Molecular Pathology Selected Abstracts, 6/16
June 2016—A novel urine test to detect prostate cancer, Detection of activating EGFR alterations in non-small cell lung cancer
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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
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss how to integrate Kappa and Lambda in situ hybridization testing into your standard hematopathology workflow to accurately assess B-cell and plasma cell clonality. You will also gain the skills to recognize testing pitfalls in challenging reactive versus neoplastic proliferations and apply ancillary tools to resolve complex cases.
Webinar presenter Xiaojun Wu, MD, PhD, Assistant professor, Director of Hematopathology Section at NCR of Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Pathology, SOM at Johns Hopkins University
Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY
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2016 Issues
Q&A column, 6/16
June 2016—Can you offer feedback on the growing trend of using type A fresh frozen plasma in emergencies instead of type AB? Is this being used mainly in trauma hospitals and military sites or is the trend becoming more popular in smaller hospitals too?
Newsbytes, 6/16
June 2016—ONC interoperability project underway, with CAP input, Sunquest offering new version of lab system, AP-Visions releases pain-management module, BBCS awarded contracts, SCC software secures ONC HIT certification
Put It on the Board, 6/16
June 2016—Guidance seen as sign of FDA openness to digital pathology, Eco effort cuts biohazard waste, saves money, EGFR mutation liquid biopsy OK’d as companion Dx, Qiagen adds Horizon QC to next-generation system, Siemens enters molecular oncology services market, Roche PD-L1 tabbed as complementary test
Making a smooth pivot to point-of-care IQCP
May 2016—Practically speaking, there’s a limit to the number of balls a human can juggle. And there’s probably a limit to how complex a quality control plan a point-of-care testing coordinator can handle. Last year, many POC coordinators felt that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would be pushing that limit pretty hard with its new Individualized Quality Control Plan.
From the President’s Desk: Stepping outside our comfort zones, 5/16
May 2016—I received a number of letters about last December’s column on the late Oliver Sacks, MD, who wrote with great insight about his experience with a tumor-induced scotoma. One of the most moving came from a seasoned medical professional who had survived traumatic brain injury.
Mosaicism adds to challenge in molecular diagnostics
May 2016—Newer gene sequencing methods based on massively parallel technology have enabled much deeper penetration into DNA composition, revealing nucleotide base alterations with a sensitivity never before attainable. While next-generation sequencing has yielded substantial clinical benefits, NGS results need to be interpreted carefully.
Early days, early detection, early treatment for HIV
May 2016—In 1985, when the first test for HIV—then called human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III—became available, it was approved for screening blood products but not for diagnostic use. A diagnostic test for antibody to HIV-1 was soon approved. Over the subsequent 30-plus years, further iterations of HIV screening tests have been made, with increasing sensitivity and specificity and a shorter window to detection. Fifth-generation tests are now under review. CAP TODAY asked Eileen Burd, PhD, D(ABMM), to discuss the evolution of HIV diagnostics and algorithms for using them and to give a qualitative evaluation of the pending fifth-generation assay.
Fresh options fuel lab asset reshuffle
May 2016—Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello), of Saturday Night Live fame, boiled college business class down to one principle in his satirical “Five Minute University”: You buy something; you sell it for more.
Metastatic cancer of unknown primary: diagnostic challenges
May 2016—CAP TODAY and the Association for Molecular Pathology have teamed up to bring molecular case reports to CAP TODAY readers. AMP members write the reports using clinical cases from their own practices that show molecular testing’s important role in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Case report No. 11, which begins here, comes from Cooper Medical School at Rowan University and Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ.