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Connecting patients and caregivers
to knowledge and treatments
Knowledgeable patients are empowered patients. MyMMRF provides you with the latest
information in myeloma and connects you to leading doctors and researchers. It also connects
you to promising, potential new treatments that are available only through clinical trials.
MMRF Patient Summits
charge, and feature comprehensive
empower patients and caregivers
sessions on a variety of topics:
through education
Being well-informed is so important.
There is no better place to learn about
multiple myeloma, current treatment
options, clinical trials, and optimal disease
management recommendations than
at a live Patient Summit.
The MMRF conducts these educational
programs in collaboration with leading
myeloma cancer centers across the
country. Speakers include renowned
clinicians and researchers, and
patients who share their experiences
in navigating the disease. The full-day
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program provides an opportunity to
connect with the myeloma community,
Myeloma 101: Prognosis and Risk
n Treatment Options for Newly
Diagnosed Patients
ask questions, and learn about the
latest advancements toward effective
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treatments and cures.
n Treating Relapsed/Refractory Disease
The sessions are uplifting, empowering,
n Supportive Therapies: Managing
Side Effects of Myeloma
and informative. This year, over 1,500
patients and their families attended
MMRF Patient Summits held in
Stem Cell Transplantation
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Promising Clinical Trials
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Ask the Experts: Question & Answer
New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
and Seattle.
You can view video recordings of the
programs on our website. Watch them
The agenda for the all-day seminars
at themmrf.org/patient.
and workshops are offered free of
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