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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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Agilent.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Diaceutics.

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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. This program is being sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and AstraZeneca. The speaker is being compensated for the presentation. The program is not CME accredited and may not be used for CME accreditation.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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2014 Issues

Cytopathology and More | Of confusion, cost, and communication

August 2014—In the days after my “Perspective” piece on the thousand-dollar Pap smear was published,1 I was profoundly moved by the number of physicians from diverse specialties and practice settings who reached out to tell me how important they believe issues of cost and cost transparency are to our ability to practice in the best interest of our patients. Barbara Crothers, DO, of the CAP Cytopathology Committee, was among those who reached out. I learned from Dr. Crothers and her colleagues that pathologists share the sense of frustration and loss of control that I often have as a primary care provider confronted by opaque ordering systems and skyrocketing costs for a simple, potentially life-saving test.

New analyzers, assay applications, and tools, tests, and solutions to come

July 2014—In this year’s roundup of chemistry analyzers for mid- and high-volume laboratories, three appear in our guide for the first time. Randox received FDA clearance this year for the latest edition of its RX series, the RX Daytona Plus, a fully automated, random-access benchtop analyzer that’s capable of running 270 photometric tests per hour or 450 tests per hour with the optional ion selective electrode unit.

Molecular Pathology Selected Abstracts, 7/14

July 2014—Is there a role for molecular diagnostics in bladder cancer? Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men in the United States and is associated with high rates of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide. Multiple subtypes of bladder cancer have been identified, the most common of which is urothelial cancer.

From the President’s Desk: Collaborating when and where it matters, 7/14

July 2014—I recently attended my first meeting as a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. I joined ASCO because I’ve been so impressed with the members I’ve met and the way they contribute to our work. I learned a lot and enjoyed the company, which means that I plan to attend their meetings whenever I can and hope many of you will do the same.

Slashing send-out costs with lab formularies

July 2014—A glance at most hospital laboratory spreadsheet makes it clear: Where laboratories could reduce high-cost reference testing for inpatients and unreimbursed send-out testing for outpatients, the savings would be striking. But voluntary education programs geared to improving test ordering practices are known to have their limits. Could a mild form of, well, coercion be helpful?

AML molecular testing a map with many paths

July 2014—When it comes to molecular testing for acute myeloid leukemia, the approach seems more Montessori than military school. There are some basic steps physicians should take, to be sure. Cytogenetics still shepherds patients into three prognostic groups: favorable, intermediate, and unfavorable. And several gene mutations—NPM1, CEBPA, FLT3, and KIT—alone or in combination, and with various cytogenetic associations, provide additional prognostic and therapeutic guidance.

Clinical pathology selected abstracts

July 2014—Effects of fish oil in recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis: a patient study: The omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaneonic acid (DHA), which are found in fish oil, can suppress synthesis of the omega-6 proinflammatory eicosanoids prostaglandin E2 and leukotriene B4. The effects of fish oil as a dietary supplement in rheumatoid arthritis have been studied in randomized, controlled trials for patient-assessed pain, morning stiffness, number of painful or tender joints, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug consumption.

PT referral rules bring regulatory relief for labs

July 2014—Laboratories now may be saved from draconian penalties, such as loss of a CLIA license and probation periods, for mistakenly sending proficiency test specimens to another facility. Under new rules published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, laboratories have the regulatory relief the CAP advocated during the past decade. The CMS will still severely punish those attempting to cheat on proficiency testing, but laboratories that unknowingly or unintentionally refer PT specimens will face alternative sanctions, according to the regulations.

Unwinding the mystery of Heartland virus disease

July 2014—Missouri is no country for old men. Clinical, laboratory, and epidemiologic investigations conducted during the past five years have identified a new virus that can cause considerable illness and perhaps even death. All eight patients definitively proven to be ill with this virus have been over age 50; seven lived in Missouri.