24% of patients will wait 5 months or more to get a myeloma diagnosis

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Today is European Myeloma Day, a date to raise awareness about the most important issues for European myeloma patients. The findings of a recent report developed by Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) are the driving reason for early diagnosis to be the focus of European Myeloma Day this year. By raising awareness of myeloma and disseminating an important tool called Myeloma Diagnosis Pathway, the myeloma patient community aims to improve early diagnosis and therefore patients’ lives.…

Job Offer – Access and Policy Manager

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Job Title: Access and Policy Manager Position Type: Full time/permanent  Location: Home-based in Belgium, UK, Germany, France or Spain. Other locations in the EU would be considered depending on experience Travel required: 30 days / year (approx.) Gross salary range: 40.000 – 50.000 EUR/year (35.000-45.000 GBP/year)   If you wish to apply or have any questions, please send an email to  with a cover letter and CV.   As Access and Policy Project Manager, you will work…

Myeloma Patients Europe appoints joint CEOs

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Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) is pleased to announce that Katie Joyner and Kate Morgan have been appointed as joint Chief Executive Officers (CEO). The MPE Board of Directors unanimously made this decision based on the impressive work and leadership both have shown during the transition period following the stepping down of founding CEO, Ananda Plate.

Job offer – Medical and Scientific officer

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Job Title: Medical and Scientific Officer Position Type: Mini-job Probation period: six months Location: Germany Gross salary: 520 € monthly (approximately 43 hours a month) Tasks and core responsibilities (non-exhaustive and subject to change depending on the needs of the organisation). As Medical and Scientific officer, you will work in the Medical Education and Scientific Engagement area. You will assist the Head of Medical Education and Scientific Engagement with the following activities:   European Myeloma and…

Study shows the importance of vaccination for myeloma patients

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Influenza (i.e. “flu”) and pneumococcal vaccinations positively impact the outcomes of myeloma patients. This is the central conclusion in the article Rates of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination and Correlation with Survival in Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients: Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination in MM, published in Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukaemia. The article outlines an analysis of data gathered from INSIGHT-MM, a global real-world study involving myeloma patients, looking at influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates of patients and…

2022: Year in Review

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Myeloma Patients Europe’s (MPE) 2022 Year in Review is snapshot of the major accomplishments from the past year. In this report, you’ll read about MPE’s activities and key accomplishments to empower our members, educate the patient community, shape drug development, address gaps in patient evidence, and increase access to innovative treatments. We look forward to the continued growth and evolution of these initiatives in the years ahead as we continue our efforts to improve patient treatment, care,…

Myeloma diagnosis can take over 5 months and require more than 4 medical consultations with more than 3 different specialists

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Brussels, 27 September 2022 – For some European myeloma patients, their diagnosis can take over 5 months, require more than 4 medical consultations and involve visits to at least 3 different medical specialists. These are some of the findings of pan-European research conducted by Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) with the aim of exploring patient and doctor (haematologist) experiences of myeloma diagnosis. MPE ran a survey, and several focus groups and interviews, in which more than 600…