DRAFT Agenda
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation
“Infectious Disease Risks Associated with Xenotransplantation”
July 2-3, 2001
Holiday Inn, Bethesda, MD


Day 1
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks 
[Harold Vanderpool, SACX Chair]
8:35 a.m.  Conflict of Interest Statement
[Mary Groesch, SACX Executive Director]
Introduction to Cross-species Transmission of Infectious Agents
8:40 a.m. Biological Aspects of Zoonotic Transmission  0
[Jon Allan, SACX]
9:00 a.m. Global Experience with Cross-species Infections: Lessons for Xenotransplantation
 [Brian Mahy, CDC]
9:30 a.m. Discussion
Infectious Agent Transmission in the Allotransplantation Setting 
10:00 a.m. Infectious Disease Issues in Allotransplantation
[Marian Michaels, SACX]
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Discussion
Porcine Infectious Agents:  Implications for Xenotransplantation
11:15 a.m. Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV):  Background and Recent Advances
[Clive Patience, Immerge BioTherapeutics] 
11:45 a.m. Q & A (clarification)
11:50 a.m. In Vivo Studies of PERV Transmission/infectivity and Recent Advances That May Have Implications for Reducing this Risk 
 [David Onions, Q-One Biotech]
12:10 p.m.  Q & A (clarification)
12:15 p.m.  Retrospective Studies in Patients to Detect PERV Transmission and Pathogenicity
[Dan Salomon, SACX]
12:30 p.m.  Q & A (clarification)
12:35 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.  Porcine Infectious Agents Other than PERV
[Barbara Potts, Genentech]
2:10 p.m.  Discussion
2:50 p.m.  Public Comment
Minimizing the Risk of Transmission of Infectious Agents at the Level of the Source Animal
3:05 p.m.  FDA Requirements and Recommendations for Xenotransplantation Animal Sources and Products 
[Eda Bloom, FDA]
3:25 p.m.  Q & A (clarification)
3:40 p.m.  Current Approaches in Animal Husbandry for Minimizing the Risk of Transmission of Infectious Agents 
[Michael Swindle, SACX]
3:55 p.m.  Q & A (clarification)
4:00 p.m.  Break
4:15 p.m.  General Features of and Considerations in Screening Programs 
[Anthony Lubiniecki, SACX]
4:35 p.m.  Discussion
5:10 p.m.  Public Comment
5:25 p.m.  Adjourn for the Day
Day 2
Minimizing the Risk of Transmission of Infectious Agents at the Recipient/contact Level:  Clinical Monitoring for Known and Unknown Agents 
8:00 a.m. FDA Requirements and Recommendations for Monitoring Xenotransplantation Recipients and Close Contacts
[Lou Marzella, FDA]
8:20 a.m.  Considerations in Designing and Implementing Monitoring Programs 
[Louisa Chapman, CDC]
8:40 a.m.  Discussion
9:15 a.m.  Committee Discussion: Infectious Disease Risks in Xenotransplantation—Ethical, Social, Legal Considerations 
[Moderator: Harold Vanderpool, SACX Chair]
10:15 a.m.  Public Comment
10:35 a.m.  Setting the Stage for Future SACX Deliberations 
 [Federal Representatives]
10:55 a.m. Closing Remarks
[SACX Chair]
11:00 a.m.  Meeting Adjourns