Organization: THE INTERNATIONAL WALDENSTROM'S
Mission: SUPPORT AND EDUCATE EVERYONE AFFECTED BY WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA WHILE ADVANCING THE SEARCH FOR A CURE.
Activities: PROVIDED 20 GRANT PAYMENTS TOWARDS 14 DIFFERENT GRANTS TO FURTHER RESEARCH IN WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA: TOWARD A RATIONAL TARGETED THERAPY, DIRECT TARGETING THE MYD88 L265P DRIVER MUTATION IN WM, ANTI-TUMOR AND IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENT RESPONSES, CRISPR-BASED FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF WM CELLS, ORIGINS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY, FROM BIOLOGY TO TREATMENT, MODULATION OF T-CELL FUNCTION, NOVEL ANTIBODY-TARGETED INTERFERONS, SINGLE-CELL NEXT GENERATION, AND TARGETING THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT.
EDUCATIONAL FORUMS HOSTED A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FORUM FOR WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA PATIENTS AND PROVIDED A GRANT TO FUND PATIENT EDUCATIONAL FORUMS.
IWMF PUBLICATIONS SERVE TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. IWMF TORCH IS A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE WHICH COVERS THE LATEST INFORMATION ON WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ACTIVITIES, AND TREATMENTS.
NTEE category: Medical Research
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines