Our Accomplishments
The MpBC Global Alliance, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded and administered by volunteers and supported by noted researchers and oncologists.
The Mission of this alliance is to help consolidate knowledge and research into Metaplastic Carcinoma of the Breast.
Below is a timeline of milestones since June 2016 when 3 diagnosed women joined efforts to support the advancement of research into this rare and complicated breast cancer.
December 2019
November 2019
Patients with Metastatic Metaplastic Breast Cancer that have Registered for the MBC Project :
-23 Registered Members
– 5 Consented
– 3 Medical records received for 10 patients
– 2 Tissue samples from 5 patients
-4 Blood samples received
– 1 Registered Canadian patient
January 2019
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- Started United Kingdom Community Page
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- Designed and ordered MpBCGA Trifold Brochures/Post Card Handouts for ASCO 2019
December 2018
- Cure Strategic Alliance Partnership Approved
November 2018
- Linked Financial and Donate Page to Website
September 2018
- Started Announcing our Medical Scientific Advisory Board
June 2018
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- Expanded social media presence to Twitter
- Started Australian Community Page
May 2018
- Introduced our Member Poll Page
February 2018
- Launched The Metaplastic Project with The MBC Project/Count me in through the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
January 2018
- GoFund Me US Non-profit “Certified” Charity
- PayPal Confirmed Charity
November 2017
- Met with Drs. Moulder and Janku at MD Anderson in Houston to further our collaboration
- Set up a system to expedite Stage 4 Patients with appointments to Dr. Moulder at MDA
- Affiliated with and supported by Smart Patients
- Affiliated with and supported by MBC Project-Broad Institute Harvard
- Affiliated with and supported by Metavivor
- Designed Thank you/Appreciation Plaques for business supporters
October 2017
- Began documenting Member’s Stories on website
- Approved by Amazon Smiles as a Charitable Organization
- Updated Metaplastic Breast Cancer Information Cards
September 2017
- Website Verified and Secured with Braintree
- Set up and secured website shop
- Startup of Initial Tervis sales
August 2017
- Received Non-Profit Status from IRS
- Facilitated listing charity on GuideStar/IRS Database of Charities
June 2017
- Purchased a second domain: metaplasticbreastcancer.org
May 2017
- MpBC Global Alliance Inc. Partnered with the Women’s Only Metaplastic Breast Cancer Facebook Group
- Started to grow the Publication Section on website
March 2017
- Redesigned logo
January 2017
- Redesigned and updated website
October 2016
- Successful T-Shirt sales that profited over $700
September 2016
- Listed and documented as a support/advocacy group through NIH-GARD (National Center for Genetic and Rare Diseases)
- Opened up PayPal account for T-shirt sales
- Designed and began handing out Metaplastic Breast Cancer Information Cards
- Registered and documented on The Global Genes Rare Foundation List
July 2016
- Started GoFundMe
- Incorporated MpBC Global Alliance, Inc. in the State of New Jersey
- Opened up a business bank account
June 2016
- Opened up Facebook online community MpBC Global Alliance
- Began developing the website domain mpbcglobalalliance.org
- Started documenting diagnosed members on our global map located on website
- Began introducing MpBC Global Alliance to research oncologist’s and experts in the field of rare breast cancers