2014 Nov 2013 MBC Alliance project director is appointed; work begins on the landscape analysis; all members meet for the first time Jan - May 2014 Landscape analysis work continues; membership reaches 26 with the addition of BreastCancerTrials.org, Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Nueva Vida, Sharsheret, and Triple Step Toward the Cure Oct 2014 Results of the landscape analysis are released along with actions for the MBC Alliance through 2016 Oct 2013 MBC Alliance launches on National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day; members now include CancerCare, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, Sisters Network Inc., Eisai and Novartis Jun - Aug 2014 American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Patient Advocacy Foundation, and Eli Lilly join the MBC Alliance; all current 29 members meet to consider draft key recommendations for the Alliance and next steps; governance model is formalized Dec 12, 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Alliance members meet to review the landscape analysis methodology; working groups are formed