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accelerator The Magazine of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | Winter 2017 Features 4 M  MRF COMMPASS STUDY SM Yielding Critical insights 6 THE MMRF ANSWER FUND Answering Questions About Your Care 7 MOLECULAR PROFILING Promising Early Results Scientific Advances MMRF News MMRF Events 4 12 AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHTS 18 INDEPENDENT EVENTS 14 MMRF RESOURCES AND PATIENT EMPOWERMENT 19 MMRF TEAM FOR CURES: 5K WALK/RUN 16 LEADERSHIP NEWS 20 MMRF TEAM FOR CURES: ENDURANCE EVENTS MMRF COMMPASS STUDY SM AT ASH 2017 6 THE MMRF ANSWER FUND LAUNCHES 7 PRECISION MEDICINE STUDY: PROMISING EARLY RESULTS 8 IN THE CLINIC – NEW AND ONGOING STUDIES 10 THE LEARNING NETWORK – IMMUNOTHERAPY INITIATIVE 17 CANCER FIGHTERS AND CONFERENCE ROUNDUP 21 SIGNATURE EVENTS 22 FROM THE FOUNDER 23 MMRF CALENDAR 11 THE LEARNING NETWORK – MMRF PREVENTION PROJECT SPONSORS  We thank our sponsors for their support of Accelerator, The Magazine of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.