Clinical pathology selected abstracts
April 2016—Effects of testosterone treatment in older men: a set of clinical trials; Multifaceted intervention to reduce inpatient laboratory costs
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026. 12 PM-1 PM ET
Roundtable presenters Dr. David Sacks MB, ChB, FRCPath, Chairman, Steering Committee National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP), and Priya Sivaraman, PhD, Senior Technical Product Manager, Tosoh Bioscience.
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Thursday, September 24, 2026 11 AM-12 PM CT
This session explores the evolving role of RAS in precision oncology, from the biology of RAS mutations to the expanding landscape of targeted therapies. Through expert presentations, real-world case discussions, and interactive audience polling, participants will examine best practices for RAS biomarker testing across solid tumors, including lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers. The session will highlight practical considerations for tissue and liquid biopsy, strategies to address testing gaps, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure timely identification of patients who may benefit from RAS-targeted therapies.
Webinar presenters David Braxton, MD, Chief of Molecular Pathology Services, Hoag Family Cancer Institute & Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Carlos Becerra, MD, Research Director for Medical Oncology, Margaret Given Larkin Endowed Chair for Developmental Cancer Therapeutics, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026. 1 PM-1:30 PM ET
Roundtable presenters John Longshore, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs, Global Oncology Diagnostics, AstraZeneca, and Flora Berisha, MS, Executive Director, Global Head of Diagnostic Partnering and Development, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, and Mark D. Ewalt, MD, Associate Medical Director for Laboratory Operations, Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Isabel Preeshagul, DO, MBS, Thoracic Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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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.
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Anatomic Pathology Abstracts, 4/16
April 2016—Comparison of methods for analyzing gene amplification in gastric cancers; Uterine smooth muscle tumor analysis by comparative genomic hybridization; Role of TAZ in aggressive types of endometrial cancer; Reclassification of resected lung carcinomas diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma; Sequencing of cancer genes in ampullary carcinoma shows trends in histologic subtypes; Prognostic significance of the 2014 ISUP grading system for prostate cancer
Molecular Pathology Selected Abstracts, 4/16
April 2016—Genomic analyses to identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer; Utility of noninvasive prenatal screening to detect abnormalities genome wide
Anatomic Pathology Abstracts, 3/16
March 2016—Reproducibility of residual cancer burden for assessing breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: The residual cancer burden index was developed to quantify residual disease ranging from pathological complete response to extensive residual disease. The authors conducted a study to evaluate inter-pathologist reproducibility in the residual cancer burden index score and category and in their long-term prognostic utility.
Molecular Pathology Selected Abstracts, 3/16
March 2016—Enhancing tumor selectivity of a picornavirus virotherapy: Oncolytic viruses that selectively target tumor cells are a promising cancer therapy and are thought to work not only via direct lysis and destruction of tumor cells but also through recruitment and activation of the host’s anti-tumor immune response. While there are a number of naturally occurring viruses that preferentially replicate in cancer cells and have otherwise limited effects in human tissue, the real therapeutic promise lies in genetically engineered viruses.
Clinical pathology selected abstracts
March 2016—Impact of add-on laboratory testing at an academic medical center: Clinical laboratories are often asked to perform additional laboratory tests after the original sample is received and testing per the original order is complete. It is well known that this significantly increases laboratory workload and impacts turnaround time.
Clinical pathology selected abstracts
February 2016—Link between a liberal transfusion strategy and patient survival: Guidelines support using a restrictive strategy for blood transfusion management in various clinical settings. However, randomized controlled trials in cardiac surgery, oncology, and hip fracture surgery suggest that a more liberal transfusion strategy may benefit survival.
Molecular Pathology Selected Abstracts, 2/16
February 2016—Identifying significantly mutated regions across cancer types: The clinical application of tumor genome profiling to aid in determining prognosis and in selecting the most effective therapies is dependent on fundamental knowledge of the identity and nature of significant driver mutations.
Anatomic Pathology Abstracts, 2/16
February 2016—Subtype classification of lung adenocarcinoma in patients undergoing complete resection: The classification for invasive lung adenocarcinoma by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, and World Health Organization is based on the predominant histologic pattern—lepidic, papillary, acinar, micropapillary, or solid—present in the tumor.
Molecular Pathology Selected Abstracts, 1/16
January 2016—Genomic sequencing of tumors can be used clinically to identify acquired somatic mutations in cancer-related genes. In an era of personalized medicine, tumor-specific mutational status can be used to acquire prognostic information and guide molecular targeted therapies. However, many patients also have germline variants in these genes, which not only can make it difficult to identify the tumor-specific somatic mutations, but may also affect the biological mechanism of tumorigenesis.