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
CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Roche.
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
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
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
April 2026—Two new children’s books aim to introduce young readers to the world of laboratory medicine. Mia the Marvelous Lab Explorer follows a young superhero pathologist as she helps diagnose a young boy with leukemia, while ABCs of Laboratory Medicine uses the alphabet to explain various laboratory concepts.
April 2026—Pathologists are physicians who play a crucial role in patient care, providing accurate diagnoses and guiding treatment decisions. Despite often working behind the scenes, pathologists are essential to modern medicine, contributing to advancements in precision medicine and molecular diagnostics.
April 2026—Circulating metabolites, genetics, and lifestyle factors in relation to future risk of type 2 diabetes; Clinical outcomes after COVID-19–positive donor heart transplantation in a pediatric population
April 2026—CAR T-cell therapy-related gastrointestinal toxicity: histologic features and morphologic mimics; Clinicopathologic and genomic characterization of granuloma-rich hepatocellular carcinoma
April 2026—Use of long-read sequencing to monitor diagnostic blind spots of inherited metabolic diseases; Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a biologically heterogenous disease
April 2026—Technical considerations during validation of Genius digital diagnostic system; Applicability of accreditation requirements to machine learning-based methods in molecular oncology testing
April 2026
Q. Do regulatory agencies still support sodium citrate platelet counts? What is the CAP’s standing? Read answer.
April 2026—PathGroup, a clinical laboratory, partnered with Labgnostic to automate proficiency testing order entry and result delivery. LabgnosticPT, an application from Labgnostic, automates the PT process, integrating with laboratory information systems for seamless order and result transmission. This automation significantly reduces administrative time, allowing PathGroup staff to focus more on patient-centered work.
April 2026—Vitestro raised $70 million in Series B financing to advance its Aletta robotic phlebotomy device. The funding will support product development, manufacturing, clinical expansion, and commercial readiness for the Aletta, which uses imaging, robotics, and AI for blood collection.
March 2026—For a pathology that is invariably associated with dimming—of memory, of relationships, of personality—Alz-heimer’s disease has been linked to remarkably bright news as of late. Blood-based biomarkers, including two that garnered FDA approval last year, have cracked open the door to earlier diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as the potential to reach more patients.
