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Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11 AM-12 PM ET
Hear experts review the biological and clinical significance of the HER2 expression continuum in breast tissue, providing a clearer understanding of how these variations might impact diagnosis, and discuss the emerging importance of documenting HER2-low and HER2-ultralow categories using a validated IHC assay.
Webinar presenters Keith Wharton, MD, PhD, Global Medical Affairs Leader–Pathology, Roche Diagnostics Solutions, and Hannah Y. Wen, MD, PhD, Director, Breast Pathology Fellowship, Associate Team Leader, Breast Pathology Team, Attending Pathologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the evolving role of PD-L1 testing in HNSCC and ovarian cancer.
Webinar presenter Georgios Deftereos, MD, Professor of Pathology, Associate Director of the Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Director of Molecular Cytopathology, University of California, San Francisco
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the challenges of detecting NRG1 fusions and how RNA-based testing can support more comprehensive fusion identification in clinical practice.
Webinar presenter Benjamin Weinberg, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Attending Physician
specializing in gastrointestinal medical oncology
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Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 1 PM-2 PM ET
Join us for a session to help improve diagnostic accuracy in your practice when scoring HER2 IHC 0 with faint, incomplete membrane staining in ≤10% of tumor cells vs IHC 0 with no membrane staining detected in patients with mBC.
Webinar presenter Jeffrey Gregg, MD, University of Nevada
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Monday, November 16, 2026, 12:30 PM-2 PM ET
Hear experts discuss a multidisciplinary approach to oncopathology for HER2
assessments for solid tumors in the absence of a companion diagnostic.
Webinar presenters Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics Medical Director, Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, and Emina E. Torlakovic, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canadian Biomarker Quality Assurance, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Carol Cheung, MD, PhD, JD, FRCPC, Deputy Director, Canadian Biomarker Quality, Assurance—Programme canadien d’assurance de la qualité des biomarqueurs
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Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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Beckman Coulter
| Company | Beckman Coulter |
|---|---|
| Name of analyzer | DxH 900 Workcell Automated Hematology Solution |
| Contact | Eric Pabon |
| City, State | Brea, CA |
| Phone | 714-993-5321 |
| Website | |
| Analyzer application | diagnostic and research use |
| Dimensions of analyzer (H × W × D)/Analyzer footprint | 80.5 × 67 × 33 in. (includes slide maker stainer)/18.9 sq. ft. |
| Country where analyzer was designed/Manufactured | U.S./U.S. |
| First year analyzer was sold in U.S./Approximate No. of units installed in U.S. (based on August 2026 survey deadline) | 2018/>1,200 |
| First year analyzer sold outside U.S./Approximate No. of units installed outside U.S. (based on August 2026 survey deadline) | 2018/>2,450 |
| Foreign locations where company markets analyzer | worldwide (installed worldwide) |
| Human languages (other than English) supported by analyzer | Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Greek, Czech, Hungarian, others |
| Analyzer list price | $690,000 (slide maker stainer sold separately) |
| • Analyzer acquisition options | purchase, lease |
| Training included with purchase/Total time for basic training per operator | yes/20 hours (at customer site and vendor office) |
| • Follow-up training available | yes (extra charge) |
| Parameters that analyzer tests and reports | %&# eosinophils, %&# lymphocytes, %&# monocytes, %&# neutrophils, %&# basophils, %&# reticulocyte count, Hb, Hct, MCH, MCHC, MCV, PLT, RBC, NRBC, WBC |
| Types of testing FDA cleared or approved for analyzer | blood count analysis, body fluid analysis |
