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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

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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.

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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.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 12 PM-1 PM ET
Hear an expert pathologist discuss the role of HER2 IHC testing and scoring in solid tumors including endometrial, ovarian, cervical, bladder, non-small cell lung, colorectal, and biliary cancers

Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, MSPT, Baylor Sammons Cancer Center; Fulgent Genetics; Texas Cancer Interception Institute

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

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Verichem reference materials for serum and urine testing

November 2023—Verichem Laboratories announced the availability of its Urine Uric Acid Standard kit, Matrix Plus Cholesterol Reference kit, and a standalone, ultra-high Matrix Plus Cholesterol Reference level F for the calibration verification testing of cholesterol and urine and serum uric acid assays. The Urine Uric Acid Standard kit is a five-level kit with uric acid concentrations ranging from 1 to 101 mg/dL. The materials feature universal testing compatibility and are composed of a biosynthetic matrix with urine-like activity. Storage temperature is −15° to −25°C and Verichem says the product can tolerate up to 10 freeze-thaw cycles with no effect on accuracy or performance. Shelf life is 19 months.

FDA clears Thermo Fisher chromogranin A assay

November 2023—Thermo Fisher Scientific announced FDA clearance of its Thermo Scientific Brahms CgA II Kryptor, an automated immunofluorescent assay for the quantitative determination of the concentration of chromogranin A in human serum. The biomarker is to be used in conjunction with other clinical methods as an aid in monitoring disease progression during the course of disease and treatment in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET), grades 1 and 2.

LGC acquires Kova International

November 2023—LGC Clinical Diagnostics announced the acquisition of Kova International, a developer and manufacturer of in vitro urinalysis and toxicology quality control products for clinical laboratories.

BioMérieux announces CE mark for Vidas TBI test

November 2023—BioMérieux announced it has received the CE mark for its Vidas TBI (GFAP, UCH-L1), a test to support the assessment of patients who have mild traumatic brain injury. The blood test measures the concentration of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1), two brain biomarkers that are released into the bloodstream during the first hour following a brain injury. It aims to fill a gap in patient screening methods by ruling out acute intracranial lesions and helping to determine if a CT scan is necessary.

Bio SB launches TintoStainer Plus automatic IHC stainer

November 2023—Bio SB has launched a fully automated immunohistochemistry platform for deparaffinization and antigen retrieval and staining. Applications include immunohistochemistry, Mohs IHC, immunocytochemistry, and immunofluorescence of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue, frozen tissue, and cell specimens.

FDA approves Qiagen CDx for GIST

November 2023—Qiagen announced FDA approval of its Therascreen PDGFRA RGQ PCR kit, a companion diagnostic intended for use to aid clinicians in identifying patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) who may be eligible for treatment with avapritinib (Ayvakit, Blueprint Medicines). Ayvakit is approved in the United States for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic GIST harboring a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) exon 18 mutation, including PDGFRA D842V mutations. Qiagen says its kit is the first PDGFRA assay to receive FDA approval as a companion diagnostic.

FloBio bleeding risk Dx gets FDA breakthrough device designation

November 2023—FloBio announced that the FDA has granted breakthrough device designation for its rapid bleeding risk diagnostic test. The point-of-care test is designed for in vitro diagnostic use to determine blood clotting status and whether a patient is on a direct oral anticoagulant.

FDA clears Aptiva Connective Tissue Disease Essential reagent

November 2023—Werfen announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Aptiva Connective Tissue Disease Essential reagent, to aid in diagnosing connective tissue disease. The Aptiva CTD Essential complements Werfen’s previously cleared Aptiva Celiac Disease reagent.

HemoSonics Quantra awarded Innovative Technology contract

November 2023—HemoSonics announced that its Quantra hemostasis system received an Innovative Technology contract award from Vizient. The Quantra system consists of the Quantra hemostasis analyzer with QPlus and QStat cartridges and provides comprehensive whole-blood coagulation analysis at the point of care in less than 15 minutes.

 

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