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CareDx Fosters Transplant Innovation as Distinguished Founder’s Circle Sponsor for the 23rd Annual American Society of Transplant Surgeons State of the Art Winter Symposium

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CareDx Showcase Latest Innovations in Pre- and Post-Transplant Patient Care

BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers — today announced its leading participation and top spot, for the fourth consecutive year, as a Distinguished Founder’s Circle Sponsor for the 23rd Annual ASTS (American Society of Transplant Surgeons) State of the Art Winter Symposium, taking place January 12-15, in Miami, Florida.
Read the complete press release on CareDx.com.

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Patient Voice Needed: Access to post-transplant testing may be impacted

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In November of 2022 MolDX (a program charged with developing CMS coverage policies for molecular diagnostic tests) and Noridian (the Medicare Administrative Contractor for CareDx and other labs located in California) held advisory meetings to review the clinical evidence for post-transplant diagnostics products. This includes AlloSure and AlloMap.

These meetings may inform coverage for molecular diagnostic testing for transplant patients and could impact access to these tests.

CareDx recognizes that the patient voice is key when making these decisions as they add personal stories that make the products’ impact more concrete and real.

This is where you come in! We need your help to share your AlloSure or AlloMap story, and support for continued access to post-transplant care options through the below form. While doing so in your own words is best, we created a template which we hope would be helpful and allows you to send your letter of support directly to the agencies responsible for the review.

Send your letter of support here.

Thank you for your advocacy for the transplant community.

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Infections and Kidney Transplant Patients: What to Know

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Undergoing any surgery puts you at greater risk for infection. But with kidney transplants, you are often at even higher risk of infection from a range of viruses and bacteria, known as pathogens, because the medications you take afterward affect your immune system.

“Medications suppress your immune system so you will not reject the new kidney,” says Nikhil Agrawal, MD, a nephrologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. “This makes it harder for your body to fight off a viral or bacterial infection.”
Read the full story on CareDx.com.

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Number of US youths with diabetes likely to increase in upcoming decades

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Researchers hypothesize that the number of youths in the U.S. with diabetes is likely to substantially increase in future decades, highlighting the need for diabetes prevention, according to estimates published in Diabetes Care.

“In particular, the risk of type 2 diabetes seems worrying because compared with youths and young adults with type 1 diabetes, those with type 2 diabetes have a worse cardiovascular risk profile and increased risk of complications and mortality,” Thaddäus Tönnies, MD, an epidemiologist at the Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology at the German Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf, Germany, and colleagues wrote.
Read more in Healio.

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There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant

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MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new way of allocating donor lungs that eliminates geographical restrictions could save more lives, new research suggests.

In early 2023, the current U.S. system, which looks for compatible candidates within a fixed radius, will be replaced by the Composite Allocation Score. The new score will prioritize a candidate’s medical needs. Read more in U.S. News & World Report.

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Pre-liver transplant frailty increases risk for worse global functional health outcomes

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Physical frailty before liver transplant correlated with poor functional status and health-related quality of life 1 year after surgery among patients with cirrhosis, according to research published in JAMA Surgery.

“As the quantity of posttransplant years of life improves, it is crucial to better understand the factors, particularly those that are modifiable, that contribute to patients’ quality of life during those posttransplant years,” Jennifer C. Lai, MD, MBA, associate professor of medicine and endowed professor of liver health and transplantation at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues wrote. Read the full story in Healio.

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U OF U HEALTH TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS ANNOUNCE RECORD NUMBER OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS FOR 2022

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The University  of Utah Health transplant teams have performed a record-breaking number of organ transplant surgeries in 2022, which means life-saving procedures have been provided to 297 patients from throughout the Mountain West Region.  This number surpassed the 2021 volume record of 290. This year, U of U Health’s lung and liver transplant program each achieved record volumes, and last year the kidney transplant program reached a record volume high. Read more from the University of Utah Health.

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Mediterranean diet named best overall diet for sixth straight year

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For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet has been named the best overall diet by nutritional experts from U.S. News & World Report, the company announced.

According to the American Heart Association, the Mediterranean diet emphasizes a variety of nutrients rather than one food group, including olive oil as a primary fat source, fish, fruits, dairy products, eggs, nuts, legumes, whole grains and vegetables, which can help to reduce CVD risk factors. Read more in Healio.

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A Houston mom’s severe COVID led to a lung transplant. Now she’s grateful to be home with family.

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One year ago, Krystal Taylor-Vasquez spent the holidays in a bed in the intensive care unit, hoping for the double lung transplant that would save her life.

The Houston woman never expected her condition to deteriorate so quickly when she went to the Memorial Hermann emergency room with a severe COVID-19 infection in the summer of 2021. 
Read the full story in the Houston Chronicle.

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Fixing Heart Failure Workforce Issues: Baby Steps Start This Year

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— Pay, curriculum changes proposed to attract more doctors

This spring, discussions on how to build a workforce that better meets the needs of the heart failure population will begin in earnest.

The alarming number of unfilled fellowship spots for advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology (AHFTC) each year shows that the field is not enticing new trainees, despite the growing clinical need and advances in therapeutics. Read more in MedPage Today.

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