Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.
Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Colin Murphy, CEO of mTuitive.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.
Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice
Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
Ocotber 2023—Health care technology companies, by and large, are eager to share product metrics—that is, standalone product performance—with potential pathology lab clients but less eager to share how those technologies may impact laboratory workflow and decision-making.
October 2023—The Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance to Streck’s MDx-Chex for BC-GP and MDx-Chex for BC-GN for use in diagnostic procedures. They are quality controls designed to verify the performance of the Luminex Verigene Blood Culture Gram-Positive (BC-GP) and Gram-Negative (BC-GN) tests for bloodstream infection and sepsis.
October 2023—Now available from Maine Molecular Quality Controls is the Xpert BCR-ABL IS p210 Linearity Panel C207. It’s intended for use as an assayed external quality control to monitor the performance of the in vitro quantitative detection of BCR-ABL1 translocation mRNA e14a2/b3a2 transcripts and the ABL1 endogenous control mRNA transcript. It is designed to be used with the Xpert BCR-ABL Ultra assay on Cepheid GeneXpert instruments. Each kit comprises 12 bottles with two bottles of each international scale percent (%IS) value in 4 mL of synthetic BCR-ABL1 RNA transcript and synthetic ABL1 control gene RNA transcript suspended in a stabilizing matrix with a noninfectious solution of buffers and preservatives.
October 2023—Eiger Diagnostics has been formed to provide high-quality parasitology and infectious disease diagnostics worldwide. Eiger’s first product releases are parasitology serology IgG and IgM ELISA assays. The company plans to add to its product portfolio this year.
October 2023—PixCell Medical announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for direct capillary sampling with the HemoScreen 5-part differential CBC analyzer. The clearance enables collection of a sample directly from a patient’s finger without an intermediate tube. HemoScreen is also FDA cleared for point-of-care use with venous and capillary blood.
October 2023—Wren Laboratories launched its PRRT (peptide receptor radionuclide therapy) Predictor Quotient, or PPQ, a companion diagnostic to its NETest, a liquid-biopsy neuroendocrine tumor diagnostic. The test classifies patients as either a responder, a patient who will experience disease stabilization and have a longer time to disease progression (usually greater than 18 months after the end of PRRT treatment), or as a nonresponder, who will have a shorter time until the disease progresses (usually less than 12 months after the start of PRRT). According to a research paper published in April (Bodei L, et al. J Nucl Med. 2023;64[9]:1329–1330), the PPQ delivers 96 percent accuracy in determining patient response to PRRT.
October 2023—The FDA approved bosutinib (Bosulif, Pfizer) for pediatric patients who are one year old and older with chronic phase Ph+ chronic myelogenous leukemia that is newly diagnosed or resistant or intolerant to prior therapy. Efficacy was evaluated in the BCHILD trial (NCT04258943), a multicenter, nonrandomized, open-label trial conducted to identify a recommended bosutinib dose in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase Ph+ CML and resistant or intolerant Ph+ CML; estimate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy; and evaluate bosutinib pharmacokinetics in this patient population.
October 2023—Pillar Biosciences announced the global launch of OncoReveal Core LBx, a research use only, liquid biopsy–based next-generation sequencing kit for pan-cancer tumor profiling. The panel interrogates 104 clinically relevant genes in one multiplex reaction, analyzes cfDNA present in plasma for genetic alterations in cancer, including assessment of microsatellite instability, and can batch more than 20 clinical samples on a single Illumina NextSeq run. Mutation detection performance is as low as 0.1 percent.
October 2023—Abbott has received FDA clearance for its Alinity h-series hematology system, which includes the Alinity hq, an automated hematology analyzer, and Alinity hs, an integrated slide maker and stainer. The Alinity hq leverages multiangle polarized scatter separation (MAPPS) technology, which uses light scattering to distinguish cellular features and identify various blood cells, and processes up to 119 CBC results per hour. The system can be integrated into an existing core lab operation.
October 2023—Verichem Laboratories offers multilevel enzyme calibration verification materials for liver function testing as part of its liquid-stable Enzyme ER Verifier kit. The kit contains the enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT), alkaline phosphatase (AP/ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT/GGTP), lactate dehydrogenase (LD/LDH), amylase, cholinesterase, creatine phosphokinase, and lipase. Its proprietary formulation is designed to include at least one concentration for each enzyme within the normal range. The verifiers are intended to be treated as patient specimens and are compatible with wet chemistry systems from Abbott, Beckman Coulter, Roche, and Siemens Healthineers. Shelf life is 18 months.
