M M R F P R E V E N T I O N P R O J E C T
Launching the MMRF Prevention Project
THE MONTH OF MAY BROUGHT EXCITING NEWS IN SPEEDING EFFORTS TOWARD EARLY DETECTION , delayed disease progression and , ultimately , prevention of multiple myeloma . Ronald O . Perelman and Dr . Anna Chapman , through the Perelman Family Foundation , have committed more than $ 4 million to fund the first research program dedicated solely to the early detection and prevention of multiple myeloma . This generous donation will seed the launch of the groundbreaking Perelman Family Foundation Early Disease Translational Research Program , part of the MMRF Prevention Project .
THE MMRF PREVENTION PROJECT WILL CATALYZE RESEARCH ON : Understanding genomic factors that predict early disease progression The impact of microenvironmental factors on early disease progression
Enhancing tumor immunity in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance ( MGUS ) and smoldering multiple myeloma ( SMM ).
The Perelman Family Foundation Early Disease Translational Research Program brings together six leading cancer research centers – the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Rockefeller University , the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , and Yale University – as well as the MMRF . By conducting studies that evaluate the conditions under which precancerous cells become cancerous , these teams will identify novel targets and biomarkers of disease progression . This research is hoped to enable the development of therapeutic approaches to delay or even stop progression to myeloma .
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We are so thankful to Ronald and Anna for supporting our vision for a bold program that will take us one step closer to a future where our children and grandchildren will never need to worry about incurable cancers .
Not only does the MMRF answer the questions of patients today and urgently deliver them the precise information and treatment they need to fight their multiple myeloma , but , with this generous donation , we will now also be able to focus on the patients of tomorrow .
— Kathy Giusti Founder , MMRF
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