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CareDx Joins Forces with the National Foundation for Transplants to Improve Post-Transplant Medication Adherence

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

CareDx Expands Reach of its Transplant Pharmacy Services by Offering NFT Patients Help in Navigating the Complexity of Immunosuppression Medications and Adherence

BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced that it is joining forces with the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) in offering its Transplant Pharmacy services to NFT patient members to help them manage the complexity of post-transplant medication adherence. Read the complete press release on CareDx.com.

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Press Conference: Hundreds of transplant patients, physicians, and health equity advocates expected to rally on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, December 5 to ask President Joe Biden and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: “Urgently intervene! Stop private contractors from rolling back Medicare coverage for crucial transplant blood tests before it is too late.”

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Medicare changes announced in March 2023 have alarmed transplant patients and clinicians, causing significant decline in crucial blood test use to detect early signs of organ transplant rejection.

The transplant community is fearful their voices have been ignored and are making a public plea to the Biden Administration.

Universally celebrated recording artist and transplant patient Al B. Sure! and civil rights and social justice leader, Rev. Al Sharpton joining the cause and fighting for minorities and the underserved who are disproportionately affected by these rollbacks.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Honor the Gift, a coalition representing organ transplant patients across the nation, will be joined by Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), the American Association of Kidney Patient’s (AAKP) Chair of Policy and Global Affairs Paul T. Conway, Al B Sure!, Executive Chairman of the newly formed “Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition,” Rev. Al Sharpton, Senior Advisor, and other leaders in the transplant field, to hold a press conference on December 5, 2023 in the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Read the full press release from Honor the Gift.

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Trial Results Indicate Potential for Organ Transplantation Without Long-Term Immunosuppression

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PITTSBURGH — Giving living donor liver transplant recipients an infusion of immune cells derived from their donor a week before transplantation is feasible, safe — and may lead to recipients being successfully weaned off immunosuppressant medications without rejecting the transplanted organ.

The early-stage clinical trial results by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists, reported today in Science Translational Medicine, point to a path that may spare organ transplant recipients from the serious side effects of long-term immunosuppressant use, which can include cancer, diabetes, kidney failure and susceptibility to infections. Read more from UPMC.

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Cleveland Clinic Researchers Develop New Model for Prioritizing Lung Transplant Candidates

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Study shows new approach could more accurately reflect which patients urgently need a transplant and reduce deaths

A team from Cleveland Clinic has developed a new model for prioritizing patients waiting for a lung transplant, aimed at improving outcomes and reducing deaths among those in need of donor lungs. The new method offers an improved strategy for organ allocation by taking into account how the time a patient has spent on the waiting list could impact the severity of their disease and the urgency of their need for a transplant.

The results of a study looking at this new method were published today in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Read more from the Cleveland Clinic.

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CareDx Hosts Second Annual MEET Digital Health User Conference to Showcase Latest Innovations to Enhance Transplant Patient Care

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Conference Underscores CareDx’s Commitment to Improving Entire Transplant Patient Journey

BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced its second annual digital health user conference, the Management Expert Exchange in Transplantation (MEET) Conference, taking place August 27-29 in Dallas, Texas. Read the complete press release on CareDx.com.

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U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Partners with Top Kidney Advocates

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AAKP and Veterans Health Administration Align  to Improve Veteran Lives

By American Association of Kidney Patients

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest and oldest independent kidney patient organization in the nation, announced their new partnership with the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The formal collaboration aims to improve health outcomes and enhance the overall quality of life for Veterans with kidney diseases and is facilitated under the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) National Center for Healthcare Advancement and Partnerships (HAP).  AAKP has extensive Veteran and Veteran family representation among its Board of Directors, National Patient Ambassadors, and grassroots membership.

AAKP is a strong advocate for greater patient care choice, patient-centered medicine, and accelerated innovations in kidney disease prevention, diagnostics, and treatments – including expanded access to kidney transplantation and new artificial implantable and wearable organs. Read the complete press release from AAKP.

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CareDx’s HeartCare Multimodality Service Receives Medicare Coverage for Heart Transplant Surveillance

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AUGUST, 02, 2023

HeartCare Combines Testing Using Both AlloMap Gene Expression Profiling and AlloSure Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA

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 Medicare coverage for HeartCare, a multimodality testing service that includes both AlloMap® Heart and AlloSure® Heart, in a given patient encounter, for heart transplant surveillance. Coverage is effective April 1, 2023. AlloMap Heart and AlloSure Heart are also covered by Medicare individually. Read the complete press release on CareDx.com.

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CareDx Acquires MediGO, an Organ Transplant Supply Chain and Logistics Company

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JULY, 25, 2023

MediGO Platform Aims to Improve Access to Donated Organs and Shorten Transplant Wait Times

Acquisition Expands CareDx Digital Health Portfolio and Establishes Footprint in OPO Market

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 the acquisition of MediGO, Inc. in a strategic move to expand its digital health portfolio to serve the organ procurement organization (OPO) market while also bolstering its pre-transplant offerings aimed at shortening transplant wait times and increasing access to donated organs. Read the complete press release on CareDx.com.

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Vote calls for a work group to consider whether organs transported via commercial flight could once again travel safely in a plane’s cabin

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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved, as part of its 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill, a provision aimed at enhancing efficiencies of the transportation of donor organs through the nation’s commercial aviation system.

Section 834 of H.R. 3934, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), in consultation with the FAA Administrator, to convene a working group to develop best practices for the transportation of an organ in the cabin of an aircraft.
Read the complete press release from UNOS.

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New policy aims to speed kidney acceptance rates, increase transplants

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July 19, 2023, Richmond, VA

The OPTN Board of Directors unanimously approved a new policy that will help more patients receive a lifesaving kidney transplant by getting the right organ to the right patient faster.

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the non-profit organization that contracts with the federal government to serve as the nation’s Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Read the complete press release from UNOS.

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