| Types of body fluids FDA cleared or approved for analysis on analyzer | CSF, synovial fluid, serous fluid |
| Analytical measurement range for body fluid | RBC count: 1,000–6,200,000 cells/mm3; TNC count: 20–89,000 cells/mm3 |
| Precision for body fluid | RBC count: 10,000–15,000 cells/mm3; TNC count: 50–2,000 cells/mm3 |
| Accuracy for body fluid | RBC count: 1,000–6,200,000 cells/mm3; 20–89,000 cells/mm3 |
| Automated differential performed for body fluids | no |
| Tests available for research use only | body fluid mononuclear cell %, more |
| Differential methods used | prepared sample transferred to multi-transducer module, with cells counted in an isometric sample stream; algorithm analysis separates WBC into 5 populations |
| Analytical measurement range: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: 0.050–400.000 × 103 cells/μL/RBC: 0.005–8.500 × 106 cells/μL |
| Precision: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: 05.00–2.000 × 103 cells/μL: ≤5.0% CV; 5.000–10.000 × 103 cells/μL: ≤3.0% CV/RBC: 4.500–5.500 × 106 cells/μL |
| Accuracy: • WBC count/RBC count | WBC: 0.050–2.000 × 103 cells/μL ±0.1 or ±10%; >2.000–100.000 × 103 cells/μL ±0.2 or ±3.0%; >100.00–400.00 × 103 cells/μL ±5.0%/RBC: 0.005–8.500 × 106 cells/μL |
| Interfering substances: • WBC/RBC | NRBCs, giant platelets, platelet clumps, malarial parasites, precipitated elevated proteins, more/very high WBC count, concentration of very large platelets, autoagglutination |
| • Hemoglobin/Platelets | severe lipemia, heparin, certain unusual RBC abnormalities that resist lysing/giant platelets, platelet clumps, WBC and RBC fragments, electronic noise, very small RBCs |
| • Hematocrit/Reticulocytes | very high WBC count, high concentration of very large platelets, more/erythrocyte inclusions stained by new methylene blue if sufficiently numerous within sample, more |
| • Automated differential | hypogranular granulocytes, agranular granulocytes, lyse-resistant RBCs, elevated triglycerides, more |
| Throughput: max. CBCs per hour/Max. CBCs with differentials per hour | 100–300, based on module/100–300, based on module |
| • Max. No. of slides processed per hour if stainer included | 140 |
| FDA-cleared or -approved sample container types (besides potassium EDTA) | none |
| Min. specimen volume open mode/Closed mode/Microsample capability | 165 μL/165 μL/yes |
| Types of patient data archived/Max. No. of archived patient data accessible when analyzer online | results, including graphics, raw data files/100,000 |
| Analyzer performs delta checks | yes |
| Parameters for which flags may appear | delta checks, reference range flags, action limit flags, critical limit flags, suspect messages, more |
| • Flagging client selectable | yes |
| Analyzer recognizes and holds test results | yes, for follow-up, confirmatory testing, and potential test rerun (parameters for flags to hold samples defined by client or vendor) |
| Scattergram display uses cell-specific color | yes |
| Histogram display uses color with thresholds | yes |
| LIS interface formats supported | proprietary (analyzer or vendor specific), ASTM 1394-91, ASTM 1238-95, IEEE MIB |
| • Middleware interface | yes (can use company’s middleware) |
| Analyzer transmits LOINC codes for results to LIS or middleware | yes (also provides list of machine codes for each test and corresponding LOINC code) |
| Lab automation system or workcells to which analyzer has a direct interface | Beckman Coulter |
| Barcode symbologies read on specimen tube | Codabar, Code 39, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, NW-7, ASTM |
| • Analyzer allows barcode placement per CLSI standard Auto02-A2 | yes |
| No. of onboard reagents required for standard specimen analysis | 4 |
| • Reagents ready to use/Reagent tracking method | yes/barcode reader |
| Time required for analyzer maintenance | 30 min. daily |
| Onboard diagnostics for troubleshooting | yes |
| • Manufacturer can perform diagnostics via remote access | yes |
| Warranty provided/Cost of annual service contract (24 h/7 d) | one-year warranty/variable |
| Distinguishing analyzer features (supplied by company) | connects to DxH Slidemaker Stainer II, which prepares slides automatically on orders from LIS; labs can select criteria for blood film prep and define staining protocols |