just a few years, she was gone. I’ve lived with WM for 13 years, and I’m grateful for the treatments that have made this possible. Thanks to IWMF funded research, my life with WM is much easier than my mom’s. But I want more. I want a cure.“
— Paul Kitchen
“My dream is to dance at my three-year-old granddaughter’s wedding!
When I was first diagnosed with WM in 2003, my children were very young, and my wish was to live long enough to see
them graduate from high school and to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding. Now that I’ve been able to do that, my wish is to be around to dance at my granddaughter’s wedding!”
— Pete DeNardis
“My dream is to be as good a grandmother to my daughter’s kids as my mom is to her.
When I was first diagnosed, in 2020, and my daughter Maddy was only 13, I prayed that as an only parent, I’d just be able to see her to adulthood. Now, my dream is more beautiful hikes, seeing her on more stages, doing her singing and acting, traveling together, and, one day, if her life takes her there, I would like to be as good a grandmother to her children as my mom is to her. ”
— Julie Richardson
A CURE IS IN SIGHT
