Booklets and Brochures

Details of and the links to the Publications provided by the IWMF for WMozzies are given below

IWMF volunteers, volunteers from the IWMF Affiliates, and WM researchers have developed publications including Booklets, Treatment Guides, and Facts Sheets to provide the newly diagnosed and veteran patients, as well as their caregivers, with up-to-date information about Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia and how to treat it.

The IWMF does not warranty the content of these publications. They are made available to you as information, and we encourage you to discuss what may be appropriate to you with your haematologist.

To download any of the publication shown below please goes to the IWMF Publication Page.

	Basic Immunology *By Guy Sherwood, M.D. (English version updated 2014; other versions updated 2007.)* A comprehensive review of immunology as it relates to WM.
	Glossary of Medical Terms *Written & compiled by Guy Sherwood, M.D., Bret Blakeslee, Sue Herms, & Peter DeNardis, 2012.* This glossary is designed to help patients with WM learn and understand pertinent medical terms that relate to our disease.
	Clinical Practice Guide for the Treatment of WM (Australia) *By Dipti Talaulikar, M.D., Constantine Tam, M.D., et al, 2016* This booklet is a consensus established by the Australian Medical Scientific Advisory Group, which consists of a panel of haematologists across Australia, and it is provided by the IWMF Affiliate (WMozzies) in Australia.
	Guide to WM and LPL *By Shirley D’Sa, M.D., 2014.* This brochure is written by Dr. D’Sa, a hematologist/oncologist at University College Hospital, London, UK, The drugs mentioned in the brochure are noted by their generic names and by their UK-specific trade names and may/may not be available in UK/US (or elsewhere) unless in the context of a clinical trial.
	Medical Tests By Guy Sherwood, M.D., 2007. *Revised by Sue Herms and Linda Nelson, 2016.* A reference booklet of medical terms and tests, this revision places particular emphasis on expanding the explanation of the Complete Blood Count and on Immunoglobulins. Tests for beta-2 microglobulin and light chains have been added, as has genetics testing.
	Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: Questions and Answers Revised 2010/2014 Guy Sherwood and Sue Herms Revised 2017 Sue Herms and Linda Nelson Designed to address common questions about Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, this booklet, including a full glossary of terms, is a detailed companion to the IWMF webpage, Frequently Asked Questions.

Treatment Options Guides

These Treatment Options Guides review drug therapies and treatment guidelines currently used in the management of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. They are designed to provide patients with some of the necessary information to allow them to participate with their physicians in determining the best course of treatment for their disease.

Alkylating Agents and Nucleoside Analogs *By Suzanne Herms, 2016* This Guide discusses alkylating agents, such as chlorambucil (Leukeran), cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), melphalan (Alkeran) and bendamustine (Bendeka, Treanda, Levact), as well as nucleoside analogs, such as fludarabine (Fludara) and cladribine (2CdA or Leustatin).


Proteasome Inhibitors *By Suzanne Herms, 2016* This Guide includes proteasome inhibitors, such as bortezomib (Velcade), carfilzomib (Kyprolis), and ixazomib (Ninlaro).
Targeted Therapies/Pathway Inhibitors *By Suzanne Herms, 2016* This Guide discusses targeted therapies/pathway inhibitors to B-cell signaling, such as ibrutinib (Imbruvica) and everolimus (RAD001 or Afinitor).

FUND RAISING TARGET COMPLETED.

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Very excited to report that the $150,000 target has been achieved and the IWMF Roadmap Project will receive the funding as per their agreement with the Leukaemia Foundation. We are very grateful to all the people who donated and we can all be proud to be part of a project that looking very deep into WM and hopefully will lead to further & better treatments. We also wish to acknowledge the assistance of the Leukaemia Foundation in first of all entering into the agreement with the IWMF and helping us with the Donation Page. Should you wish to donate, you can still donate to assist WMozzies by clicking on the donate button on the home page.

