June 2026—In the cat-and-mouse maneuverings that often propel new cancer treatments, menin inhibitors are proving to be successful epigenetic therapies for acute leukemia. Last November brought FDA approval of revumenib for treatment of adults and children (one year and older) with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with NPM1 gene mutations.
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June 2026—Despite elevated Lp(a) concentration having a high population prevalence of about 20 percent, the testing rate has been low, and that is about to change.
June 2026—The immunostaining landscape for lung neuroendocrine tumors continues to evolve, and Humberto Trejo Bittar, MD, in a CAP25 lung cancer session last fall, captured where it stands.
June 2026—This conversation is part of a series of one-on-one virtual roundtables in which CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle speaks with one vendor and one laboratory expert to spotlight a company and a customer for their laboratory solutions and work. He spoke on March 12 with Jessica Van Allen, PhD, technical support lead for ZeptoMetrix, and Jesse M. Young, PhD, medical director for TriCore Research Institute’s research and clinical trials department and director of point-of-care testing. Dr. Young is also clinical assistant professor at the University of New Mexico.
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February 2026—Prepared with expert insight from Anil Parwani, MD, PhD; Scott Hammond; and Melinda Schumacher, MD, Grundium’s white paper describes, from a pathologist’s perspective, how compact WSI systems can shorten consult turnaround times and reduce variability, improve access to subspecialty review without adding travel or courier burden, enhance community pathologists’ professional satisfaction and confidence, support scalable, secure, and validated workflows and lay the foundation for AI and advanced analytics as digital adoption grows. Download the white paper here.
June 2026—Serving on a CAP council or committee is a prestigious and valuable thing to do—but the path to getting there can seem almost impossible to navigate. In recent years, the CAP has changed the process to make it as transparent as possible and to give more people an opportunity to get involved. I’d like to shine a light on committee and council participation to help demystify one of the most important ways you can become more engaged with the CAP.
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June 2026—Instrumentation for all laboratory testing sites—large and small—was the roundtable topic on April 21 when representatives of Roche, Beckman Coulter, and Siemens Healthineers met online with Moira Larsen, MD, MBA, of MedStar, and Joe Baker of Baylor Scott & White. CAP TODAY publisher Bob McGonnagle led, with questions about, among other things, AI, testing consolidation, what laboratories expect of vendors, and what laboratories are willing to contribute to the partnership. “We’re happy to help figure out what the bugs are,” Baker says of new instrumentation.
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May 2026—When it comes to cancer mutations, there are big fish in little ponds, and little fish in big ponds, and big fish in big ponds, and little fish in little ponds. The ESR1 mutation and its emergence in advanced breast cancer is still deciding what stripe of fish it is—or rather, breast specialists, researchers, and the FDA are in the midst of figuring out potentially important uses …
May 2026—Two years after the Food and Drug Administration approved the first HPV self-collection devices, physicians and cervical cancer prevention advocates are debating the best use for the new screening option.
May 2026—In the laboratory general accreditation checklist in the 2025 edition, released last December, is new emphasis on a prospective risk assessment process in the laboratory’s quality management …
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June 2026—Bruker announced at ESCMID Global 2026 (Munich, April 17–21) portfolio enhancements to its MALDI Biotyper workflow. The proprietary MBT Easy T kit, available for research use only or CE-IVD marked under the EU IVDR, is designed to simplify and standardize sample transfer steps to MALDI target plates. It includes ready-to-use reagents and applicators, supporting up to 2,000 samples, and features room-temperature storage.