In this episode of the ISHLT Voices podcast, hosted by Natera, you’ll hear a discussion on the need for noninvasive surveillance options for single lung transplantation and the role that the Prospera Lung donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) test can play.

There are inherent, increased risks and challenges associated with management of single lung transplantation over double lung. Monitoring through invasive transbronchial biopsy procedures (TBBx) is often not the best option for these high-risk, frail patients.

In this podcast, notable transplant pulmonologists Drs. Rosenheck and Arunachalam highlight the need in the single lung population for noninvasive surveillance options. The Prospera Lung donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) test has been validated in single and double lung transplants with emerging data in support of clinical utility. The expert speakers also discuss the recently published data in support of dd-cfDNA usage in the single lung transplant population from the SLAM study.

Justin Rosenheck, DO
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University | Columbus, OH USA

Ambalavanan Arunachalam, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Northwestern Medicine | Chicago, IL USA

The content of this podcast was developed entirely by ISHLT's industry partner, Natera. It is not an official educational program of the ISHLT, and therefore is not eligible for CME under the ISHLT.

In this episode of the ISHLT Voices podcast, hosted by Kamada, you’ll hear a discussion on the utilization of Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin (CMV IgG) in solid organ transplantation (SOT).

First, a focused overview of CMV IgG, including what they are, how they are made, and their role in SOT. The experts describe the differences between hyperimmune globulins like CMV IgG and standard immune globulins (IVIG). Then, enjoy a discussion from the experts on two recently presented poster highlighting CMV IgG use in lung transplantation and the need for new emerging data.

Natera returns with another ISHLT Voices podcast. Post-transplant monitoring with noninvasive donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) has been growing in popularity and usage with several transplant centers significantly reducing surveillance biopsies in favor of a single blood test. But, as with all new technology, there are outstanding questions to understand how and why the technology works as well as it does.

In this episode, leading investigators from the Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre (ATAGC), Drs. Phil Halloran, Kieran Halloran, and Patrick Gauthier will walk you through their efforts in the TRIFECTA series of studies to triangulate insights from dd-cfDNA, molecular diagnostics, and donor specific antibody versus standard histological assessments in heart, lung, and kidney transplantation.

Professor of Medicine & Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada

Transplant Pulmonologist
Associate Professor
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada

Senior Data Scientist
Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre
Edmonton, AB Canada

This episode was created for ISHLT Voices and sponsored by Natera.

The content of this podcast was developed entirely by our industry partner, Natera. It is not an official educational program of the ISHLT, and therefore is not eligible for CME under the ISHLT.