MMRF Accelerator Magazine Winter 2017 Edition | Page 22

Our goal is to very quickly take data from The MMRF CoMMpass Study SM and move from a hypothesis to a fact to a clinical pathway. — Kathy Giusti | Founder MMRF, Co-Chair, HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator ” MMRF FOUNDER & CLIFTON LEAF DISCUSS PRECISION MEDICINE The MMRF recently held a Leadership Circle Summit, wherein Kathy Giusti (KG) sat down with Clifton Leaf (CL), Editor-in-Chief of Fortune magazine and a longtime friend of the Foundation, for a “fireside chat.” The two discussed the promise of precision medicine in finding cures for patients with multiple myeloma and other cancers. An excerpt from their conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity. CL: How is the MMRF CoMMpass Study SM advancing precision medicine? KG: Our vision at the MMRF