New treatment for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia now available

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021

A new treatment for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for adult patients who have received at least one prior therapy, or in first line treatment for patients unsuitable for chemo-immunotherapy, and also for adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma. BRUKINSA (zanubrutinib) was developed by BeiGene, a global, science-driven biotechnology company focused on developing innovative and affordable medicines to improve treatment outcomes and access for patients worldwide. WMozzies was proud to be invited by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to take part in a pilot program as consumer advocates in the BRUKINSA PBAC decision process. WM patients will have immediate free of charge access to BRUKINSA through a BeiGene sponsored Pre-Reimbursement Access Program until such time that WM is listed for reimbursement on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. In a first for the PBAC, BeiGene expects to enter a facilitated resolution pathway in order to seek a listing date for WM. What is BRUKINSA? BRUKINSA is a small molecule inhibitor of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) discovered by BeiGene scientists that is currently being evaluated globally in a broad clinical program as a monotherapy and in combination with other therapies to treat various B-cell malignancies. Because new BTK is continuously synthesised, BRUKINSA was specifically designed to deliver complete and sustained inhibition of the BTK protein by optimising bioavailability, half-life, and selectivity. With differentiated pharmacokinetics compared to other approved BTK inhibitors, BRUKINSA has been demonstrated to inhibit the proliferation of malignant B cells within a number of disease relevant tissues. For more information, see Products | BeiGene

WhiMSICAL Registry’s important publication

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

The WhiMSICAL Registry’s publication of patient-entered data in the prestigious medical journal, American Journal of Hematology, presents important research for all WM patients. It has added to the field of WM Research by capturing real world WM treatment and quality of life outcomes. Congratulations to all WM patients who have entered their data into the WhiMSICAL Registry, and now published at American Journal of Hematology ajh.26173. More Registry participants are needed to strengthen the results. A further submission is planned to the 2021 American Society of Hematology Conference. This is to include updated details from existing and from new participants received by the deadline of 12^th July. The WhiMSICAL Registry, built through a patient-clinician investigator partnership, is a global database for WM patients to enter their own data. Key findings include:

Longest time to next treatment after 1^st line therapy - in patients treated with bendamustine rituximab
Better quality of life in those on Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors compared to recent chemotherapy.

Over 450 patients from 19 countries contributed to this first global registry for WM. Highlights of the study so far include:

Little consistency in 1^st line therapy choice globally, with 46 different types of therapies given!
USA patients commence their 1^st therapy almost 3 times faster than the rest of the world.
1^st line bendamustine rituximab has outperformed the Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi, e.g., ibrutinib, zanubrutinib) and rituximab alone in time to next treatment. The findings are preliminary, however, without exact matching of the groups. More participants, and longer follow-up of existing participants are needed to confirm these exciting preliminary results.
Patients on BTKi report better quality of life scores than those who recently received other treatments.

COVID-19 vaccines are now rolling out globally. WM patients may achieve impaired vaccine responses due to their condition and treatment. To help assess the impact of COVID on patients with WM, the WhiMSICAL Registry has included a question (at question 19) on COVID-19 testing, infection and vaccination. Please contribute to this important and urgent research question for WM patients. From anywhere in the world, you can join the WhiMSICAL Registry by registering and completing consent at www.cart-wheel.org, and then filling out the questionnaire. Some data is always better than no data. Your answers can, and are recommended to be, continually updated. Please note that it does not all need to be done in one sitting; you can enter as much (or as little) as you are able to provide each time to access the Registry. (Naturally, the more data that is collected, the better the outcomes for further research.) For those already participating in WhiMSICAL, thank you for contributing your patient voice to peer-reviewed research. Please continue to update your data at www.cart-wheel.org, making sure to complete the newly added COVID-19 questions and update any changes to your treatment (question 9) and quality of life (questions 20 and 21). We need your help to provide “big data” to increase the power of this research by increasing the number of participants. Together, we can help answer some important questions in WM research as we search for a cure. For further information on WhiMSICAL Registry, click here WhiMSICAL Registry and Frequently Asked Questions or contact [email protected].

WMozzies information flyer

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017

WMozzies information flyer

The new WMozzies flyer is now available. It provides information about WMozzies and the support services provided to Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia patients throughout Australia. It is produced in a 3 column double sided fold-out format as shown below.

Booklets and Brochures

Details of and the links to the Publications provided by the IWMF for WMozzies are given below

Basic Immunology

Glossary of Medical Terms

Clinical Practice Guide for the Treatment of WM (Australia)

Guide to WM and LPL

Medical Tests

Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: Questions and Answers

Treatment Options Guides

Alkylating Agents and Nucleoside Analogs

Proteasome Inhibitors

Targeted Therapies/Pathway Inhibitors

FUND RAISING TARGET COMPLETED.

New treatment for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia now available

WhiMSICAL Registry’s important publication

WMozzies information flyer

WMozzies information flyer